Bluetooth icon missing from control panel

I have a Dell Latitude D610 with a built in bluetooth adapter. When I
do a fresh OS install on other similar machines, I am able to see the
Bluetooth icon in the control panel. I believe this machine used to
have the Toshiba Bluetooth stack on it. However it has since been
removed. I can confirm that there are no unknown devices or devices
with error in the device manager. I tried running
C:\windows\system32\bthprops.cpl and nothing happens. I can also
confirm that c:\windows\inf\bth.inf exists and is the original (SP2)
version. There is also a string value in
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run called
"BluetoothAuthenticationAgent" that has the value "rundll32.exe
bthprops.cpl,,BluetoothAuthenticationAgent".

Given all of the above, does anyone have any idea how to force the
bluetooth icon in the control panel to show up?

smlunatick
Wed Apr 23 13:55:25 PDT 2008

On Apr 23, 3:25=A0pm, Irwin Fletcher <ffle...@nospam.nospam> wrote:
> I have a Dell Latitude D610 with a built in bluetooth adapter. =A0When I
> do a fresh OS install on other similar machines, I am able to see the
> Bluetooth icon in the control panel. =A0I believe this machine used to
> have the Toshiba Bluetooth stack on it. =A0However it has since been
> removed. =A0I can confirm that there are no unknown devices or devices
> with error in the device manager. =A0I tried running
> C:\windows\system32\bthprops.cpl and nothing happens. =A0I can also
> confirm that c:\windows\inf\bth.inf exists and is the original (SP2)
> version. =A0There is also a string value in
> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run called
> "BluetoothAuthenticationAgent" that has the value "rundll32.exe
> bthprops.cpl,,BluetoothAuthenticationAgent".
>
> Given all of the above, does anyone have any idea how to force the
> bluetooth icon in the control panel to show up?

Check in Device Manager and look for the Bluetooth device (aka
radio.) You need a BlueTooth device before the icons show.

Irwin
Wed Apr 23 14:12:59 PDT 2008

If I check view - show hidden devices, I see a section called Bluetooth
with the following 3 devices shown under it:
Bluetooth RFBUS
Bluetooth RFHID
Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Module

However if I don't have show hidden devices checked, there is no
Bluetooth Devices section.

On a new OS install on this type of machine, I see the Bluetooth Devices
section. Is there something I should do to make that section show up?

smlunatick wrote:
> On Apr 23, 3:25 pm, Irwin Fletcher <ffle...@nospam.nospam> wrote:
>> I have a Dell Latitude D610 with a built in bluetooth adapter. When I
>> do a fresh OS install on other similar machines, I am able to see the
>> Bluetooth icon in the control panel. I believe this machine used to
>> have the Toshiba Bluetooth stack on it. However it has since been
>> removed. I can confirm that there are no unknown devices or devices
>> with error in the device manager. I tried running
>> C:\windows\system32\bthprops.cpl and nothing happens. I can also
>> confirm that c:\windows\inf\bth.inf exists and is the original (SP2)
>> version. There is also a string value in
>> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run called
>> "BluetoothAuthenticationAgent" that has the value "rundll32.exe
>> bthprops.cpl,,BluetoothAuthenticationAgent".
>>
>> Given all of the above, does anyone have any idea how to force the
>> bluetooth icon in the control panel to show up?
>
> Check in Device Manager and look for the Bluetooth device (aka
> radio.) You need a BlueTooth device before the icons show.

smlunatick
Wed Apr 23 17:38:42 PDT 2008

On Apr 23, 5:12=A0pm, Irwin Fletcher <ffle...@nospam.nospam> wrote:
> If I check view - show hidden devices, I see a section called Bluetooth
> with the following 3 devices shown under it:
> Bluetooth RFBUS
> Bluetooth RFHID
> Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Module
>
> However if I don't have show hidden devices checked, there is no
> Bluetooth Devices section.
>
> On a new OS install on this type of machine, I see the Bluetooth Devices
> section. =A0Is there something I should do to make that section show up?
>
>
>
> smlunatick wrote:
> > On Apr 23, 3:25 pm, Irwin Fletcher <ffle...@nospam.nospam> wrote:
> >> I have a Dell Latitude D610 with a built in bluetooth adapter. =A0When =
I
> >> do a fresh OS install on other similar machines, I am able to see the
> >> Bluetooth icon in the control panel. =A0I believe this machine used to
> >> have the Toshiba Bluetooth stack on it. =A0However it has since been
> >> removed. =A0I can confirm that there are no unknown devices or devices
> >> with error in the device manager. =A0I tried running
> >> C:\windows\system32\bthprops.cpl and nothing happens. =A0I can also
> >> confirm that c:\windows\inf\bth.inf exists and is the original (SP2)
> >> version. =A0There is also a string value in
> >> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run called
> >> "BluetoothAuthenticationAgent" that has the value "rundll32.exe
> >> bthprops.cpl,,BluetoothAuthenticationAgent".
>
> >> Given all of the above, does anyone have any idea how to force the
> >> bluetooth icon in the control panel to show up?
>
> > Check in Device Manager and look for the Bluetooth device (aka
> > radio.) =A0 You need a BlueTooth device before the icons show.- Hide quo=
ted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

If any device is "hidden" then the device is:

- Not connected to the PC
- Not enabled in BIOS / CMOS
- Switched off (some laptops may have switch to turn off features.)
- Disconnected (after any possible servicing.)
-- Dead and not functionalable.

smlunatick
Wed Apr 23 17:41:32 PDT 2008

On Apr 23, 8:38=A0pm, smlunatick <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 23, 5:12=A0pm, Irwin Fletcher <ffle...@nospam.nospam> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > If I check view - show hidden devices, I see a section called Bluetooth
> > with the following 3 devices shown under it:
> > Bluetooth RFBUS
> > Bluetooth RFHID
> > Dell Wireless 360 Bluetooth Module
>
> > However if I don't have show hidden devices checked, there is no
> > Bluetooth Devices section.
>
> > On a new OS install on this type of machine, I see the Bluetooth Devices=

> > section. =A0Is there something I should do to make that section show up?=

>
> > smlunatick wrote:
> > > On Apr 23, 3:25 pm, Irwin Fletcher <ffle...@nospam.nospam> wrote:
> > >> I have a Dell Latitude D610 with a built in bluetooth adapter. =A0Whe=
n I
> > >> do a fresh OS install on other similar machines, I am able to see the=

> > >> Bluetooth icon in the control panel. =A0I believe this machine used t=
o
> > >> have the Toshiba Bluetooth stack on it. =A0However it has since been
> > >> removed. =A0I can confirm that there are no unknown devices or device=
s
> > >> with error in the device manager. =A0I tried running
> > >> C:\windows\system32\bthprops.cpl and nothing happens. =A0I can also
> > >> confirm that c:\windows\inf\bth.inf exists and is the original (SP2)
> > >> version. =A0There is also a string value in
> > >> HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run called
> > >> "BluetoothAuthenticationAgent" that has the value "rundll32.exe
> > >> bthprops.cpl,,BluetoothAuthenticationAgent".
>
> > >> Given all of the above, does anyone have any idea how to force the
> > >> bluetooth icon in the control panel to show up?
>
> > > Check in Device Manager and look for the Bluetooth device (aka
> > > radio.) =A0 You need a BlueTooth device before the icons show.- Hide q=
uoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> If any device is "hidden" then the device is:
>
> - =A0Not connected to the PC
> - =A0Not enabled in BIOS / CMOS
> - =A0Switched off (some laptops may have switch to turn off features.)
> - =A0Disconnected (after any possible servicing.)
> -- Dead and not functionalable.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Aslo, if the system is a Del, it is very must "improbable" the a
Toshiba Bluetooth protocol. I only know of three protocols:

-- Microsoft's BlueTooth (part of SP2.)
-- Bluesoleil
-- Widcomm (now Broadcom)