T42p bluetooth and Sony DR-BT50

[fcampbel]

I would like to use Sony DR-BT50 headphones with my T42p. I can pair them but the headset does not show up as an option for audio playback or input. I have searched and read posts here which describe how to use bluetooth headsets but they all start with updating the software.

When I try to install the newest bluetooth software from the Lenovo web site. It does not seem to install as expected. Here are the instructions:

If any previous or current Integrated Bluetooth II Software is already installed on your ThinkPad, uninstall the software in Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel before installation.
Do not turn on the Bluetooth power before you complete the Bluetooth software installation.

During the installation, do not touch the keyboard, the TrackPoint, or the mouse.

[I can't figure out how to respond to messages in numbers 7, 8 and 9 below without touching the keyboard, trackpoint or mouse.]

ThinkPad Software Installer provides an install/uninstall wizard for this package. Before using the ThinkPad Software Installer, you must uninstall the previous or current software using Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel or using the ThinkPad Software Installer.

In the Windows XP preload environment, the Microsoft Bluetooth software is installed. You can install and use Integrated Bluetooth II Software, but you can use only one of them at a time.

[If I can only use one of them at a time, how do I choose which one to use?]

1. Start Windows, and for Windows 2000/XP logon with administrative privileges.

2. Extract this package to the hard drive.

3. Click Start, then click Run. In the Open field, type C:\DRIVERS\WIN\BDCACT\SETUP.EXE and click OK to install the Bluetooth software. If you extracted the files to a different location, specify that location instead.

4. In Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Integrated Bluetooth II Software window, Click Next.

5. In the License Agreement window, read the License Agreement carefully, if agreed select I accept the term in the license agreement then click Next.

6. In the Destination Folder window, just click Next. (If you need to change the destination, click Change, select or enter the destination folder you like, then Click OK.)

7. In the Ready to Install the Program window, click Install.

8. When Driver Signature Notice window appears, click OK.

[AT about this point, the windows taskbar disappears from the bottom of the screen and a window opens showing the "My Documents" folder.]

9. When InstallShield Wizard Completed window appears, click Finish.

10. If you asked to restart the system, click Yes to restart the computer.

[It never asks if I want to restart the system. with no taskbar, I cannot click on the start button to perform a shutdown or restart. Using keyboard shorcuts does not work either. I have to use Control Alt Delete to bring up the Windows Task Manager and use the restart menu there.]

11. After restarting the computer, turns on the Bluetooth LED and loads the Integrated Bluetooth device driver.

Note:
On Windows XP with Microsoft Standard Bluetooth software installed, you must perform the following steps in order to complete the installation of the Integrated Bluetooth II software.


12. Turn the Bluetooth power on.

13. Click Start, select Control Panel.

14. Click Performance and Maintenance, then click System.

15. Click the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager.

16. Double-click Bluetooth Radios.

17. Double-click Integrated Bluetooth II.

[It does not say "Integrated Bluetooth II" Under Bluetooth Radios there are two items: "Bluetooth Devices" and "Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator."]

18. Click the Driver tab, then click the Update Driver... button.

19. Select Install from a list or specific location then click Next.

20. Select Don't search. I will choose the driver to install, then click Next.

21. Select the driver without the Digital Signed icon, and click Next.
Note: If you do not see the driver that is not digitally signed, click "Have disk", then enter "C:\Drivers\WIN\BDCAT" in the "Copy manufacturer's files from:" box, click OK, then select Next.

[There is no "BDCAT" subdirectory. The closest is "BDCACT" and I get an error which says that "The specified location does not contain information about your hardware.]

22. When a pop-up window appears, click the Continue Anyway button.

23. Click Finish to close window.

I have searched these forums and read posts dealing with bluetooth headsets but they all required updating from the lenovo site first and I can't get past this point.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

[fcampbel]

Hey, never mind, I got it working really great but I can't explain how.

[fcampbel]

Another update. Did everyone know that installing the bluetooth software makes a CAPS LOCK: ON/OFF message pop up in the lower right corner of the screen? It was really annoying because it delays keyboard entry for a few seconds. I found instructions for turning it off at: forum.notebookreview.com.
Edit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Widcomm\BTConfig\General\KeyIndication

change the value from 1 to 0. Reboot.