What do I "plug in" to fix my Blue Tooth?

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My Dell Inspiron 600 came with equipped with Blue Tooth-and it worked when I
first used it to sync a handheld device. But now when I try to use it, it
has an "X" through the picture of the Bluetooth Connection, and says it is
"UNPLUGGED" and that I need to reconnect it. I have no idea what I am
supposed to be plugging in--what would that be on a laptop?
Thanks for any help y'all might have,

LindaAustinTexas
 
Try microsoft home,downloads,all downloads,windows XP,thier's a new
fix for blue tooth,within the last 2 days....
 
Sorry, Andrew, but that is just plain bad advice.

Drivers for hardware should *NEVER* be downloaded from the Microsoft site.
One should only get hardware drivers from the manufacturer of the computer
or the hardware.

The drivers on the Windows site are generally for production machines where
they must be all the same...hence the windows "generic" drivers (for thin
clients, terminals, etc). They should never be installed on a consumer
machine, as they most often do not have all of the functionality of the
release from the OEM.

Note that I am talking about hardware drivers...this does not apply to the
Windows OS updates.

Bobby
 
Visit Dell site > Support > specific to your tag #
Check if there are updated drivers
Or in Control Pane > System > Hardware Devices check for the Bluetooth
Device, probably has a yellow mark next to it, remove the device, and
reboot. - see if that helps bring it back
 
Sorry, Andrew, but that is just plain bad advice.

Drivers for hardware should *NEVER* be downloaded from the Microsoft site.
One should only get hardware drivers from the manufacturer of the computer
or the hardware.

The drivers on the Windows site are generally for production machines where
they must be all the same...hence the windows "generic" drivers (for thin
clients, terminals, etc). They should never be installed on a consumer
machine, as they most often do not have all of the functionality of the
release from the OEM.

Note that I am talking about hardware drivers...this does not apply to the
Windows OS updates.

Bobby
Click to expand...

What if the manufacturer is MICROSOFT (as in the case of its
non-existent/poorly working Vista drivers for its keyboards/mice?)

Bluetooth devices just keep disappearing under Vista and XP both. Even
using the Microsoft-supplied drivers.

Face it, Microsoft has problems with Bluetooth, period.

I paid over a hundred dollars for my Microsoft Desktop Elite for
Bluetooth set, and can't use them, they work so inconsistently.

Supposedly, Microsoft will be making improvements when it releases
IntelliType Pro 6.0/IntelliPoint 6.0 (Windows) in December. We will
see. We will see.

Then, the $200 Bluetooth Desktop set for Vista will be just as much a
waste of money as my $100 was, unless Microsoft TRULY makes
improvements to its Bluetooth drivers and Radio.

Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the same thread and newsgroup.
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You Bluetooth Connection allows several types of connections to be possible.
The one you might be seeing is a Bluetooth network connection which most of
the time is not used. This is use to connect several PCs together (networking
peer to peer) or connect the PC to a Bluetooth access point. It is not
required to connect to a HandHeld device. Check in Control Panel and access
the BLuetooth configuration panel. Then, look to see "how" you are to "pair"
the Handheld device to th laptop's Bluetooth.
 
Thanks for your advice--youre right-I am not using a network, and it said the
driver was operating properly. Another Problem Now -- I must have done
something really bad--becuse the Bluetooth device has disappeared. In
control Panel it says a Bluetooth device does not exist--I must have somehow
deleted it.

Is it possible that I can "get it back?" Hardware cannot just disappear,can
it?

Any idea of how I can bring it back?

Thanks,

LindaAustinTexas
 
Checked in Control Panel --> System ---> No Bluetooth device????

Check with the Control Panel's Add/Remove hardware to see if the Bluetooth
device can be detected?

Check on Dell's web site and download the drivers that you would need.
 
I looked as you suggested for the hardware device-you were right--it only
says there is no DRIVER. That must be what I unfortunately deleted! I went
to the Dell site to download the driver, but before I load and use
it--wouldn't I find a driver on the original disc that Dell sent when I
bought the laptop? I realize it wouldn't be the latest release, but its
better than nothing now.

Also,on the Dell download selection site, it says on the name of the
download "Network: Driver for Bluetooth device"----blah blah---
--does the word "Network" before the name of the device driver download make
any difference, if I need a driver that is NOT for a network--as you said
earlier, I won't be using that.
Or is the word "Network"in the title of the driver download mean that it is
a driver download that will work either way--and for me on a non-networked
Bluetooth single laptop? Do I care about this? Its the word "Network" that
makes me nervous!

Last question--is there any reason I couldn't "roll-back" to the initial
driver that I deleted by accident? Would that be the same as using the
original driver on the disc that came with the laptop???

Thank so much for any help you can give--sorry for the length of this post!!

Linda
 
Not familiar with a lot of Dell computers . The ones I worked on did not have
a separate driver CD. Just the recovery CD which would "erase" the currently
installed XP (and all your files) and place back an image of the original XP
installation. You do not want to loose your files???

As for the word Network, Bluetooth is considered a wireless network
technology, so most manufacturer "group" the drivers in the network section.

As for "rolling back" the lost Bluetooth driver, how? The driver is not
listed in Device Manager, so you do not have a driver to roll=back from.

You must also check to see if the Bluetooth adapter is active, in the BIOS if
it is built-in, or connected to to PC first.
 
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