Apple Bluetooth Keyboard in Windows 7 = no connection

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Apple Bluetooth Keyboard in Windows 7 = no connection

Hi,
I have the thick version of the bluetooth apple keyboard. The problem is that I can't seem to sync my keyboard with Windows 7. I have successfully synced my mighty mouse by deleting the bluetooth preferences in the OS X side and syncing it on the Windows side, but the same does not work for the keyboard. In an attempt to sync my keyboard, I go to the bluetooth preferences and it is viewed as an available device, but once I click connect, the blue orb thingy keeps on going and going in its circle. I have tried updating drivers and nothing seems to work.

Intel 17" in. 2.0 GHz iMac 1,5, Mac OS X (10.5.6), 2.5 gb RAM

Posted on Jan 21, 2009 1:10 PM

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Feb 2, 2009 5:24 PM in response to Bean Boy

Exactly the same problem here. Used to work fine on Vista 32 bit.

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Answer 2

Feb 4, 2009 5:29 PM in response to Bean Boy

I have the same problem aswell.

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Bean Boy Author

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Feb 6, 2009 8:39 PM in response to Manu Chadha

Hi,
did you upgrade vista or did you do a fresh install of windows 7 because I heard somewhere if you do an upgrade to 7 from vista, the drivers and everything should be working as it would have been in vista.

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darkunft

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Feb 24, 2009 1:17 PM in response to Bean Boy

I did this:
Click on the bluetooth icon in the task bar
add device
let it search and find the keyboard
right click on the keyboard, properties
check "drivers for keyboard ..."
ok
let it install

apple bluetooth drivers must be installed

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JButts15

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Mar 14, 2009 5:37 PM in response to darkunft

What if, like me, you don't have a bluetooth icon on your taskbar?

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EL MICKO

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Apr 14, 2009 12:03 AM in response to Bean Boy

windows 7 is a BETA, which means, it is not finished, but is a work in progress, microsoft may not have added drivers for it, for may have an updated version of driver, try a different keyboard

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Apr 27, 2009 1:24 AM in response to Bean Boy

I got it to work after 2 tries with the thin keyboard. I also downloaded the BCUpdateVista32.exe from Apple (Update 2.1) which, on loading, seemed to think it was installed but still went and made changes after I selected 'Repair'.

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May 6, 2009 4:15 AM in response to Bean Boy

I am having a similar problem, but I haven't been so fortunate as to find a solution. Before loading the boot camp drivers, my keyboard works but the mouse does not. When I load the drivers from the disc, the mouse works if I right click it's icon and enable HID driver. But when I click the keyboard icon, I don't get the same option, and the keyboard keeps reappearing as either "username's keyboard" or "keyboard", and I can't connect to it. Any suggestions?

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