Bootcamp HELP: right-click, command-f, command-c, command-v (none works in Win 7 under boot camp)

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Bootcamp HELP: right-click, command-f, command-c, command-v (none works in Win 7 under boot camp)

Bootcamp is beautiful and maddening at the same time. I cannot use normal right click (though the hardware on my MBA supports it; it is enabled in OSX). In the Win 7 Bootcamp installation I must use 2-fingers then left click. No "trackpad" or "touchpad" options appear in teh Win 7 Control Panel.

More maddening, Command-f, which brings up the find-on-screen box in OSX browsers, brings up some random search program in Win 7. And Command -c, Command-x and Command-v don't work at all (forcing me to use teh awkward 2-finger click to show the cut & paste edit menu).

Someone MUST have resolved these extremely annoying inconsistencies .... Any help?

Thx!

Bootcamp-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jun 11, 2012 6:44 AM

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The hatter

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Jun 11, 2012 9:29 AM in response to WebsterNYC

What you want is

to learn the native equivelant command or a program that swaps or "remaps" keys

Control-F -C -X etc (small, not caps)

InputRemapper did some trackpad stuff but does not support Windows 7 and has not been updated in 5 yrs, but there may be someting else.

I'd get a small handy reference guide actually. Or google for awile.

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WebsterNYC Author

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Jun 13, 2012 6:11 AM in response to The hatter

I discovered tht in the Win 7 control panel there is a "Boot Camp" icon and wihin that a "Keyboard tab" with a "Sceondary Click" box under the "One Finger" section. This fixes the right click problem.

I do not understand why Command-C Command-V do not work ... These keystrokes work both in native OSX and native Win 7. Why on earth this would change in Boot Camp makes no sense ....

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Answer 3

The hatter

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Jun 13, 2012 6:23 AM in response to WebsterNYC

Command key is native to Apple hardware. Not Windows.

But as you discovered there is a control panel Apple added.

If I hiit command key in Windows what do you think it does? If you had not installed Apple kbmgr or use a different keyboard.

I prefer using Control now in place of Command, it is always on the outside and easier.

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