How to set up a direct Bluetooth connection in Windows XP?

Pairing with a Bluetooth-enabled computer (1)

8. On the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard, tick "My device is set up and ready to be found". Click Next.

Add Bluetooth Device Wizard

Figure: Before clicking Next on the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard,
make sure that another computer is turned on and discoverable.

The Add Bluetooth Device Wizard will search for discoverable Bluetooth devices that support PAN profile.

searching for Bluetooth devices from the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard

Figure: The wizard searches Bluetooth devices that support PAN services.
Devices that don't support PAN will not appear on the list.

9. Now the second computer must have been on the list of discovered Bluetooth devices. Select the name of the computer and click Next.

selecting a Bluetooth device from the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard

Figure: select the name of the second computer to add it to a PAN.

 
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