Can't use any bluetooth headphones with Inspiron

I have an Inspiron 1720 with Vista Ultimate 32-bit. It has the built in Dell Wireless 355 Module with Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR Technology with Trace Filter installed. Microsoft Bluetooth Enumerator also appears under Bluetooth Radios in Device Manager. Driver is latest download from Dell and it is version 6.0.1.2500 from broadcom. The MS Enumerator has driver version 6.0.6001.18064 from Microsoft.

I can't get bluletooth headphones to work with this. Right now I am trying Sony DR-BT22A's. I have tried logitech and Inignia. All 3 are giving me the same problem so it is not the headphones.

The headphones will pair. I go to add new device and set the headphones to discovery mode and the dell will find the headphones and add them to the device list. But it never says "connected" on the device list. And the lights on the hadphones never switch over to the connected light pattern. If i click properties and click on services, it will actually say "connected" while it gets a list of services from the headphones, but then it immediately disconnects again. In the audio tab there are Bluetooth Stereo Audio and Bluetooth Hands Free Audio. Both say "disconnected". Selecting either one and clicking connect gives me the following error: No Local Bluetooth Device was Detected

I am stumped

I figured it out. I had "bluetooth netwok" under network adapters in the device manager disabled. I didn't think that would stop me from using headphones as my mouse, keyboard and all other bluetooth devices worked fine. But I enabled it and sure enough my headphones immediately connected.

Now I just wish there was a way that they would connect automatically without me having to clcik on the bt icon, bring up the settings window, click the audio ab, select stereo headset and click connect. That is getting old.

all right thanks for all the help guys. Another non-helping forum. I will go somewhere else. Hope this place dies off. see ya