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2004-09-05, 07:53

Its outlook is excellent!!!! I want to buy one for my PC, but is it compatible with windows xp? has anyone used it under windows xp?
thx much!!!
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2004-09-05, 09:46

I would assume so, as long as your PC has Bluetooth. The older USB keyboards work fine in Windows.

The Apple key should map to the Windows key, but it'll be in the wrong place (compared to standard PC keyboards). Also, the volume and eject keys won't do anything. At least, that's how my old Pro Keyboard works when hooked up to a PC.

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2004-09-05, 13:17

http://forums.macrumors.com/printthr...threadid=39708

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codepoet 11-25-2003 05:25 AM
works just fine

the apple wireless keyboard works just fine on windows. i have it running on both my thinkpads, one with win XP and the other one with linux.

i am using the latest release of the IBM Bluetooth stack. The Microsoft BT stack does not work on IBM Thinkpads but is compatible - against all rumors the MS BT keyboard even works on Macs. [..]
There's your answer.
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2004-09-06, 03:07

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Originally Posted by Brad
Also, the volume and eject keys won't do anything.
FWIW, the volume keys on my Apple Pro Keyboard (style before current, white keys with USB port on left and right of top end) work just fine on my Windows XP Pro PC. The eject key doesn't work though, like you say.
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2004-09-06, 04:13

Isn't the bluetooth connection for the keyboard encrypted?

Does MS support this type of security?
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2004-09-06, 11:52

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Originally Posted by Gargoyle
Isn't the bluetooth connection for the keyboard encrypted?

Does MS support this type of security?
Yes, the BT connection is encrypted. And if the guy up there says it works, than it works. I have no experience with it, but it should work. Only one way to find out, right?

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