Bluetooth acting up

Hello,
I have a T500 with Windows 7 installed, and the laptom has developed a Bluetooth problem that I can't get rid of. When I turn the computer on or return from the sleep state, the Bluetooth radio is turned off. If the computer is undocked this is not a problem as I can press Fn+F5 and obtain the wireless menu. However, if the laptop is docked, and I am using an external keyboard, I have no way of turning the bluetooth on. Namely, under Windows 7 the Keyboard Customizer utility for simulating the Fn+F5 key combination is not available. Does anyone have a solution to this problem?
Regards,
bostjanv

My previous post was incomplete in the sense that it failed to state that the problem is still unsolved since I don't know how to make the laptop wake up or turn on with bluetooth on; but at least I can turn bluetooth on manually from an external keyboard. Since I rely on a bluetooth mouse I have to call TpFnF5.exe on startup, then tab to the "turn on bluetooth" button, and press RETURN. Somewhat complicated, but the best I can do at the present.
Regards,
bostjanv

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