You??™ll notice there??™s no Connect or Disconnect button anywhere in the
Bluetooth Devices window. While the absence of these features can be
inconvenient, they??™re not strictly needed because Windows connects automatically
whenever an application tries to use one of those virtual COM ports.
Figure 7-16. The elusive Bluetooth Devices window makes an appearance in Control
Panel only if you??™ve installed native Vista drivers for your Bluetooth radio
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To disconnect, just turn off the other device, or (if your PC has one), turn off
your PC??™s wireless radio switch.
If you have trouble getting your software to talk to your Bluetooth device,
make sure it??™s using the same COM port identified in the Bluetooth Devices
window. If it doesn??™t ask for a COM port, check the software publisher??™s
web site for an update or see whether an additional driver is needed.
Finally, don??™t be afraid to try a different software product, which can be
helpful in determining whether the problem lies with your device, with
Microsoft??™s Bluetooth stack, or with the software you??™re trying to use. One
nifty little program is called MeHere (free from http://mehere.glenmurphy.com/),
which uses your Bluetooth GPS to navigate a live Google Maps window, and
guess what...it works with Vista!
Troubleshoot Network Connections
Whether you??™re connected wirelessly or with a cable, Vista needs certain
details to be squared away, or nothing will work right.
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