Vista - No bluetooth control panel

I'm trying to install a Kensington bluetooth dongle. I don't have a control
panel for bluetooth, nor do I have "my bluetooth places" anywhere. The
device manager shows the kensington driver is installed and says it is
working properly. How do I get the bluetooth control panel so I can add and
configure hardware for bluetooth devices?

For Bluetooth troubleshooting suggestions, open Vista's
"Help and Support" and type "Bluetooth" in the Search Help box,
then press the Enter key located on your keyboard.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"John Graser" wrote:

I'm trying to install a Kensington bluetooth dongle. I don't have a control
panel for bluetooth, nor do I have "my bluetooth places" anywhere. The
device manager shows the kensington driver is installed and says it is
working properly. How do I get the bluetooth control panel so I can add and
configure hardware for bluetooth devices?

I have done that. It references using either a control panel for bluetooth
devices or "My Bluetooth Places." I don't have either one on my Vista
laptop. How do I get them? The device manager says bluetooth is installed
and working properly. I can't access anything to change settings for
bluetooth. In checking startup services and processes, bluetooth is set to
automatically startup and says they are currently running, including the
tray icon exe. There is nothing in the system tray referencing bluetooth.
From the start menu, typing Bluetooth displays a bluetooth program, but
selecting it and hitting enter doesn't do anything at all. The hour glass
flashes momentarily, but no program or control panel opens up.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A30F3AC4-9D44-4E0B-93D0-28D7B9A33E71@xxxxxx

Download BlueSoleil 5.0
http://www.bluesoleil.com/

Also See: http://www.bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/P...structions.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"John Graser" wrote:

I have done that. It references using either a control panel for bluetooth
devices or "My Bluetooth Places." I don't have either one on my Vista
laptop. How do I get them? The device manager says bluetooth is installed
and working properly. I can't access anything to change settings for
bluetooth. In checking startup services and processes, bluetooth is set to
automatically startup and says they are currently running, including the
tray icon exe. There is nothing in the system tray referencing bluetooth.
From the start menu, typing Bluetooth displays a bluetooth program, but
selecting it and hitting enter doesn't do anything at all. The hour glass
flashes momentarily, but no program or control panel opens up.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:A30F3AC4-9D44-4E0B-93D0-28D7B9A33E71@xxxxxx

"John Graser" wrote:

I have the same problem with XP. Did you ever get a resolution?.....
thanks ...bill

"John Graser" wrote:

Open Vista's Help and Support and in the Search box type: BLUETOOTH
and press the enter key on your keyboard. Then click on the various Bluetooth topics.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"Bill Bertram" wrote:

in message news:8BE88A48-AD3B-4B2F-83A8-B35317122F15@xxxxxx


"John Graser" wrote:

"Bill Bertram" <Bill Bertram@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8BE88A48-AD3B-4B2F-83A8-B35317122F15@xxxxxx
I today installed a Targus bluetooth USB adapter/dongle and the software it
came with installed or created a control panel Icon. The bluetooth CPL was
not there prior to the install. I would think there should be something
similar provided by Kensington

Also you may want to switch control panel to the classic view to see if it
shows up there

Bill
Vista home premium

I need to find the Bluetooth Device Manager in WXP2. I have tried Control
Panel, Desktop Search, Help etc. I have a BlueSoleil dongle and the drivers
installed and paired OK with mobile phone but it is only partly working, eg.
the File Transfer Wizard does not recognise its existence. Where is this
Manager which is referred to in Help and in postings, please?
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clayto


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

I recently installed a BlueSoleil dongle and had the same problem. Before the installation I could enter the Bluetooth Devices window provided in the Control Panel. After the installation it no longer worked, the mouse would just flash momentarily and stop.

This wouldn't have been a problem if the BlueSoleil software wasn't useless. So I started digging around and found under Services the Bluetooth Support Services stopped and it's startup type Disabled. I changed it to back to automatic (I'm thinking the BlueSoleil install altered it) and it has worked fine since. In fact, I went back and uninstalled the BlueSoleil software and am just using the Windows Bluetooth Devices application.