Preparations Initial preparation
- Make sure you are logged onto Windows with a user account that has Administrative rights.
- Disable anti-virus software.
- If you have a firewall running on your PC, disable it.
Disconnect your device
If you have a USB or a PCMCIA / PC Card Bluetooth device, please disconnect it. If you have a laptop / notebook or other device with Internal Bluetooth that can be "turned off" please turn it off.
Download and extract the files
There are many locations on the Internet for downloading the Widcomm drivers, for example HP. Please note that you must agree to the HP software licensing agreement. to download the drivers from HP, and similar agreements apply to available versions of the Widcomm software.
Broadcom Corporation have requested that I remove the "patcher" utility that I have previous provided. Without this patcher you will not be able to make the HP (or any other) download work with devices other than those it has been locked to. There are probably other locations available on the Internet that may provide this information, but I can no longer offer it. I apologise for any inconvenience.
Uninstall previous Bluetooth software
If you have previously installed any Bluetooth software you should uninstall it before proceeding.
The following list is of software that should be uninstalled, but it is not necesarily a complete list!
- Any previous Widcomm software (more details available here)
- Any previous Soleil software
- Sony Bluespace software
- XTNDConnect Blue Manager software
- Microsoft Patch Q323183
- Any drivers that were supplied with your Bluetooth device
- Microsoft IntelliType and IntelliPoint software for Bluetooth mice & Keyboards.