Re: Removing Bluetooth by EdWood
EdWood
Thu Jul 03 07:59:01 PDT 2008
Ron,
Again, thanks for the help. I was able to go into msconfig/startup and
deselect Bluetooth to run at startup. I then went into Windows/services and
changed Bluetooth from automatic to manual start. This seems to have solved
the problem. only time will tell.
Have a great 4th!
Ed
"Ron Badour" wrote:
> Ed,
>
> Too bad about system restore--it seems like a lot of the badies turn it off.
> Regarding the add/remove program screen--a program is only listed if it is
> installed. As you know, not all programs are installed so maybe it is a
> matter of finding the folder containing the bluetooth files and moving it to
> the recycle bin.
>
> You might want to take a look at msconfig, startup tab, and see what is
> being started at boot--maybe that will give you a clue. If you don't know
> an entry, Google it.
>
> I don't know what the name of the .cpl file would be; however, I don't have
> Bluetooth on my PC and this is a list of the .cpl files I found on my PC so
> the one you are looking for will not be in this list:
>
> C:\I386\ACCESS.CPL (67 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\APPWIZ.CPL (537 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\BACSCPL.cpl (24 KB, 4/20/2004 12:07:08 PM)
> C:\I386\BTHPROPS.CPL (108 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\DESK.CPL (132 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\FIREWALL.CPL (79 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\HDWWIZ.CPL (152 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\INETCPL.CPL (350 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\INTL.CPL (127 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\IRPROPS.CPL (372 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\JOY.CPL (67 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\jpicpl32.cpl (61 KB, 11/19/2003 5:48:12 PM)
> C:\I386\MAIN.CPL (184 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\MMSYS.CPL (604 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\NCPA.CPL (35 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\NETSETUP.CPL (25 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\NUSRMGR.CPL (251 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\NWC.CPL (36 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\ODBCCP32.CPL (32 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\POWERCFG.CPL (112 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\prefscpl.cpl (24 KB, 5/20/2005 12:46:46 AM)
> C:\I386\QuickTime.cpl (316 KB, 1/6/2004 4:02:34 PM)
> C:\I386\SAPI.CPL (152 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\SYSDM.CPL (292 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\TELEPHON.CPL (28 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\TIMEDATE.CPL (92 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\WSCUI.CPL (145 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\I386\WUAUCPL.CPL (159 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_03\bin\jpicpl32.cpl (61 KB, 11/19/2003
> 5:48:12 PM)
> C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_10\bin\jpicpl32.cpl (49 KB, 11/9/2006
> 3:07:28 PM)
> C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\jpicpl32.cpl (49 KB, 12/15/2006
> 3:09:12 AM)
> C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_01\bin\javacpl.cpl (68 KB, 3/14/2007
> 2:04:46 AM)
> C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\javacpl.cpl (68 KB, 9/24/2007
> 11:31:42 PM)
> C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_05\bin\javacpl.cpl (68 KB, 2/22/2008
> 2:33:32 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ACCESS.CPL (67 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\APPWIZ.CPL (537 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\BACSCPL.cpl (24 KB, 4/20/2004 12:07:08 PM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\BTHPROPS.CPL (108 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\javacpl.cpl (68 KB, 2/22/2008 2:33:32 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DESK.CPL (132 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\FIREWALL.CPL (79 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\HDWWIZ.CPL (152 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\inetcpl.cpl (350 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\INTL.CPL (127 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\IRPROPS.CPL (372 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\JOY.CPL (67 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MAIN.CPL (184 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\MMSYS.CPL (604 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\NCPA.CPL (35 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ncpa.cpl.manifest (1 KB, 6/13/2007 8:11:02 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\NETSETUP.CPL (25 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\NUSRMGR.CPL (251 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\NWC.CPL (36 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\nwc.cpl.manifest (1 KB, 6/13/2007 8:11:02 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ODBCCP32.CPL (32 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\POWERCFG.CPL (112 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\QuickTime.cpl (316 KB, 1/6/2004 4:02:34 PM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\sapi.cpl.manifest (1 KB, 6/13/2007 8:11:02 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SYSDM.CPL (292 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TELEPHON.CPL (28 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\TIMEDATE.CPL (92 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\wuaucpl.cpl (212 KB, 7/30/2007 7:19:28 PM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WSCUI.CPL (145 KB, 8/10/2004 5:00:00 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\wuaucpl.cpl.manifest (1 KB, 6/13/2007 8:11:02 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\wuaucpl.cpl.mui (26 KB, 7/30/2007 7:19:32 PM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\infocardcpl.cpl (28 KB, 10/11/2007 9:55:10 AM)
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DLLCACHE\wuaucpl.cpl (212 KB, 7/30/2007 7:19:28 PM)
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Ron Badour
> MS MVP Shell User
>
>
> "Ed Wood" <EdWood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:835A8FB5-C8EB-46F6-A6E6-0EA4AA726034@microsoft.com...
> > Ron,
> >
> > Thank you for your quick response and helpful suggestions.
> >
> > When I ran system restore, I discovered that it was turned off, so I
> > couldn't restore to previous setting. I think that a a virus/trojan horse,
> > etc. program called "RemoveIt Pro must have turned it off.
> >
> > Next, I did a search for a *.cpl program like you suggested. I found
> > several
> > .cpl programs. One in particular labeled btcpl. I renamed it btcpl.bak and
> > rebooted my system. At that point my wireless optical mouse stopped
> > working.
> > I was able to use the keyboard to reset everything. Now I am back to
> > square
> > one.
> >
> > There are several files inthe Windows\System32 directory that are labeled
> > bt***.***. Many of them are .dll files. Do you have any more suggestions
> > that
> > I might try?
> >
> > Again, thanks for your help.
> >
> > Ed Wood
> >
> >
> >
> > "Ron Badour" wrote:
> >
> >> If this problem is not too old, try a system restore to a date prior to
> >> the
> >> 551 installation. If you aren't familiar with system restore, check Help
> >> and Support on the start menu. Should the entry still be on the control
> >> panel, do a search on: *.cpl and find the .cpl file that
> >> corresponds
> >> to 551 Bluetooth and rename the file by changing its extension to .bak.
> >> Then see how things go.
> >> --
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Ron Badour
> >> MS MVP 1997 - 2008
> >>
> >>
> >> "Ed Wood" <EdWood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:B2B1E13F-FE12-4B71-9FA7-2D97C1CB5AFB@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am running XP Pro SP2. I have two different Motorola Cell phones that
> >> >I
> >> > want to dl pictures to my computer. One is a Motorola Razr V3. The
> >> > other
> >> > is a
> >> > Motorola V-551. Both have Bluetooth capability.
> >> >
> >> > I have installed and successfully downloaded data from the Razr using a
> >> > Bluetooth connection. Evidently, the Bluetooth software for the Razr
> >> > phone
> >> > is
> >> > not backward compatible with the earlier V-551 phone. I installed the
> >> > Motorola Bluetooth software that was provided with the V-551, to access
> >> > that
> >> > phone (without success, I might add).
> >> >
> >> > The V-551 software installed a Bluetooth link and icon in the control
> >> > panel.
> >> > I think that that is conflicting with the Bluetooth version that is
> >> > compatible with the Razr. I cannot find any way to uninstall the
> >> > Bluetooth
> >> > link in the control panel. There is nothing in the add/remove programs
> >> > to
> >> > uninstall it, and nothing I can find in the add/remove hardware either.
> >> > Does
> >> > anyone have a clue how I can remove this Bluetooth link from my system?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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