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    bluetooth icon disappears

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Sepharite, Feb 28, 2011.

  1. Sepharite

    Sepharite Notebook Consultant

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    I can load bluetooth just fine, I open up BTTray and enable it. I try to add a device, but the bttray crashes/minimizes without warning or indication that it crashed. I reopen bttray, nothing happens. I remove it from Task Manager, reopen it, nothing. It's not even on the bottom right of the task bar.

    Any ideas?

    I tried uninstalling and reinstalling but same deal.

    I'm using Dell Inspiron 1520
    Win Vista 32bit
    Dell Truemobile 355 Bluetooth + EDR
     
    Sepharite, Feb 28, 2011
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    downloads No, Dee Dee, no! Super Moderator

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    Update the driver- I'm pretty sure Dell uses Broadcom chip.
    If there are no newer drivers on Dell support website you can download drivers directly from Broadcom.
     
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    Broadcom is the wireless adapter, I believe. Not part of the bluetooth?
     
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    "The program cannot upgrade your software".

    Oh well, thanks for the link anyhow.

    I tried updating through Dell site, but same deal.
     
    Sepharite, Mar 1, 2011
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