bluetooth missing from status bar/not able to use bluetooth

hi,

i am not able to use my bluetooth device in dell lap(vista). bluetooth icon was available in status bar. now that is missing. i can still find the bluetooth icon in control panel. but not able to switch bluetooth on.from control panel tried to edit the settings. but was unsuccesful.
error message as the one below is displayed
"An error occurred while windows was saving your settings. the bluetooth device might be unplugged.
The following settings are not saved
Discoveribility settings
connection settings"


searched device manager, bluetooth is missing from there too.
please advice

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Are you sure that your Dell came with a Bluetooth receiver?

"mithun mahesh" wrote in message
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> hi,
>
> i am not able to use my bluetooth device in dell lap(vista). bluetooth
> icon was available in status bar. now that is missing. i can still find
> the bluetooth icon in control panel. but not able to switch bluetooth
> on.from control panel tried to edit the settings. but was unsuccesful.
> error message as the one below is displayed
> "An error occurred while windows was saving your settings. the bluetooth
> device might be unplugged.
> The following settings are not saved
> Discoveribility settings
> connection settings"
>
>
> searched device manager, bluetooth is missing from there too.
> please advice
>
> EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
> SAPI 5.1: Voice - Enabled Applications With VB
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...--enabled.aspx