i430VX Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) Hello guys. I have an HP compaq nc4010 with some issues with it's infared transceiver. The first issue is that the Infared "Wireless Link" applet in the control panel refuses to open, simply doing nothing upon being clicked. The Second issue is that when attempting to transfer files to or from this HP, the other computer gets the Infared prompt, but this one does not. Attempting anyway on the other computer always ends in "the other machine actively refused it." The infared service is running, and proper drivers appear to be installed. Thanks for any help. Edited October 27, 2019 by i430VX Infared is not a "port", per se. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumper Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 (edited) > Infared is not a "port", per se. Infared is (an adapter connected to) a serial port. In the system BIOS, make sure the IR serial port is enabled. If it already is, disabled it to see how the system reacts. Edited October 28, 2019 by jumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i430VX Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 I tried disabling and re-enabling infared at the bios level, didnt seem to help, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumper Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 But when disabled did the messages (or anything else) change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i430VX Posted October 29, 2019 Author Share Posted October 29, 2019 Well, sorta. The messages stopped altogether as the laptop with working infrared could no longer detect the HP as it's infared is disabled. Re-enabling it and trying again produces the same issues as before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathwiz Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 <pedantic mode, sorry> Folks, it's "infrared" To be fair @i430VX did get it right once: 3 hours ago, i430VX said: The messages stopped altogether as the laptop with working infrared could no longer detect the HP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i430VX Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Mathwiz said: <pedantic mode, sorry> Folks, it's "infrared" To be fair @i430VX did get it right once: Typo. I do know the real spelling, I just sorta had a brainlapse a couple of times, I'll fix the title 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i430VX Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 I opened up irftp.exe in dependancy walker, and I noticed wer.dll was missing. I replaced that from another computer which made dependancy walker happy but the IR functionality still does not work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i430VX Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Now I'm having another problem! http://prntscr.com/ppx6un Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i430VX Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Well, after another time running Tweaking.com - Windows Repair, and another time reinstalling the Infrared drivers, it somehow started working this time. And, FWIW, the text display issue mentioned in the last post also somehow resolved itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathwiz Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Glad you got it working! 17 hours ago, i430VX said: Typo. I do know the real spelling, I just sorta had a brainlapse a couple of times, I'll fix the title No biggie, but thanks! It did sort of grate on my nerves a bit, especially when jumper chimed in with the same misspelling! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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