Bluetooth on T500 and Win7-64bits... How hard can it be??!!

Hello,
I've read several posts about this, but none of them solved my problem.
I have a T500 2055-RH2, with windows 7 64bits.
I just bought a bluetooth mouse online and imagine how I feel after 3 hours of useless debugging to install a mouse. Actually, my problem is more basic, I just can't seem to have bluetooth working.
I tried to install: Bluetooth with Enhanced Data Rate Software II for Windows 7, Vista - ThinkPad
When I do install this, it eventually says I have no bluetooth device, so somehow my bluetooth adapter is NOT enabled. I then tried to do Fn-F5 to enable it, but it's no use, because I can only see my WIFI in there, no trace of bluetooth...
From the forum, I tried to install: ThinkPad Power Management driver for Windows 7
I think it was already installed, but I installed it anyway, still no change, nothing in Fn-F5, still nothing.
I then even installed a WIDCOMM (broadcom) driver, but then again, it says it can't find any bluetooth device.
Are there any depencies I don't know about? Should I reinstall anything? What the HELL is wrong?! How hard is it supposed to be to install such a basic function as bluetooth??!
Should I throw that laptop out the window? Because I really want to... (arg!)
Help please...!
Thanks...
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atreid, welcome to the forum,
not wanting to be the "boo-man", are you sure your T500 has Bluetooth? It's not showing as having it on the support site when I look up your system.
Product: ThinkPad T500 2055-RH2
Original description: Based on 2055-CTO: T9400(2.53GHz), 4GB RAM, 320GB 7200rpm HD, 15.4in 1680x1050, 256MB ATI Radeon HD3650, CDRW/DVDRW, Intel 802.11agn, WWAN upgradeable, Modem, 1Gb Ethernet, UltraNav, Secure chip, Camera, 6c Li-Ion, WinVista Home Basic 32
If I select another system, e.g. 20552BG, Bluetooth is listed as a component. T500 Display Parts List - Bluetooth daughter card.
Maybe you could check if the hardware should be installed? You need to enter your type and s/n on this site and see if it mentions anything about Bluetooth, let us know what you find out.
A just in case: -  Please do not post you s/n on these boards.
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