Vista SP1 "broke" my bluetooth

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After installing SP1 for vista last night, I now notice that my bluetooth
icon no longer displays in my taskbar and I am not able to see any of my
current devices in the Bluetooth window from the control panel.

All of the previously installed devices work (e.g. PDA, Mouse, etc.), but I
can't add new devices.

Any suggestions?

FYI: This problem was the reason why I uninstalled the SP1 beta several
months ago and I assumed it was a beta glitch.
 
Have you reinstalled the drivers? A few drivers require reinstallation
following upgrade to SP1.
 
Driver reinstallation did nothing :(

I'm puzzled at the fact that my previous BT devices work, but I can't add a
new one (or display a list of installed devices).
 
Well... now things have gone from bad to worse...

I had reset my mouse and now it won't work at all... :(
 
Of course rolling back the SP1 will get bluetooth to work, but I would rather
have a solution moving forward.

As an update, I have tried using a usb bluetooth dongle and I get the same
results.

I'm convinced it's a Vista issue, but should there be an issue on a popular
Dell laptop like this? :(


Bob said:
Rollback SP1.
-------
*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so
that others may learn and benefit from the issue]

[How to ask a question]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

EP2008 said:
Well... now things have gone from bad to worse...

I had reset my mouse and now it won't work at all... :(
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From what I've noticed in less than 24 hours - file transfers are much more
acceptable than pre-SP1 and my laptop now resumes from sleep mode properly.

Bob said:
Is SP1 doing something for you that previous to SP1 you could not do?

EP2008 said:
Of course rolling back the SP1 will get bluetooth to work, but I would
rather
have a solution moving forward.

As an update, I have tried using a usb bluetooth dongle and I get the same
results.

I'm convinced it's a Vista issue, but should there be an issue on a
popular
Dell laptop like this? :(


Bob said:
Rollback SP1.
-------
*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
so
that others may learn and benefit from the issue]

[How to ask a question]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Well... now things have gone from bad to worse...

I had reset my mouse and now it won't work at all... :(

:

After installing SP1 for vista last night, I now notice that my
bluetooth
icon no longer displays in my taskbar and I am not able to see any of
my
current devices in the Bluetooth window from the control panel.

All of the previously installed devices work (e.g. PDA, Mouse, etc.),
but
I
can't add new devices.

Any suggestions?

FYI: This problem was the reason why I uninstalled the SP1 beta
several
months ago and I assumed it was a beta glitch.
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Interesting thread. Thanks for that info.

I ended up reverting back to pre-SP1 and all my problems have been solved -
my BT works perfectly and I now have my Aero back.

I guess that I'll have to wait for more driver updates before I attempt this
again. Knowing the speed at which Dell updates their drivers, it might be a
long wait :(

Bob said:
See this:
http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080206/more-vista-sp1-drivers-issue/

EP2008 said:
From what I've noticed in less than 24 hours - file transfers are much
more
acceptable than pre-SP1 and my laptop now resumes from sleep mode
properly.

Bob said:
Is SP1 doing something for you that previous to SP1 you could not do?

Of course rolling back the SP1 will get bluetooth to work, but I would
rather
have a solution moving forward.

As an update, I have tried using a usb bluetooth dongle and I get the
same
results.

I'm convinced it's a Vista issue, but should there be an issue on a
popular
Dell laptop like this? :(


:

Rollback SP1.
-------
*Report back, please*
[When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying
to
so
that others may learn and benefit from the issue]

[How to ask a question]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Well... now things have gone from bad to worse...

I had reset my mouse and now it won't work at all... :(

:

After installing SP1 for vista last night, I now notice that my
bluetooth
icon no longer displays in my taskbar and I am not able to see any
of
my
current devices in the Bluetooth window from the control panel.

All of the previously installed devices work (e.g. PDA, Mouse,
etc.),
but
I
can't add new devices.

Any suggestions?

FYI: This problem was the reason why I uninstalled the SP1 beta
several
months ago and I assumed it was a beta glitch.
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