Bluetooth Device Name

[BatMan01]

Is there a way to configure the device name.? By default it uses the owner's name and I would rather use something different.

[HPJ]

I think its on Settings > About > Device ID. Be warned though as I changed mine and then Active Sync didnt recognise it and only linked as a guest.....had to change it back.

HPJ

PS I knew Batman would use an Exec, yet another cool gadget for him :wink:

[BatMan01]

Thinks for your quick response. This forum is great.

P.S. I've gone by Batman for years now and yes I do love these gadgets.... :lol:

[astage]

The Bluetooth device name is indeed initially taken from the value you put into "Owner Name", but once set it can be changed and is not dependent upon the two being identical. You can override the bluetooth value by a registry hack.
In the registry, you'll find an entry like the following:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Set tings]
"LocalName"="Fred Bloggs"

You can use a registry file merge to modify this. For example:

====== Reg file entry begins below =======

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\Set tings]
"LocalName"="O2 Xda Exec"

====== Reg file ends above here =======

You will need to soft-reset and then re-search for Bluetooth devices on your PC/laptop for the change to be noticed.