Unable to mate R60e with a Bluetooth mouse under XP but did with Linux Mint

[jimwg]

Greetings!


ADDING TO MAIN POST BELOW:

Thanks to user feedback I was able to download and run the Broadcom Bluetooth driver setup wizard and in a nutshell after some hassling it does see that I have a Bluetooth mouse but it won't confirm the mouse's identity which it asks for by clicking a button on the screen with the mouse but doesn't work, unlike under Mint which asked for a 4-digit number code which was in the mouse's instructions to do the job. How can I get Broadcom to do the same?
Thanks!
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I'm unable to connect my R60e with a Bluetooth mouse under XP but it did with Linux Mint (via flash drive) under two minutes.

As per XP user suggestions I went to Control Panel and clicked Bluetooth DEvices and got the Bluetooth Devices menu where in the Options Tab I clicked on Turn Discovery On and under Connections I clicked on Allow Bluetooth to connect to computer and Alert me when new Bluetooth device wants to and Show Bluetooth in notification area. I clicked Apply and get:

An error occurred while Windows was saving your settings: Discoverability settings and Connection settings. There is no "My Bluetooth Places" anywhere.

I Googled up dozens of vague and seemingly guess-timate remedies. I think I uploaded the latest Lenova drivers via its auto-update feature. Any tip would be very much appreciated.

Jim in NYC