How to Use Your Wii Remote As a Mouse on Windows

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The Wii Remote was designed exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. Using a bluetooth adapter with BlueSoleil software, however, you can connect your Wii Remote to a computer running Windows and use it as a mouse. A third party program called GlovePIE allows the Wii Remote to input information to your computer. This article will show you how to set it all up.

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    Set up bluetooth on your computer, if it doesn't already have it built in. You can do this by purchasing a bluetooth adapter.
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    at http://www.bluesoleil.com/download/ and GlovePie at carl.kenner.googlepages.com/glovepie_download.
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    by going to “Bluetooth Places” .
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    by using “Search Devices”.
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    by using discovery mode on your Wii Remote. Press 1 and 2 simultaneously. This will allow BlueSoleil to find your Wii Remote. If done correctly, Nintendo RVL-CNT-01 should appear in Bluetooth Places. Right click it and “connect”.
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    by going to file, open “GlovePIE029\WiimoteScripts\WiiMouse IR.PIE”
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    the script WiiMouse IR.
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    Use the power button on your Wii, not your Wii Remote. If you use it from your Wii Remote, it will connect itself to the Wii instead of your computer.
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    Alternatively, use the wireless sensor bar, or any source that provides two points of infrared light, such as two small candles.
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      • There are bluetooth drivers other than BlueSoleil that work with the Wii Remote.
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      Things You'll Need

      • Hardware:
        • Wiimote Remote
        • Wii Sensor Bar/Nyko Wireless Sensor Bar
        • Bluetooth Dongle
        • Computer
        • Wii (superfluous if don't use the Sensor Bar)
      • Software:
        • Windows
        • BlueSoliel Bluetooth stack
        • GlovePIE by Carl Kenner

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