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    Can anyone with a very recent MacBook help me?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by pxa270, Mar 30, 2008.

  1. pxa270

    pxa270 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm looking for one file from the latest Install Disc 1 for MacBooks, namely \Drivers\Apple\AppleKeyboardInstaller.exe which is the Windows keyboard driver for use under Bootcamp. Note that this can only be seen if you open the DVD in Windows, not in OS X.
    I have a late 2007 MacBook with older drivers, and it's difficult to get hold of newer ones as I have no Apple Store nearby. If you have a newer MacBook Install Disc 1 than version 1.1 and are willing to email me the latest driver, please PM me.
    Thank you.
     
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    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    pxa270 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the upload, but unfortunately that's the driver I already have. The files inside that exe archive date from October 2007. According to posters on the Apple boards there are more recent ones dating from December 2007, which solve the Fn key issues. I'm trying to get hold of those.
     
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    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    Then you'll want a disk version higher than 1.3.
     
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    Ok, good to know. I guess my best bet would be someone with a new Penryn MacBook.
     
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    I have a Penryn, but my Leopard disk says version 1.1

    But here is the driver from mine:

    http://rapidshare.com/files/103583087/AppleKeyboardInstaller.exe.html


    NOTE: I have this driver installed and cannot use any fn + _____ commands either. The only thing that works is fn + Delete. But none of the screen brightness, sound, or other functions work in Windows.
     
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    GuardianAero, that did the trick for me, thanks. I have everything working now:
    Fn-Backspace is (forward) Delete. Fn-arrow is Home/End/PgUp/PgDn. And the function keys work for brightness and volume control, but I never had problems with those before.

    As far as I know, the process called KbdMgr.exe is responsible for the brightness and volume controls, so check if you have that running in Taskmanager.
     
    pxa270, Mar 30, 2008
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