Apple Pro Keyboard & Win XP

[moemac8]

Can you use the Applekeyboard on XP?? We have a mac at work and I plugged it into my Dell and XP saw it and recognized it, but I did use it, jusy unplugged it and put it back on our Mac. But I was thinking about getting on for my PC at home and want to know if there is any problems. Love there keyboard. Nice small, very good key springyness. Too bad their mice suck.

 

[stevewm]

Nope, no problems....

Apple's keyboards are standard HID (human inteface device) compliant keyboards. They will work with computer that has USB ports and a operating system that is HID compliant.

The apple and command/option keys will become the Windows and Conext menu key when plugged into a Windows PC

 

[moemac8]

Cool, I have a keyboard that slides from underneither my computer desks top and it doesnt pull out far enough to see it the caps lock button is lite. I really like that the Apple keyboard is smaller and has the Caps locks light actually in the key where I would notice it more readily. Nothing like hunting and pecking, looking up and finding out caps was on and having to retype eveything

 

[BoomAM]

You can DL a driver for it to make the Apple keys function as Windows keys.

 

[moemac8]

Boom...do you know where to get the driver???

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: moemac8
Boom...do you know where to get the driver???

Not off the top of my head, i saw it in a mag.
I`ll try and find the mag and the address and post back later today for you.

 

[BoomAM]

Heres the driver link/s for you.

AppleKeys2
And theres
K-Loader

And theres this option;
Install MS IntelliType v4.0
Set Keyboard type to "Natural Keyboard Pro", and it`ll allow you to use F13 as Print Screen.

Aparently, AppleKeys2 is the best of the 3 options.

Arnt i kind getting you this info? lol.
Hope this helps you.

 

[moemac8]

Thanks very much guy.