Article ID: 811228 - Last Review: August 29, 2007 - Revision: 3.1

You cannot connect to your ISP with some Bluetooth cellular phones

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SYMPTOMS

Support for Bluetooth wireless technology was added in Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). However, you might not be able to connect to your Internet service provider (ISP) by using some cellular phones with Bluetooth connectivity. When this problem occurs, you receive the following error message:
Error 718: The connection was terminated because the remote computer did not respond in timely manner. For further assistance, click More Info or search Help and Support Center for this error number.
For additional information about Bluetooth support in Windows XP SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
323183  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323183/ ) Availability of Windows XP Service Pack 1 Support for Bluetooth Wireless Devices

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
322389  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/ ) How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version        Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   18-Dec-2002  11:40  5.1.2600.1152   29,056  Bthmodem.sys
   18-Dec-2002  11:40  5.1.2600.1152  228,480  Bthport.sys
   18-Dec-2002  11:40                  25,948  Mdmbtmdm.inf

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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