IT help please re: keyboards *Now Sorted* :) - SV650.org

07-02-07, 07:36 PM

Hi,

Just a quick question cos no amount of Googling seems to be getting the answer I'm looking for...

My PC's keyboard broke, and a mate has given me a USB keyboard from an iMac to use.

Only trouble is, I can't find a way to make the keys match exactly. (I've tried changing to US keyboard layout & a few things now match up (the '@' symbol for instance), but others don't).

Anyone know if a driver exists that'll make WinXP recognise the keys as what they are & possibly even make the apple key work as the windows key?

Thanks.

07-02-07, 07:52 PM

0_O thats a unique request...
Is the mac keyboard QWERTY and just not registering properly or is it really mixed up?

07-02-07, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsychoCannon

0_O thats a unique request...
Is the mac keyboard QWERTY and just not registering properly or is it really mixed up?

It's just the way it is, some keys are mapped to different positions on the keyboard. Not the basic keys, "obviously", but the symbols / modifiers usually are.

Whatever...

07-02-07, 08:45 PM

lol i suppose it is a unique request.

I found BootCamp on the Apple website (program to manage an installation of WinXp on the new intel-based Macs), and a mate of mine with an iMac has tried to extract the windows drivers for apple keyboards that are included but i can't get em to work. Not sure why...

Ho-hum, guess i'll make do with it like this for now, just need to remember where the " @ and # keys are

It turns out the 'apple' key already works as the 'windows' key anyway...

Thanks for the replies anyway guys

Mods, feel free to delete this thread.

TEC · 08-02-07, 05:07 PM

You should be able to pick up a cheap keyboard (under a tenner) from the likes of PC World (spit) or ebay, not worth mucking about trying to get a Mac keyboard to work on XP tbh

08-02-07, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TEC

You should be able to pick up a cheap keyboard (under a tenner) from the likes of PC World (spit) or ebay, not worth mucking about trying to get a Mac keyboard to work on XP tbh

True, but this keyboard was free & I really like it TBH.

It's not that big a hassle, it's just that a few symbols aren't where they would be on a PC keyboard, e.g. the number 2 has the '@' symbol printed on it instead of a quote symbol, and vice versa. Not a big deal really.

I could probably 'acquire' a keyboard from work but the only ones that aren't being used are really crappy ones that none of us liked anyway so they were replaced with decent ones.

08-02-07, 08:14 PM

The @ being above the 2 suggests that it's a US keyboard.

08-02-07, 10:25 PM

Nah, it's definitely a UK keyboard, AFAIK Mac's use different keyboard layout to PC.

And as luck would have it, I was googling for an image to check whether the above was correct, and came across this: http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/de...itemid=2199290

Just what I've been looking for all along!

07-02-07, 07:36 PM	#1
El Saxo Guest Posts: n/a	*IT help please re: keyboards Now Sorted* :)** Hi, Just a quick question cos no amount of Googling seems to be getting the answer I'm looking for... My PC's keyboard broke, and a mate has given me a USB keyboard from an iMac to use. Only trouble is, I can't find a way to make the keys match exactly. (I've tried changing to US keyboard layout & a few things now match up (the '@' symbol for instance), but others don't). Anyone know if a driver exists that'll make WinXP recognise the keys as what they are & possibly even make the apple key work as the windows key? Thanks.

08-02-07, 05:07 PM	#5
TEC Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 411	You should be able to pick up a cheap keyboard (under a tenner) from the likes of PC World (spit) or ebay, not worth mucking about trying to get a Mac keyboard to work on XP tbh __________________ I am behind you http://wildwesternadventures.com/

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07-02-07, 07:52 PM	#2
PsychoCannon Guest Posts: n/a	0_O thats a unique request... Is the mac keyboard QWERTY and just not registering properly or is it really mixed up?

07-02-07, 08:45 PM	#4
El Saxo Guest Posts: n/a	lol i suppose it is a unique request. I found BootCamp on the Apple website (program to manage an installation of WinXp on the new intel-based Macs), and a mate of mine with an iMac has tried to extract the windows drivers for apple keyboards that are included but i can't get em to work. Not sure why... Ho-hum, guess i'll make do with it like this for now, just need to remember where the " @ and # keys are It turns out the 'apple' key already works as the 'windows' key anyway... Thanks for the replies anyway guys Mods, feel free to delete this thread.

08-02-07, 08:14 PM	#7
Heed Guest Posts: n/a	The @ being above the 2 suggests that it's a US keyboard.

08-02-07, 10:25 PM	#8
El Saxo Guest Posts: n/a	Nah, it's definitely a UK keyboard, AFAIK Mac's use different keyboard layout to PC. And as luck would have it, I was googling for an image to check whether the above was correct, and came across this: http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/de...itemid=2199290 Just what I've been looking for all along!