Robson
29th September 2004, 05:36 AM
a couple of weeks ago i posted my concern about the com port problems. just to give you some background; my laptop was reformatted to give way for new software to be used in our office. in the process all my installed apps (like bluetooth, activesync, etc) were erased; thus i had to reinstall everything. when i tried to do actvivesync via bluetooth; i found out that the com ports were not matching anymore. activesync only allowed you to use either 1 or 3; while the bluetooth app searches instantly for the available com port. in this case; the com port showing for my bt app was 16. after much fiddling around with my laptop i finally solved the problem and it goes...but before that please uninstall your bluetooth software...
1) go to "my computer" and click control panel
2) click the icon "System"
3) a new window will open; click device manager
4) a new window will open, giving you a list of everything installed on your pc
5) what you do is you search for the device using com port 3. as an example; look for "Ports (COM & LPT)
6) double click and below you'll see "communications port and printer"
7) right click and go for properties
8) a window will open with 4 headings; click on "port settings"
9) window opens; click on "advanced"
10) new window opens; now you'll see a drop down menu for com ports. in my case my communications port was using 22. if i wanted to change it to 25 or whatever number; i simply use the drop down menu and click on the number i wanted for the com port
11) going back to step 5; you go through steps 6 to 10 with each and every device installed on your laptop until you see which one is using com port 3. for my case; i found out that my built-in modem was using this port. i did steps 6-10 and changed the com port setting of my modem to 23.
12) close all the windows; return to steps 1-4; and follow 6-10. you can use the communications port as an example; but if you use the drop down menu for the com ports you will see that the com port 3 is now free
13) reinstall your bluetooth software; follow the steps as shown in:
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contenttypeid=2
14) since com port 3 is now free; the bluetooth software automatically takes the first available com port...in this case it's 3
15) follow the steps in the link for doing activesync via bluetooth; and viola...there you have it! :D
hope that helps, posting you some pics to best guide you.
cheers mates
robson
1) go to "my computer" and click control panel
2) click the icon "System"
3) a new window will open; click device manager
4) a new window will open, giving you a list of everything installed on your pc
5) what you do is you search for the device using com port 3. as an example; look for "Ports (COM & LPT)
6) double click and below you'll see "communications port and printer"
7) right click and go for properties
8) a window will open with 4 headings; click on "port settings"
9) window opens; click on "advanced"
10) new window opens; now you'll see a drop down menu for com ports. in my case my communications port was using 22. if i wanted to change it to 25 or whatever number; i simply use the drop down menu and click on the number i wanted for the com port
11) going back to step 5; you go through steps 6 to 10 with each and every device installed on your laptop until you see which one is using com port 3. for my case; i found out that my built-in modem was using this port. i did steps 6-10 and changed the com port setting of my modem to 23.
12) close all the windows; return to steps 1-4; and follow 6-10. you can use the communications port as an example; but if you use the drop down menu for the com ports you will see that the com port 3 is now free
13) reinstall your bluetooth software; follow the steps as shown in:
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contenttypeid=2
14) since com port 3 is now free; the bluetooth software automatically takes the first available com port...in this case it's 3
15) follow the steps in the link for doing activesync via bluetooth; and viola...there you have it! :D
hope that helps, posting you some pics to best guide you.
cheers mates
robson