Help Me! Where to install bluetooth driver

[Perseus Dash Jackson]

Okay. So my friend, he got himself a bluetooth dongle. That seems to be working fine. Unfortunately, the drivers to his bluetooth headset aren't.

I tracked down a driver that seems to work for him. Unfortunately, it's a .cab file. I've extracted it, but I've absolutely no idea what to do with it. Where do I install this? Or copy it? Or whatever?

 

[PsychoRealm]

.cab drivers. lol.
Name of hardware, please?

Also, credits go to JerryK from driverguide.com:

"CAB files are common to drivers Microsoft places on their os installation disks.
They are compressed files (similiar to zip) which contain several files and can even contain hundreds of driver files. You don't install a cab file. You install the device using the add new hardware program....... during hardware installation the system will automtically look for the installation disk from it's original install location. If the disk or files are not in that default location, then you must redirect it to where the driver.cab file is located. The installation will automatically look for the required file(s) within the cab file and extract from it what is needed."

 

[Perseus Dash Jackson]

.cab drivers. lol.
Name of hardware, please?

Also, credits go to JerryK from driverguide.com:

"CAB files are common to drivers Microsoft places on their os installation disks.
They are compressed files (similiar to zip) which contain several files and can even contain hundreds of driver files. You don't install a cab file. You install the device using the add new hardware program....... during hardware installation the system will automtically look for the installation disk from it's original install location. If the disk or files are not in that default location, then you must redirect it to where the driver.cab file is located. The installation will automatically look for the required file(s) within the cab file and extract from it what is needed."

It's a Nokia BH-105 headset. You've probably never heard of it.

I went to that website. I have absolutely no idea what that means.

 

[Sharkey]

It's a Nokia BH-105 headset. You've probably never heard of it.

I went to that website. I have absolutely no idea what that means.

 

[Perseus Dash Jackson]

It's funny because I have a cold right now.


But yeah, I'm pretty sure the Nokia BH-105 is only found in India. If it's even found anymore.

 

[PsychoRealm]

I went to that website. I have absolutely no idea what that means.

It just means that if you want to install drivers from the .cab file you have to do it through Device Manager.

Either check it to see if there is any unidentified hardware and then do "Update driver" and point it to the CAB file, or:

 

[Perseus Dash Jackson]

Well fuck, windows thinks the most up-to-date drivers are already installed.

Thanks for the help, though.

 

[Tomatketchup]

Well fuck, windows thinks the most up-to-date drivers are already installed.

Thanks for the help, though.

I'm no expert, but you could try to remove the drivers through the unit's properties and then install your own manually?

 

[☆☆☆☆☆Camper |LZ|]

Well fuck, windows thinks the most up-to-date drivers are already installed.

Thanks for the help, though.

You should be able to select the drivers that it should use also ;) ...if I'm not mistaking then that can also be selected at the same place where you tried to manually install the drivers.

If that doesn't work then you can always try a software called "Driver Easy"...I have used it several times when I haven't been able to find the right drivers so it should work...it only has one down side, slow download :P

 

[PsychoRealm]

 

[Perseus Dash Jackson]

....Once I uninstall the driver....there isn't even an option to go to that screen....

 

[PsychoRealm]

....Once I uninstall the driver....there isn't even an option to go to that screen....

The screen I've posted is valid only when you do a right-click on existing hardware and go to Properties menu.
If you don't have hardware in the list - then use "Add legacy hardware" option from post #16

 

[mohawkg2]

....Once I uninstall the driver....there isn't even an option to go to that screen....

You uninstalled it?!
...
:facepalm:

 

[Perseus Dash Jackson]

You uninstalled it?!
...
:facepalm:

I'm no expert, but you could try to remove the drivers through the unit's properties and then install your own manually?

Because it was saying I had the latest option.

Also: I can't find the manufacturer, or device, in Add Legacy Hardware.

Maybe I'll just tell my friend to buy a better bluetooth headset.

 

[PsychoRealm]

Also: I can't find the manufacturer, or device, in Add Legacy Hardware.

1. Use the following KB or this article or simply use the command line expand [path to the CAB file you want to extract] [folder to expand to] (example: expand c:\drivers.cab c:\unpacked) to unpack the .cab file.
2. Run "Add legacy hardware" menu and do the following:

Just click NEXT without specifying the manufacturer:

Use HAVE DISK button and point the Installer to the folder you've extracted the .CAB file to (there should be INF file):

PROFIT!