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Question

macbook pro keyboard ISSUES under windows

Nov 15, 2012 2:47AM PST

So I installed windows 7 on my macbook pro 7.1. The keyboard works just fine under windows. The numbers and special characters are all working. But when i start playing games on windows the numbers stop working and I only get the special characters. I try to hold shift but it still does not work. Any solution?

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Answer
That's a tar pit. Here's a rope.
Nov 15, 2012 2:55AM PST
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1167

Further down the page is a keyboard layout tool but GAMES can bypass the OS or worse so if there is a game issue you may have to take that back to the game's author.
Bob
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PS. Be sure to (in Windows) turn off StickyKeys and such.
Nov 15, 2012 2:56AM PST

Sorry but when it comes to Windows, too many causes for this issue.