XP Bluetooth, "Apple - Composite" not "Apple - Wireless"

[qwerty86]

Hello,

I recently did a new install of XP in Parallels. I want to use my iMac's built in bluetooth in XP, so I go to the Parallels menu, Devices, USB and click on "Apple - Wireless". After I do this I go back to the menu and see that "Apple - Composite" is checked, but "Apple - Wireless" is no longer on the list. (In other words, "Apple - Wireless" turned into "Apple - Composite")

XP does not see any bluetooth hardware when "Apple - Composite" is checked.

In my other XP partition (bootcamp) I have no problem sharing "Apple - Wireless" (it stays "Apple - Wireless) and using the bluetooth hardware in XP.

For what it is worth, there is no Bluetooth control panel on the non-bootcamp partition.

I've searched all over and haven't found any answers for this issue.

Thanks,
qwerty86

 

[jocamero]

Anyone have any ideas on this one? I have a bluetooth GPS that works in OS X, and I'd like to get it to work in XP too.

 

[quidage]

I had the same question. Found the answer on MacOSXhints.
Essentially, you connect the bluetooth GPS to the mac. You then use a program called SerialClient, which connect to the serial port of you GPS and transfers data to /tmp/serial.

MacOSXhints has more details.

It works great.

Here is title of the article and link.


10.4: Share a serial port with Windows on Parallels

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.p...70111135928615


http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-63668.html