GPS over Bluetooth on a laptop

[Adams_16v]

Iv been using tomtom on my phone for ages now with a bluetooth GPS receiver! Works a treat!

Im off to the ring on friday, and have a few apps on my laptop that work via GPS, including autoroute for directions across europe!

Iv installed my BT GPS, and its assigned it 2 com ports. 1 incoming and 1 outgoing, but the b*****d software will not connect to it!

always says it has found a com port but is not receiving a signal from it! or if I scan all my ports is says 'NO DEVICE FOUND!'

I've tried manually assigning various com ports with no luck!

any ideas? doing my scone in now!

 

[M1TCH]

iirc tomtom navigator doesnt work on pc's yet??

 

[chrhodes]

I had this also and i found that i was using the microsoft bluetooth drivers that came with xp sp2. there are shite. Install the correct drivers on you pc and the issue goes away.

 

[Adams_16v]

im not using tomtom on the laptop mate.

yeh im using xp sp2 drivers, but there arent any for my model of BT receiver. only for the pocket pc and psion!

hmmm ill have a look for some universal ones maybe! cheers!