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Windows 7 Starter Bluetooth Question I bought a little USB bluetooth dongle for my netbook, with the intention of leaving it permanently plugged-in.
It's one of these: 
You know, they're tiny - and purposely so,to save wear & tear on a USB socket. They're designed to be left plugged-in. Well, the stupid bluetooth has been draining my netbook's battery!  Yes, I know it was obvious it'd do this (in retrospect).
I've Googled for about an hour now and can't find an answer. How can I switch the bluetooth off and on, without yanking the dongle out or ramming it back in every time? It's not showing-up on "Eject Devices" either - it's as if Windows 7 has absorbed the bluetooth dongle as being a permanent part of the netbook (which is a bit sinister, like The Borg). | |
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GirlBrother said: I bought a little USB bluetooth dongle for my netbook, with the intention of leaving it permanently plugged-in.
It's one of these:
You know, they're tiny - and purposely so,to save wear & tear on a USB socket. They're designed to be left plugged-in. Well, the stupid bluetooth has been draining my netbook's battery! Yes, I know it was obvious it'd do this (in retrospect).
I've Googled for about an hour now and can't find an answer. How can I switch the bluetooth off and on, without yanking the dongle out or ramming it back in every time? It's not showing-up on "Eject Devices" either - it's as if Windows 7 has absorbed the bluetooth dongle as being a permanent part of the netbook (which is a bit sinister, like The Borg). I think in Star Trek they defeated the Borg by destroying the mothership. Microsoft HQ is in Washington I believe.  |
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I think I've found a freeware program that'll do it:
http://quick.mixnmojo.com...sk-ejector I hope it doesn't "eject" the bloody motherboard or something. | |
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mcmeekle said: GirlBrother said: I bought a little USB bluetooth dongle for my netbook, with the intention of leaving it permanently plugged-in.
It's one of these:
You know, they're tiny - and purposely so,to save wear & tear on a USB socket. They're designed to be left plugged-in. Well, the stupid bluetooth has been draining my netbook's battery! Yes, I know it was obvious it'd do this (in retrospect).
I've Googled for about an hour now and can't find an answer. How can I switch the bluetooth off and on, without yanking the dongle out or ramming it back in every time? It's not showing-up on "Eject Devices" either - it's as if Windows 7 has absorbed the bluetooth dongle as being a permanent part of the netbook (which is a bit sinister, like The Borg). I think in Star Trek they defeated the Borg by destroying the mothership. Microsoft HQ is in Washington I believe. Do you need shock troops? I can gather a nerd cannon fodder squad together "...and If all of this Love Talk ends with Prince getting married to someone other than me, all I would like to do is give Prince a life size Purple Fabric Cloud Guitar that I made from a vintage bedspread that I used as a Christmas Tree Skirt." Tame, Feb | |
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The program I linked to, didn't work.
It would work if Windows recognised that the bluetooth device is a USB dongle and not part of the netbook... I know I can disable & re-enable the USB Port through the Device Manager, but I don't really want to open the Device Manager whilst using a trackpad instead of a mouse. The trackpad is a bit fiddly and right-clicking on the wrong device by accident could be catastrophic. Help!!! | |
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