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[Tallest Skil]

Why are you using the keyboard when the mouse can select them perfectly fine?

 

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[Plutonius]

Are you installing 32 bit or 64 bit XP ?

 

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[gesundheit]

The Apple keyboard that shipped with my '09 Mac Pro worked fine during my XP install yesterday.

 

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[wedgehammer]

i used an apple wired keyboard that came with an old imac and it worked fine, no problems here installing windows xp pro sp2... now using my old apple wireless keyboard

 

[tamvly]

This is also a problem on the octo 2.8.

I tried multiple times to load 32 bit XP into a boot camp partition. On each occasion the when asked for info the keyboard fails to be recognized.

Eventually, I'll call Apple Support and seek an answer (when I have several hours to waste).

 

[Roy]

This is also a problem on the octo 2.8.

I tried multiple times to load 32 bit XP into a boot camp partition. On each occasion the when asked for info the keyboard fails to be recognized.

Eventually, I'll call Apple Support and seek an answer (when I have several hours to waste).

You think they might tell you that's a Windows problem and that they don't support Windows?

 

[Illicit]

Similar situation when I shut down incorrectly and I got a "Disc checking for errors...Press any key to cancel" message upon restarting in Windows.
I couldn't press any key, nothing would register and I'd have to sit through the whole disc checking process.

Don't know exactly what fixed it, but after reinstalling Leopard and Windows (using a new copy downloaded from the M$DS site), that problem resolved itself. Keyboard became detectable before Windows was loaded.

 

[dvince2]

Do you have another keyboard to try it with? Stupid question, but you are using a wired one right?

 

[NightSailor]

Wait two weeks and the problem will go away...

If you wait a couple weeks you will find you no longer have any need for Windoze. If you put it on, you will find you don't use it IMHO.

 

[tamvly]

You think they might tell you that's a Windows problem and that they don't support Windows?

Possible, I suppose. But Apple sells VMWare, so there's at least one reason to hope.

Besides, I have a large iTunes collection and will enjoy listening to my favorite tunes while on hold ...

 

[tamvly]

Do you have another keyboard to try it with? Stupid question, but you are using a wired one right?

Yes, of course. Tried both an older wired keyboard from my G5 and the stock keyboard right out of the box of the MacPro. No joy.

 

[Frozengeek]

I don't know about the keyboard, but don't forget: If your partition size is over 32gb, you'll need to reformat the partition (in the Windows installer) as NTFS.

 

[Dragonforce]

What I posted in another thread earlier:

Solution (need a working windows installation or a windows-pc):

0 - create 3 folders c:\windows64iso c:\windows64exe c:\windows64dvd
1 - download this .exe file and put into c:\windows64exe
2 - put .iso you downloaded from ms (or an .iso you created from your retail windows disc) into c:\windows64iso and unzip it
3 - move .iso file out of c:\windows64iso and trash / delete it (won't need it anymore)
4 - open a dos prompt in c:\windows64exe and type:

oscdimg -n -m -bc:\windows64iso\boot\etfsboot.com c:\windows64iso c:\windows64dvd\windows64dvd.iso

The windows64dvd.iso is the file you gonna burn onto a new DVD

Enjoy !

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Also see
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/676985/

This was for 64bit Windows, but will work with 32bit as well.