An update is available for Bluetooth pairing in Windows Vista

This article describes an update for Bluetooth pairing in Windows Vista.

Issue that this update fixes

You try to pair a Bluetooth device with a computer that is running Windows Vista. When you initiate Bluetooth pairing from the Bluetooth device, the Bluetooth services on the Bluetooth device are not enabled automatically. You have to manually enable the services.

Notes

• This issue does not occur when you initiate Bluetooth pairing from the computer. In this situation, the Bluetooth device's services are turned on automatically.
• This issue does not occur in Windows XP or in Windows 7.

Update information

To obtain this update, you can download it from the Microsoft Windows Update Web site or from the Microsoft Download Center.

Windows Update Web site

To obtain this update from the Windows Update Web site, click the following link:

Microsoft Download Center

To obtain this update from the Microsoft Download Center, click one of the following links:
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must have hotfix 971514 installed on a computer that is running Windows Vista Service Pack 2.
For more information about how to obtain a Windows Vista service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart requirement

You have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Windows Vista file information notes

• The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:
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  Version	Product	Milestone	Service branch
  6.0.6000.16xxx	Windows Vista	RTM	GDR
  6.0.6000.20xxx	Windows Vista	RTM	LDR
  6.0.6001.18xxx	Windows Vista SP1	SP1	GDR
  6.0.6001.22xxx	Windows Vista SP1	SP1	LDR
  6.0.6002.18xxx	Windows Vista SP2	SP2	GDR
  6.0.6002.22xxx	Windows Vista SP2	SP2	LDR

• GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.
• The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Vista" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are critical to maintaining the state of the updated component. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Vista

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Vista

Additional file information for Windows Vista

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows Vista

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows Vista