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The thread discusses challenges with using Bluetooth technology, particularly with a Bluetooth mouse on a Windows 7 laptop, where initial connections are difficult and often fail after a short period, leading to frustration. Contributors suggest the problem is likely with the mouse itself or hardware limitations, sharing their experiences with Bluetooth devices to compare performance. Ultimately, the original poster reports that their Bluetooth mouse is now working reliably, though the cause of the initial issues remains uncertain.
Richard Myers

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Bluetooth....a great piece of technology but am I wrong in thinking it is more trouble that it is worth!

I purchased a new Bluetooth mouse yesterday to use with my Win7 laptop with a built in Bluetooth adaptor.

It took several attempt to get the mouse to connect to the computer and then the connection dropped after around 15 minutes. I made a few more attempts to reconnect without success.

The computer will find the device, the paring code is entered then Win7 goes through a process of installing drivers. After a minute or two this process is complete but as mentioned above it has only worked for a short period of time with the computer.

I have all Win7 updates installed. The Bluetooth drivers are up to date but I am at a loss as to what the problem could be!

Any ideas...

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Yeah right, BT can be a bit of a pain. I use a HP mouse on my Asus Transformer. It always takes a minute or two before the connection is established, but then it works well.

I suggest you get a better mouse from a good manufacturer. The problem is most likely with the mouse. This is mine:

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I'm not aware of any bluetooth mouse devices....just your standard wireless mice.

What's the make/model of the mouse you purchased?
 

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Yeah right, BT can be a bit of a pain. I use a HP mouse on my Asus Transformer. It always takes a minute or two before the connection is established, but then it works well.

I suggest you get a better mouse from a good manufacturer. The problem is most likely with the mouse. This is mine:

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I would suspect the mouse is the problem as well. I've never seen a mouse that claimed it was switchable between Bluetooth and wireless and suspect that may be part of the issue. I have 3 of these: Link Removed

There is a small delay at boot, maybe 20 seconds (not several minutes as whs described) while the Bluetooth connection is established but then the connection is solid.

I use a few different Bluetooth devices such as mouse, keyboard, headset, speakers and GPS. I also use it to do things like connect phone to laptop for file transfers. I find Bluetooth very useful and definitely worthwhile.
 

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There is a small delay at boot, maybe 20 seconds (not several minutes as whs described)
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You have to consider that my device - the Asus Transformer - is not the fastest. I if I use it on my Dell XPS 8300 with a BT dongle, it is a lot faster.
 

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whs said:
You have to consider that my device - the Asus Transformer - is not the fastest. I if I use it on my Dell XPS 8300 with a BT dongle, it is a lot faster.
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It makes sense that it could take longer on lesser hardware but I have used Bluetooth mice on older dual-core Atom powered netbooks without it taking a full minute or more to connect. I would expect better performance from the Transformer.
 

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Hmm, maybe I should search for the causes of delay. But since the Transformer is my wife's system, I do not get to use it too often, LOL. But you may be right. BT is a lot faster on my Nexus 7 and that is not really a powerhouse either. On the Nexus I use it Link Removed.
 

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Well...now it's working just perfect!

No idea what I did but it is very reliable and frees up a USB!

Thanks for the input!
 

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