BitPim and Bluetooth Driver Madness

[Win7User512]

On 7, when I Add a Bluetooth Device for my Microsoft Presenter Mouse 8000 connector in order to use my cellphone to download txts, pics, and videos, there is a significant and annoying wait to be able to use my mouse. The mouse is unusable for a good minute or so rather than immediately without the "added bluetooth device."

Any ideas why that happens or how to remedy it?

The mouse works off a USB (wireless) connection and my phone connects via Bluetooth.

 

[ikilledkenny]

I'm not sure if I've got this straight. Are you using a mouse and phone on the same computer at once, or are you using the mouse to connect your phone to the computer?

 

[Win7User512]

The MS mouse connects through wireless via USB. The USB connector (separate from the mouse) doubles as a bluetooth receiver, through which you can connect bluetooth devices (such as cell phones) to transmit data between your device (in this case my phone) and your computer.

When I add a bluetooth device (the USB thing) it makes the mouse unusable at startup for a few mins (whereas without the bluetooth device enabled in the control panel the mouse is usable right away after login).

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/Presenter/productdetails.aspx?pid=085

 

[ikilledkenny]

Dang! That thing's got it all!

Anyway, what I would do is install the drivers, if you haven't done so already. If it doesn't work, than I would just assume that the USB Bluetooth thing can only connect to one thing at a time.

As an example, my BlackBerry can find multiple things, but it can't connect to more than one of those things.