Hello,
The Bluetooth Icon only appears in Control Panel if Bluetooth Reciever are
detected on the machine:
From the help file which is pointing to the profiles supported:
What is Bluetooth wireless technology?
Bluetooth technology uses radio transmissions to enable devices such as
computers, printers, mice, or mobile phones to communicate wirelessly over
a short distance. Some of the ways to use Bluetooth technology are:
To transfer files between computers or between a computer and another
device
To print using a Bluetooth enabled wireless printer
To use a Bluetooth enabled wireless keyboard or mouse
To listen to music using Bluetooth enabled wireless headphones
To synchronize a Bluetooth enabled personal digital assistant (PDA) to a
computer or another device
To create a wireless connection to the Internet with a Bluetooth enabled
mobile phone or a modem server
To join a Bluetooth personal area network (PAN)
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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|>Bluetooth icon wasn't there for me until I plugged in a Dongle.
|>
|>But my point was that Vista only supports certain Bluetooth profiles and
I
|>don't think Networking is on of the profiles supported without installing
|>another Vista capable stack.
|>
|>It's not until I install the Widcomm stack that the networking profiles
show
|>up as Bluetooth services. Without the Widcomm stack the MS stack doesn't
|>recognize that my donle supports that profile, likewise A2DP is not
natively
|>supported.
|>
|>|>>
|>> |>>>
|>>>
|>>>>>> Yep, Vista DOES - or at least is SUPPOSED to - support it. Vista
comes
|>>>>>> with a Bluetooth icon under control panel indicating it supports it
|>>>>>> and when you install the software that comes with the DBT-122, you
get
|>>>>>> 2 of them in control panel.
|>>>
|>>>>>>>I don't think Vista natively supports Bluetooth networking. You'll
|>>>>>>>need to install additional Bluetooth stack for it. There is a
Widcomm
|>>>>>>>Vista stack available, don't know if your dongle uses Widcomm or
|>>>>>>>another stack.
|>>>
|>>>>>>>>I use a D-Link DBT-122 and under XP all was well. Under Vista,
system
|>>>>>>>>properties says it exists but the Bluetooth icon in control panel
|>>>>>>>>says it doesn't. I originally thought this was a D-Link problem
but
|>>>>>>>>today I got a message from a Dell owner with inbuilt bluetooth
saying
|>>>>>>>>that after the upgrade to Vista, he has the exact same problem.
|>>>>>>>>
|>>>>>>>> So, does anyone know how to get bluetooth dongles recognised by
|>>>>>>>> Vista now, please? Thanks.
|>>>
|>>>>> Actually, the Bluetooth Icon in Control Panel is only installed IF
your
|>>>>> PC has built-in Bluetooth Radio. Otherwise, it never appears UNTIL
|>>>>> Bluetooth hardware and software is installed.
|>>>>
|>>>> Obviously not right because my computer
|>>>>
|>>>> 1) Doesnt have inbuilt bluetooth, only a dongle.
|>>>>
|>>>> 2) The icon was there from the first moment I opened Control Panel.
Back
|>>>> then, 2 were there and I uninstalled the software from D-Link and now
|>>>> only the Vista one is there.
|>>>
|>>> No Bluetooth in the control panel on this Vista Ultimate RTM
|>>> installation. I don't think it's there by default. Now if a Bluetooth
|>>> device is present during install then maybe.
|>>>
|>>> --
|>>> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
|>>
|>> Could be but I was thinking it may be there by default under business,
|>> which I have but your premise doesn't take into account why there
should
|>> be two there after upgrade and then when I uninstall all traces of
|>> Bluetooth from my computer AND have the dongle unplugged so nothing is
|>> connected and nothing installed, the Vista version of the Bluetooth
Icon
|>> in control panel is still there.
|>>
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