Cancel Submit. Andy Dandifer. After having spent an obscene amount of time researching this stupid Bluetooth nonsense this week, I have finally settled on a solution.
This guide will be most useful for those with similar hardware configurations There ain't no such thing. If you watch the Bluetooth installation unfold, you'll notice that all the components of Bluetooth start out as "Bluetooth Peripheral Device," and then once Windows IDs each item, the appropriate driver is installed and the name changes from "Bluetooth Peripheral Device" to something like "Bluetooth Hands-free Audio" or "Bluetooth Remote Control" etc.
Instead, here's the solution. Two were newly un-boxed with Windows 7 bit Professional and two were upgraded from Vista to the same OS. So I suppose it's fair to say that this is a solution for one of these dongles I ran through these steps on four different boxes after verifying that the stupid " Bluetooth Peripheral Device Doesn't Have a Driver".
If you have done any of the fruitless steps mentioned above, get into control panel and delete everything you installed. Kill any Broadcomm or Widcomm bluetooth entries. Delete any 3rd-party driver maintenance apps. Reboot to a clean machine. Locate and install either Broadcomm Driver 6. Either one works, but the latter more recent has far better Bluetooth device management tools. I tested the installation of both separately and also starting with 6.
Ignore the stupid Broadcomm Driver Updater that they are pushing at their website -- it is useless for the majority of us out there. As you install one of the above drivers, you'll see a notification regarding the installation of the various components.
Click on that pop-up and watch the progression. You'll see that each "Bluetooth Peripheral Device" gets a new name as the related driver is installed. NOW attempt to pair the device of your choosing. IF that manufacturer provides separate drivers, do not install them yet, regardless of their instructions. See how far Windows gets on its own. As soon as the pairing begins, you'll see more notifications regarding the individual driver components. Click on one of these and watch a similar progression Wait for the installation to complete.
Despite the dialog showing the list of Bluetooth components with the one red X, you probably have another window saying that the Bluetooth device paired perfectly. But you and I know it didn't. Confidently click to close that dialog. Joyfully read the message that "Windows has successfully updated your driver software". WinRAR bit.
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