Consider the following scenario. On a Windows Vista-based or Windows Server 2008-based computer, you install the hotfix that is described in KB951376. You use the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard to search for new devices, and you find many Bluetooth devices. Then, you try to put the computer to sleep (S3). In this scenario, you receive a Stop error that resembles the following:

*** STOP: 0×0000007F (0×00000008, parameter2, parameter3, parameter4)
UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP

Note: This problem does not occur when you use Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless. The Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless update supports Bluetooth 2.1, and the update is available in KB942567. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

942567 Description of the Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless

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Consider the following scenario:

• On a Windows Vista SP1-based computer that has a USB Bluetooth radio device installed and running, you perform a Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL) Bluetooth “Disable/Enable I/O” test.
• In this test, you use the Driver Verifier utility (Verifier.exe) to monitor the driver.
• Then, you disable the Bluetooth Enumerator device in Device Manager.

In this scenario, a warning bubble appears on the taskbar, and it contains a warning that the device hardware ID cannot be found. Additionally, a yellow exclamation mark (!) appears next to the Bluetooth Enumerator device in Device Manager. Finally, a Code 9 error is generated in the Device status box in the Bluetooth Enumerator Properties dialog box.

Note: After this issue occurs, you cannot enable the device before you restart the computer.

Consider the following scenario:

• A Bluetooth device is connected through a universal serial bus (USB) connection on a computer that is running Windows Vista.
• You perform a suspend-and-resume operation on the computer.

In this scenario, the Bluetooth device that is connected to the computer is unavailable. For example, if you open Device Manager and then look for the Bluetooth device, you cannot see the Bluetooth device. Windows Vista does not successfully detect the Bluetooth device.