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Help Connecting Apple Mighty Mouse & Bluetooth Keyboard To Windows 7

Okay, having real problems with this, any ideas?

I'm trying to connect an Apple Wireless Keyboard (3 battery model) and the Magic Mouse to Windows 7 Home Premium, 32bit on a 24" 2006 iMac. Having read and followed the above, I'm getting as far as:

1) Removed devices in OS X
2) Changed driver to Apple from Generic
3) Sync up Magic Mouse - works!
4) Sync up Keyboard - it pairs, but instantly disappears from Devices every time

However, on a restart the Magic Mouse is no longer connected (although it still appears in Devices), and the Keyboard isn't connected either. If I try and boot into OS X and re-sync there, then Windows loses all track and I have to start from scratch.


All I want is to be able to use the Keyboard & Mouse in OS X and Windows, is that too much to ask?


[EDIT:
I've managed to get the Magic Mouse working under OS X and Windows, but the keyboard just will not play ball. If it is present in OS X, Windows simply throws up an error or says it took too long to pair, and if the keyboard has been removed from OS X I can add it, but it instantly disappears from Devices no matter if I tick the HID box to install drivers in advance. At no point do I get to type.]
 
confirmed as a fix.

MacRumorUser said:
I had a similar problem but solved it.

I had to right click on the device when it was found in bluetooth sync part, and then there is an option for Human Control Devices. (Mice, Keyboards etc...)

I ticked that box and afterwards Windows 7 installed the Apple Keyboard and everything was hunky dory.
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This worked for me - once ticked it seemed to install more device drivers. After a few mins my kb worked. Which was nice as it was 2am and I'd had enough.. thanks so much!
 
I turned on the Mighty Mouse and in Vista x64 I did a search for Bluetooth devices and it found it right away and asked for a passkey that I believe was 0000 for the mighty mouse and it worked just fine as a 3 button scrolling mouse.
So I don't see why anyone is having issues with the Mighty Mouse.
 
Possible reason for wireless issues

I'm a previous PC user, recently switching to Mac and intend to install Parallels 5(not Boot Camp) and Win 7 (when I get up the nerve). This may or may not be something helpful for those having wireless KB and mouse issues:

In the book Switching to the Mac, The Missing Manual December 2009 edition, it says, "To setup Boot Camp you need... A wired keyboard and mouse, at least for the installation process. You can use a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse once the installation is complete.".

My new 27" included only a wireless KB and mouse. Seems that may be an Apple issue to resolve.
 
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Thank you so much for going to the trouble of typing all of that out. I couldn't see myself having the ability or persistence to find the solution myself.

gloss said:
It took me two hours, but I fixed this last night.

First off, you need to go into Mac OS and remove the keyboard and mouse from your Bluetooth settings entirely. You'll add it back in later.

Boot into Windows.

Click on the Bluetooth control panel, and go to settings. Under Hardware, it probably says 'Generic Bluetooth Adapter'.

Click 'Properties' and 'Change Settings'.

Go to drivers, and 'Update Drivers'. Have Windows look on your machine to find all available drivers ('Let me pick from a list')

UNselect 'Show Compatible Drivers'.

Look for 'Apple' in the manufacturer names, then select the Apple Bluetooth Driver. Install.

Once this is done, pair your keyboard through the wizard. It should now bring up a passcode and confirm it much more quickly than before.

Once this is done, go back to Bluetooth settings and return the Drivers to 'Windows Generic'. If you leave it on the Apple drivers the keyboard will disconnect randomly and frequently.

Your keyboard will now be paired, but won't work. Go to the Device Manager, right click on the entry for the wireless keyboard.

Click on 'services'.

It should bring up a single entry for keyboard/mouse HID services. Click this and press Apply or OK. After it installs, you should be golden.



There are two issues here - one is that Mac OS seems to 'reserve' the Bluetooth device such that it won't pair correctly with any iteration of Windows while it's already paired in OSX. It works fine the other way around, however, so you need to make sure it's set up in Windows before Mac OS. Second, there's a Bluetooth driver issue in Windows 7 such that it won't pair with the keyboard - it'll run through the steps, but the keyboard itself will not appear to actually 'get it'. Switching to the Apple drivers briefly will ameliorate this and allow proper pairing, but to actually keep the keyboard working you should use the built-in drivers.
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leJules said:
This worked for me - once ticked it seemed to install more device drivers. After a few mins my kb worked. Which was nice as it was 2am and I'd had enough.. thanks so much!
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Do you have to be connected to the internet for this to work? Because I can't connect yet (a whole other issue), but when I tick that box, it says" Found New Hardware" A problem occurred when trying to install your hardware etc etc"
 
I don't know if anyone can help me, but its worth a shot. I have the wireless keyboard and am having troubles connecting it. I get to the last step of the reccomended tip, but i cannot perform that last update (the HID). When i check mark the box and hit apply, it says "access denied". I don't know if this is relevent, but when i go under device manager, i cannot see anything labeled "wireless keyboard". However, under my bluetooth devices, the keyboard is present. I went through the passcode thing and that worked. Any help would be appreciated.
 
conshok26 said:
I've tried to run the wizard and it's not working for me. Either it fails right from the start or it says it connected but neither work. Anyone who has done it successfully please help. I'm using a new unibody MacBook.
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I got my mighty mouse to connect to Win 7 on a pc by entering the code OOOO ( four zeros, no spaces) when requested to enter the code. It didn't work when I used the numeric keypad, but did when I used the keyboard numerals. Worth a try. . .::)
 
I did find a solution that worked for me (perhaps it will help someone else). Follow this step by step, while you are in Windows. This also works whether it is a Magic or Mighty mouse and whether it's for W7 or XP.

1) Switch off the device you want to pair
2) Select "add a device" in the Bluetooth menu
3) Switch on the device (after few second it should get detected by windows)
4) Now, right click on the device and select properties. You should now get a window with the different services.
5) select the HID drivers for keyboard and mice and click OK (this is the important part)
6a) In windows 7 it should setup mouse and keyboard without any additional input.

I found that cure posted by S_ Eye at http://discussions.apple.com/thread....art=0&tstart=0
 
I've been able to get both bluetooth devices working in Mac OSX and Windows 7. My issue is the following:

I boot automatically into Mac OS. If I restart my computer to hold down "option" and get into the dual boot screen, my bluetooth functionality goes out the window and I have to connect a wired mouse to select Windows 7. Once I'm booted in Windows 7 then my bluetooth devices work again.

When in Windows 7 you can choose to go back to Mac OS through the bootcamp manager and I don't need the wired mouse. Is there a similar "boot into Windows 7" option when on the Mac OS?

Anyone else have a solution to this issue? It kind of is a pain to have a bluetooth device for use, but have to keep a wired mouse on hand just to boot into a different OS.
 
I always was able to get my bluetooth keyboard to work with the Option-on-boot thing, so something's up there.

But anyway to answer your question, under OSX look at the Startup Disk pref pane. That will allow you to set it to boot into your bootcamp Windows, without requiring the menu stuff.
 
Connecting Apple Mightly Mouse and Bluetooth Keyboard

I just installed Windows XP on my iMac and had the same problem as everyone else. The keyboard and mouse sort of worked, but after installing the Boot Camp software they stopped working. I Googled it, and found this forum thread. I also found this pdf:

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/boot_camp_install-setup.pdf

It was from Apple on how to set up Boot Camp, so I decided to try its solution before the ones on here. On page 20 it tells how to set up the Apple Mighty Mouse and Apple keyboard. I tried it and it works perfectly, haven't had any problems so far. :D

P.S. I am using Windows XP and not Windows 7, so I'm not sure if this will work for you Windows 7 users. I just figured I would post this for you to try and anyone else that comes along with the same problem. :)

Note: I did not read the entire thread, so I apologize if this has already been posted.
 
I realise I'm a year late but I found a dead easy way of connecting the Mighty Mouse, even if you've linked it up in OS X beforehand.

Go to Control Panel> Devices and Printers> Add a Device. The computer will see the mouse. Right-click and select "Properties".

There is an unticked option box regarding bluetooth drivers in the box that comes up. Tick it and click OK.

All sorted, at least it worked for me :)
 
Quillz said:
You actually don't need to enter a product key during the installation, but you do need to set up a user account, so yes, you will need a (wired) keyboard.

And thanks a lot of that very informative guide. Of course, this could all be avoided if Apple would just update their Bluetooth drivers in the first place.
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Umm, actually, my windows 7 copy requires No Product key... but both my wireless mouse and keyboard (bluetooth) worked during installation from disk... but once Bootcamp is installed, the new drivers block BT...

SO YOU USE THE ON SCREEN VIRTUAL KEYBOARD when your signing into windows if you dont have a keyboard, click on the assistant icon in corner, and select on screen keyboard.

I noticed it today ;P
 
Belkin Bluethooth

The Belkin Bluetooth adaptor seems to have some issuses with Win7.
With a logilink bt0007 adaptor it works out of the box. Read somewhere that the Belkin adaptor has bad drivers for Win7.

Joshwah said:
My specs are

Intel Core 2 Duo
Intel DG41MJ
Belkin Bluetooth adaptor
Windows 7 64bit RC
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I have Windows XP and I can't find a way to get my Bluetooth headphone to work with Windows :confused:

On Mac it is sooo simple... :apple:
 
MacRumorUser said:
I had a similar problem but solved it.

I had to right click on the device when it was found in bluetooth sync part, and then there is an option for Human Control Devices. (Mice, Keyboards etc...)

I ticked that box and afterwards Windows 7 installed the Apple Keyboard and everything was hunky dory.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the info. That fixed my problem also. Remnants of Windows where sometimes the answers are hidden and if you can't find them you are out of luck.
 
Anyone else getting BSOD's with the original 3-battery, Windows 7 and Boot Camp 3.0+?

It seems once the keyboard goes to "sleep"/power save, pressing a key to wake it up causes an instant blue screen.

Uninstalling the "Apple Keyboard" driver fixes the problem, but it also removes the volume up/down, brightness, and fn functionalities.

Lousy Windows.
 
Success!

MacRumorUser said:
I had a similar problem but solved it.

I had to right click on the device when it was found in bluetooth sync part, and then there is an option for Human Control Devices. (Mice, Keyboards etc...)

I ticked that box and afterwards Windows 7 installed the Apple Keyboard and everything was hunky dory.
Click to expand...

Perfect. Thanks so much, easy fix once you know this!
 
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