How do I install Bluetooth in Windows 2008 Server x64?

by Mikael Henriksson 27. January 2009 18:59

I had problems with this and the reason is obvious. You should not use any type of wireless on a server operating system. I do however like many other use Windows 2008 Server x64 on my laptop for development and work. It is far superior to Vista x64. You get all these goodies that is not available from scratch in Vista, like Hyper-V, domain management tools etc.

One of the main reasons I use a laptop is to get rid of as much wires and cables as is possible. That's why I like bluetooth for syncing my mobile. Hey I am only a confused programmer. Can't expect me to keep all things I need to do in my head. I need all that "head-space" for more important things, like keeping c#, generics, asp.net, entity framework, dynamics, wpf and more. Since the twisted x64 drivers would not install on my computer it was time for some serious googlin'. Stumbled upon a couple of really lame articles before I found a real masterpiece by Gil Kirkpatrick. Don't ask me where this guy got it from though. It's all really simple and I'll just give you my changed files in a zip file in the end.

To keep it a bit shorter than he did you only need to:

  1. Install your freaking x64 drivers
  2. Restart computer
  3. Copy some files from C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository to a directory of your choice like... C:\BT (most of them start with bth, btw and btv)
  4. Change all occurances of NTamd64...1 to NTamd64...3 (one of those -"Don't ask" 's)
  5. Turn Bluetooth on
  6. Go in to device manager, update drivers point to the directory you chose to keep the copies.
  7. Repeat for all other unknown bluetooth devices.

Have fun with your bluetooth devices!

I'm blue(tooth) la da di la da da

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