

Then select Bluetooth Radio devices and then select Broadcom. The device should be found, installed and configured automatically.Īlternatively, opt to display a list of known hardware to choose manually. Choose Install the softwareautomatically.

At the end of the line, replace Hardware ID identifier to reflect the new device, by replacing USB\VID_0A5C&PID_2033or USB\VID_0A5C&PID_200A or similar with Hardware ID string copied in step above (e.g.Replace BCM203 Bluetooth 2.4 GHz Single Chip Transceiver with BCM2045A Bluetooth 2.4 GHz Single Chip Transceiver.Typically, the original device name in bth.inf is “BCM2033 Bluetooth 2.4 GHz Single Chip Transceiver”. After the line, locate the name of Broadcom, where a device with the name starts with BCM2033 or similar with a different Hardware ID from BCM2045A can be found.Using any text editor such as NotePad, open and edit bth.inf file.Right click on the second line (without Rev*), and copy the string.Select Hardware ID from the drop-down menu. Locate BCM2045A in the Device Manager, typically under Other Devices, then right click on it and select Properties.Go to Control Panel -> System to open System Properties.Plug in and connect the Broadcom BCM2045A device to the computer via USB.For users who cannot find the driver CD that comes with Broadcom BCM2045A Bluetooth dongle or unable to download driver software from manufacturer, or intend to use built-in Windows Bluetooth dongle driver instead, here’s a workaround to install Broadcom BCM2045A USB Bluetooth dongle on Windows XP or Windows Vista The problem is common issue for device that Windows cannot find or locate a proper or correct required device driver.

And, the Bluetooth dongle may be flagged as unknown device or other device in Device Manager. When installing Broadcom BCM2054A USB Bluetooth dongle in Windows XP or Windows Vista, Windows may display error message saying that installing the new hardware has failed, and attempt to search and retrieve available device drive from Windows Update has failed.
