Vista not recognizing Bluetooth headset as recording device

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I'm having issues with my bluetooth headset on Vista. My bluetooth keyboard and mouse work fine, and I'm able to sync the headset with Vista so it recognizes it as a Bluetooth device...the problem is, it won't recognize it as a recording device--rendering it useless. I installed some drivers which got it to show up as a recording device, but the following error occurs when you try to connect it: BtwApplExt - The parameter is incorrect

After doing some research I discovered this is caused by the drivers thinking you're trying to use a wired headset, which I'm not, and I found no fix to this.

After some further Googling I tried installing the Broadcom drivers, but it stalls at the very first part and asks me to turn on my bluetooth device or connect it via USB. I have tried both and the dialog box will not go away, and thus the installation will not proceed.

I've tried numerous things and nothing works. Many people have seemed to have the same problem, but Google seems to be a desert on the subject.

FWIW, I'm using the official PS3 bluetooth headset and would like to use it on Steam. It works perfectly fine on my Mac OS, but I can't play games on that...

Any help would be much appreciated, and thanks.