Apple Bluetooth Keyboard + Macbook Pro + Win7 Bootcamp

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Works fine in OSX. Seems mighty complicated in Windows 7. I have something in my devices manager that sais HID compliant keyboard, and the drivers are updated supposedly. When I try to add a new device, I attempt to make the keyboard discoverable, and nothing shows up. Is there an easier way to set this up? Some kind of program that forces Windows to recognize the bluetooth?

Thanks in advace.

Jake
 
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MBP 17" 2011, 2.3GHz Intel Quad-Core i7, 8GB RAM, MacMini 2011, 2.7GHz Intel Dual-Core i7, 8GB RAM
It is not clear which device manager you are using in your post. You have to use the BlueTooth device manager, which should show up if you installed all the drivers for Bootcamp. I have no issues with my BT headphones in Bootcamp.
 
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So it appears that my BLUETOOTH DEVICE MANAGER is no longer available in Windows 7. If I can download the proper driver for it, maybe I can tell windows that I have a device for it to recognize. I am highly skeptical, however, considering the amount of crazy and varied workarounds I've read related to this problem.

Thanks for your thoughts!

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Tech specialists at both Apple and Microsoft were unable to figure out how to configure drivers for an Apple Bluetooth keyboard under bootcamp Win 7. My only options seem to be Add Device under device manager. My bluetooth device manager seems to be gone.

Any advice whatsoever would be greatly appreciated. This seems to be a pretty complicated problem...
 

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