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Cannot Pair Bluetooh headset in windows 7

Hi have windows 7(RC) and I am trying to pair a bluetooth headset.  My laptop has built in bluetooth. For some reason, my laptop will not even find my headset when I have it in discovery mode.  I have heard things that windwos 7 is not supporting bluetooth pairing?  Is this true? And/or Is there a fix to get around this that I can pair my headset?  

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The problem resides with the lack of the proper Bluetooth drivers for your laptop.  Windows 7 supports Bluetooth by default.  It is just that you need the proper drivers.
Right now most manufacturer's dont have the proper drivers for the Beta.  So you will have to try and install the Vista drivers in Compatibility Mode and hope that it works.  I have at least 4 BT devices connected to my Win7 PC.
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How do I install drivers in compatibility mode?  Thanks!
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I had strange behaviour paring a Microsoft mouse. If I start the pairing process from the BT icon on OS, it always fails. If I push the pairing button on the mouse , then it works.
Try to initiate the pairing process from the headset, if a pairing button is available.
That is fine with me, go ahead