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    The 3Com Wifi & Bluetooth Dongle clown show

    I have just bought a 3Com Wireless Router / ADSL Modem and a 3Com USB adapter after seeing this bundle at a good price on the Bargain Hunt Hexus Forum.

    I also have a Bluetooth USB dongle that is about a year and a half old.

    With the wireless network setup, i.e. the 3Com USB adapter plugged in and working, if the Blueooth dongle is also plugged in while the PC starts up, Windows XP hangs at the login screen after about 5 seconds.

    With the Bluetooth dongle removed from the USB port and reinserted while Windows is still running normally, at the desktop, WiFi and Bluetooth work in perfect harmony, 24-7, 100% with no drop outs.

    So why the annoying hang on boot? Should I buy a new Bluetooth adapter?

    I am running SP2 with the generic Microsoft Bluetooth driver. I have tried a Beklin USB Wifi adapter and it still hangs when the Bluetooth adapter is plugged in upon Windows boot.

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    Try to find a WIDCOMM driver for the bluetooth, tends to work much better than the Microsoft driver IME.

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    I have tried the Widdcomm drivers now and disabled the Windows Bluetooth drivers. But the system still hangs on the Welcome screen if Bluetooth and WiFi USB adapters are both plugged in.

    This is a difficult one, any experts here? Or has it happened to you before and did you fix it? This is a pain because I have a DiNovo Bluetooth keyboard without a base station and I use it to enter my password at the Welcome screen so the Bluetooth adapter needs to be connected all the time.

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