I don't see Bluetooth devices anywhere on my control panel.

I have the Bluetooth software on my computer but when I want to set up it tells me to activate my Bluetooth devices. I went looking for him, but I couldn't find any option for Bluetooth devices in Control Panel at all. I looked at how to look, but I can't find it yet. I can't connect my device to the computer manually. Help, please!

Hello

1. do you have a Bluetooth adapter that is integrated into your computer? Or do you have plugged an external Bluetooth adapter?
2. If so, is that you have installed the drivers for this card?
 
Before using any Bluetooth software to connect to a Bluetooth device, you must have the Bluetooth card on your computer hardware. If you have already connected to your computer check in the Device Manager on the status of this device.
Update the driver in Device Manager. When you do this, specify your third-party driver.
To update the driver in Device Manager, follow these steps:
a. Click Start, click Run, type devmgmt.msc in the Open box and then click OK.
b. Locate the device.
c. right click on the device, then click on set to update driver.
d. follow the steps that appear on the screen in the Hardware Update Wizard to specify your third-party driver for the Bluetooth device.

Reference:
How to troubleshoot Bluetooth detection and connectivity issues in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/883258

I hope this helps.

Thank you, and in what concerns:
Shekhar S - Microsoft technical support.

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