I am really having trouble here!

I bought a USB Bluetooth+IRDA Adapter and am trying to utilise the IRDA with a remote control I have also purchased.

I don't know where to start to be honest, I've searched around and around.

I can send a file via my phone to the PC using the USB IRDA adapter.
However, what I want is to use the IRDA adapter to pick up/learn a remote control.

The remote control I have is a Philips SRU 9600, but I also have a sad Hauppauage remote control.

Surely I can use the USB IRDA adapter with a bit of software that can 'monitor' the IR transmissions (and thus use ANY remote control I currently own)?? I have found GIRDER, but I can't seem to get this to work, maybe because this is already expecting an input and just acts as a bridge between the IRDA and whatever controls I wish to pass it?

The USB IRDA adapter only came with a driver disc.

Is there anyone here that can help me or tell me I'm doing it very wrong or something?

Many thanks

When buying a USB IR transmitter/receiver they're all generally for IR devices such as phones, PDAs etc - and are mainly used for data transfer (files).

I believe (but don't claim to know) that these USB IRs use the mid-high range of IR frequencies. And remote controls use low range IR frequencies (and er thus why the remote controls wouldn't communicate with the USB IR)...

I could be talking nonsense as I'm just equating all the comments and crapola from various forums and websites.

But eventually, in order for me to use a remote control with my PC - I had to purchase a cheap MCE remote control, just because it came with a USB IR specifically for remote controls, or for low range frequencies (I'm assuming this as it comes with the remote control).

So now I can use my preferred remote (Philips Prestigo) to control my PC!

This was just in case someone who knows nothing about this type of thing should stumble across this....

Good luck all.