IMac no longer recognizes bluetooth after installing XP

I just installed XP using Boot Camp 2.0, and now my computer no longer recognizes the bluetooth internal card (not in XP or OSx). When I go to system preferences, the bluetooth icon doesn't even show up and even when I go to "about this Mac" and look under bluetooth it says "No information found." Any ideas? Both in XP and OSx I have gotten a problem code 43...what does that mean??
This is my first Mac...so this is all new to me, but any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Brian

Hi. Thank you for your response. I actually didn't get to test it out because before going to bed, I shut everything down, unplugged it, and said a prayer. (All of which I had done earlier in various combinations, except the prayer part.) This morning I plugged the computer in, turned it on, held my breath, and plugged the MyBook in - it recognized it and I downloaded everything onto my iMac before it could change its mind.
I'll keep a copy of your reply so that I know what to do the next time I pull a stunt like this.
Thanks, again, for the help response.
~alison

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READ Oct 18 23:33:53.363 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.planet-service.fr -- port:587 -- socket:0x6000014a58e0 -- thread:0x600001e6fbc0
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WROTE Oct 18 23:33:53.363 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.planet-service.fr -- port:587 -- socket:0x6080010b1400 -- thread:0x600003479b00
STARTTLS
WROTE Oct 18 23:33:53.363 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.planet-service.fr -- port:587 -- socket:0x600000ab43a0 -- thread:0x6080032654c0
STARTTLS
WROTE Oct 18 23:33:53.364 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.planet-service.fr -- port:587 -- socket:0x6000014a58e0 -- thread:0x600001e6fbc0
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I took the iMac to a support center, and they confirmed that several components on the power supply board were fried and other parts had been overheated. It took a few weeks for them to get the needed parts (much cheaper than replacing the entire unit). I brought the iMac back home and started it up, and it did work... but it was getting very hot very quickly. I was thinking that maybe I should install Mountain Lion on it, and get away from Mavericks... just in case.... the computer had been turned on for around 1 hour at that point, and then it rebooted.... and stayed dead for 10 minutes or so... until it could start up again. Was on for a few minutes... then dead again.
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