How do I turn on bluetooth on a Dell Latitude E6410?

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I have recently acquired a Dell Latitude E6410. It's great but I can't get Bluetooth to work.

I have enabled bluetooth for the Wireless Switch in the BIOS. However whenever I try and install the bluetooth driver from the CD I get the message:

Activate Bluetooth using the Wireless Switch.

There is only a cancel button on this dialog. There is no bluetooth icon on any function key and I have tried switching the what I assume to be the Wireless Switch (the switch which controls wireless internet, on the right side of the laptop) to on and off positions to no avail.

Does anyone know what the problem is?

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