Using Bluetooth to explore mobile phone and backup photos

[Pealy]

Hi.

When I pair my mobile phone with my Pocket PC via Bluetooth I can explore my phone using OBEX file transfer and backup my photos to the Pocket PC.

I just bought a USB bluetooth dongle expecting to be able to do the same thing, pair my laptop with my phone and backup the photos to my laptop but I can't see anything like it in the software. I can 'send' the files from my phone via Bluetooth okay but that's not the idea, I want to be able to 'explore' the folders on the phone.

I downloaded Medieval Bluetooth OBEX file transfer but it shows an error related to RPC..

Any hints?

[MadduckUK]

i think i have done this with my k750 + linksys dongle in the past. i will double check tonight..

what phone is it you have by the way?

[Funkstar]

Doesn't it depend on the software and what Bluetooth profiles the devices support. So if the phone doesnt support file browsing then it won't work.

Actually I really don't know if there is a profile for that, there probably is, but i don't know for sure.

[Pealy]

Doesn't it depend on the software and what Bluetooth profiles the devices support. So if the phone doesnt support file browsing then it won't work.

Actually I really don't know if there is a profile for that, there probably is, but i don't know for sure.

Works fine when I connect to the phone with my PocketPC

[Funkstar]

guess it should work then, must be a software issue

[Pealy]

Solution :

Uninstall all the crud that comes with the dongle and start again. Let XP install the generic drivers and then all's well.

I've also re-installed Medieval Obex and it's working well.

For info : Mine was a Trust BP-2400p

Link to MS knowledge base How to install and configure Bluetooth devices in Windows XP Service Pack 2