Re: No Bluetooth Icon in Control Panel

OK, let's try this.
Generally speaking, most people would advise you to use the driver
supplied with your Bluetooth dongle - normally comes on CD. As with
wireless utilities, this is not always the case.
It may be that there is a conflict with Blue Sun/Soleil and Windows
drivers.
Try going into Control Panel>Add/Remove and removing Blue Soleil (you
can always use CD to re-install).
Reboot.
Then plug in your Blue Soleil USB dongle,
Does Windows inform you that "New hardware device detected"?.
Followed by: "Windows will now install drivers for this device"?
If so, allow Windows to do this.
When I first tried this , I thought it had failed, I couldn't see
Bluetooth icon in control panel but when I maximised the window, it was
the last icon in the list. Only when Control Panel window was closed and
re-opened did it appear in alphabetical order
See if this works and we'll take it from there.

"Adrian" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes, I have a Bluetooth USB dongle. The hardware (device) side of
things
seem to be fine, according to device manager, but I have no Bluetooth
Support services or Bluetooth Icon, I can see bthprops.cpl but can't
"run"
it, and I can't complete a connection between a Bluetooth enabled
phone and
my PC running the Windows XP SP2 with all current updates. I have
tried this
with drivers supplied by Blue Soleil, came with the dongle, and I have
tried
it with native Microsoft driver capability--no luck. It is a mystery

"Smirnoff" wrote:

Have you got a Bluetooth USB connection device (dongle).
Although XP has drivers to support Bluetooth, I believe you need one
of
these, unless you have some kind of internal PCI card that supports
Bluetooth.
Otherwise, I don't think you can just "enable it". Similarly, you can
enable wireless connection but you need a wireless card or dongle to
use
it.

"Adrian" <Adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have exactly the same problem--did you (Gary) find a fix?

"Gary" wrote:

I also don't have "Bluetooth support services" listing in
Services,
and no
"Bluetooth Devices" icon in control panels. So, I'm assuming
something needs
to be re-installed? If you Start>Run type: bthprops.cpi it is
supposed to
bring up the control panel folder. On mine it does not. I search
for
the file
and it is on the computer in two places but does not bring up
anything. How
can it be restored??

"Smirnoff" wrote:

Do you have a USB connection for Bluetooth. If so, does windows
detect
new hardware?

"cawhite" <cawhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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There is no "Bluetooth Support Services" listing in Services.
--
cawhite


"Smirnoff" wrote:



"cawhite" <cawhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
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There is no Bluetooth Icon in the Control Panel for me to
add
my
device.

I am running XP Pro Version 2002 Service Pack 2. I am
trying
to
synchronize
with my Motorola KRZR K1 cell phone. I am on a wireless
network at
my
home
business.

How do I get this to work and how do I get the icon?
--

You could try Right-click My Computer>Manage>Services and
Applications>Double click Services>Bluetooth Support
Services>Start
the
Service.
Right-click Bluetooth Support Services again>Properties>In
the
general
tab, select automatic for Startup Type







.

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