"Graypetter" <Graypet***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I cannot find 'Bluetooth Devices' in Control Panel.  How do I get to this,
>so
> I can follow the instructions for setting up Bl;uetooth pairing?

"David Hettel" wrote:

> Well it depends do you have a Bluetooth device in your PC? Have you turned
> it on? It sounds like either you don't have one, or it's never been turn on.
> Check in device manager and see if one is listed, and what drivers it is
> using.
>
>
>
> "Graypetter" <Graypet***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> >I cannot find 'Bluetooth Devices' in Control Panel.  How do I get to this,
> >so
> > I can follow the instructions for setting up Bl;uetooth pairing?
>
>
>

"Graypetter" <Graypet***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks David for your response.  I am further on than that!
>
> I have a Dell notebook which has a Bluetooth module.  This module is
> switched on as evidenced by the Bluetooth indicator light.  I am trying to
> pair this with my Nokia 9300 mobile phone, which also has Bluetooth
> switched
> on.
>
> When I search for new devices from the phone, it cannot find the computer.
> I am guessing that by default the computer Bluetooth is set to 'Hidden'.
> I
> cannot find where to modify the computer Bluetooth settings, in particular
> to
> set it to 'Shown to all' or to search for the phone from the computer.
>
> In the MS Help Center all the instructions refer to "Bluetooth Devices" in
> Control Panel.  In my Control Panel there is no item with this name, and
> no
> other item that has any reference to Bluetooth.  I also checked the Device
> Manager (accessed from Control Panel, System, Hardware) - again no item
> with
> this name and no mention of Bluetooth in any other item.
>
> I repeat my original question - how do I get Bluetooth Devices installed
> as
> an item in Control Panel?
>
> "David Hettel" wrote:
>
>> Well it depends do you have a Bluetooth device in your PC? Have you
>> turned
>> it on? It sounds like either you don't have one, or it's never been turn
>> on.
>> Check in device manager and see if one is listed, and what drivers it is
>> using.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Graypetter" <Graypet***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2DAAD0ED-DE26-4B25-A750-2328469FF300@microsoft.com...
>> >I cannot find 'Bluetooth Devices' in Control Panel.  How do I get to
>> >this,
>> >so
>> > I can follow the instructions for setting up Bl;uetooth pairing?
>>
>>
>>

"David Hettel" wrote:

> Actually your not. When the Bluetooth device is first power up it is
> discovered, and the Bluetooth drivers are installed, the simple fact that it
> is not seen in device manager suggest that you've never power it up
> successfully. Once power up the My Bluetooth Places is created on the
> desktop and in Control Panel you'll find something like Bluetooth
> Configuration or Bluetooth Devices. In device manager do you have anything
> in the way of unknown devices?
>
> I'd suggest that you contact Dell and see what they suggest.
>
> --
> David Hettel
>

"kriminal" <krimi***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> hey my name is K and i have a lenovo 3000 V100 and i was wondering you
> guys
> could help me figure out how to turn of my bluetooth. Thankto my questions
> for listening
>
>
>
>

"David Hettel" wrote:

> Not clear if you want to turn it on or off. Either way try Fn F5 (Function
> and F5 (key)) That works on their notebooks
>
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> "kriminal" <krimi***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> >
> >
> > hey my name is K and i have a lenovo 3000 V100 and i was wondering you
> > guys
> > could help me figure out how to turn of my bluetooth. Thankto my questions
> > for listening
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

> hello all,
> very informative thread; i want to share my problem as well.
> -i have lenevo r60 with BT in it
> -i have already enabled my BT from bios
> -i installed latest BT driver from lenevo site
> -i see one parent node "BT Devices" in device manager with only entry under
> it which says "BT enumerator bus"
> - i see BT icon in system tray with blue backgroun color and red image which
> means "The adapter is either not working or the radio is off"
> -when right click that icon i only see two options enabled (i) BT
> configuration and (ii) BT device not found
> -i also tried toggling off/on my Fn+F5 way but no luck as the BT icon stay
> the same
>
> problem:
> i want to copy music or files from my nokia 6121, n70 and 3110 models to my
> laptop and all three mobiles are BT enabled but my laptop is working properly
>
> please help
>

"Pavel A." wrote:

> Configure the Fn F5 to display menu, instead of toggle.
> Look what is the BT status there.
>
> --PA
>
>
> Bhavtosh wrote:
> > hello all,
> > very informative thread; i want to share my problem as well.
> > -i have lenevo r60 with BT in it
> > -i have already enabled my BT from bios
> > -i installed latest BT driver from lenevo site
> > -i see one parent node "BT Devices" in device manager with only entry under
> > it which says "BT enumerator bus"
> > - i see BT icon in system tray with blue backgroun color and red image which
> > means "The adapter is either not working or the radio is off"
> > -when right click that icon i only see two options enabled (i) BT
> > configuration and (ii) BT device not found
> > -i also tried toggling off/on my Fn+F5 way but no luck as the BT icon stay
> > the same
> >
> > problem:
> > i want to copy music or files from my nokia 6121, n70 and 3110 models to my
> > laptop and all three mobiles are BT enabled but my laptop is working properly
> >
> > please help
> >
>

"Graypetter" wrote:

> I cannot find 'Bluetooth Devices' in Control Panel.  How do I get to this, so
> I can follow the instructions for setting up Bl;uetooth pairing?

"Graypetter" wrote:

> I cannot find 'Bluetooth Devices' in Control Panel.  How do I get to this, so
> I can follow the instructions for setting up Bl;uetooth pairing?

> I am naive to this area so might be these questions might sound too basic.
> Can any body please help me and clarfy on the above points.
>
> "Graypetter" wrote:
>
>> I cannot find 'Bluetooth Devices' in Control Panel.  How do I get to this, so
>> I can follow the instructions for setting up Bl;uetooth pairing?

"Pavel A." wrote:

> Deepika wrote:
> > Hi
> > I also have the same problem.
> > After reading this complete forum, i want to confirm my understandin that
> > only when we pluggin a Bluetooth device in the USB, then only the bluetooth
> > drivers get installed. In case win xp Sp2, the supported device will not
> > require any extra installations of driver and it will work like plug n play.
>
> Correct. The Windows plug'n'play requires that the device is present
> in order to complete installation of it's driver.
>
> > My few doubts are:
> > 1) I checked the drivers installed in my system through command prompt using
> > "driverquery".both signed and unsigned. Bluetooth drivers are not getting
> > listed in any list. When will these drivers get listed here??is it only after
> > using bluettoth device???
>
> Better use Device manager to look at the BT drivers. Note that the BT
> radio driver and all virtual BT devices won't show up in device manager
> by default when not connected to USB.
> How to see drivers of installed but currently disconnected devices:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539
>
> > If yes, then i read that win xp sp2 has default
> > installation of bluetooth drivers and after that supported devices just
> > behave like plug n play.
>
> Correct.
>
> > 2) Is there any way to establish bluetooth communication between a desktop
> > PC and mobile without an external devices like bluetooth dongle etc..?
>
> Sure, many portable computers have BT built in, so you don't need a USB
> dongle with these. But you definitely must have some BT device on both
> sides to establish bluetooth communication :)
>
> Regards,
> -- pa
>
>
> > I am naive to this area so might be these questions might sound too basic.
> > Can any body please help me and clarfy on the above points.
> >
> > "Graypetter" wrote:
> >
> >> I cannot find 'Bluetooth Devices' in Control Panel.  How do I get to this, so
> >> I can follow the instructions for setting up Bl;uetooth pairing?
>

> Thanks for the help.
> it was quite useful.
> But actually i am studying this as a part of my project.
> I'll have a desktop PC.
> Can you please help me how to check whether there is any internal BT device
> present or not?
> There is no Bluetooth device coming up in Device manager.
> One more confirmation that whether we can we do programming in Win32 using
> bluetooth API and develop some component which behaves likes a BT device and
> 3rd party drivers can be used for support such BT device is not requires as a
> hardware.
> If no then at what layer these bluetooth API are of use?
> This is just my understanding.
> Can you please help me on this
>
> "Pavel A." wrote:
> > Deepika wrote:
> > > Hi
> > > I also have the same problem.
> > > After reading this complete forum, i want to confirm my understandin that
> > > only when we pluggin a Bluetooth device in the USB, then only the bluetooth
> > > drivers get installed. In case win xp Sp2, the supported device will not
> > > require any extra installations of driver and it will work like plug n play.
>
> > Correct. The Windows plug'n'play requires that the device is present
> > in order to complete installation of it's driver.
>
> > > My few doubts are:
> > > 1) I checked the drivers installed in my system through command prompt using
> > > "driverquery".both signed and unsigned. Bluetooth drivers are not getting
> > > listed in any list. When will these drivers get listed here??is it only after
> > > using bluettoth device???
>
> > Better use Device manager to look at the BT drivers. Note that the BT
> > radio driver and all virtual BT devices won't show up in device manager
> > by default when not connected to USB.
> > How to see drivers of installed but currently disconnected devices:
> >http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539
>
> > > If yes, then i read that win xp sp2 has default
> > > installation of bluetooth drivers and after that supported devices just
> > > behave like plug n play.
>
> > Correct.
>
> > > 2) Is there any way to establish bluetooth communication between a desktop
> > > PC and mobile without an external devices like bluetooth dongle etc..?
>
> > Sure, many portable computers have BT built in, so you don't need a USB
> > dongle with these. But you definitely must have some BT device on both
> > sides to establish bluetooth communication :)
>
> > Regards,
> > -- pa
>
> > > I am naive to this area so might be these questions might sound too basic.
> > > Can any body please help me and clarfy on the above points.
>
> > > "Graypetter" wrote:
>
> > >> I cannot find 'Bluetooth Devices' in Control Panel.  How do I get to this, so
> > >> I can follow the instructions for setting up Bl;uetooth pairing?