Alt codes on MBP?

How can I use ALT codes on a boot camped MacBook Pro? (For those of you who may not know, alt codes are, holding ALT and typing 0172 to get a ¬ character, or other combination & characters.)
I've tried ALT-****-Numbers, ALT-FN-Numbers, ALT-Numbers but I can't get it. I tried with an external keyboard too and it still won't. Do I have to enable it anywhere? I don't know Windows too well.

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I am using a Apple Wired Keyboard (MB110B/B) -- British-bought -- on a Windows 7 PC, and I are having some issues with ALT codes. The array of symbols I have to type (pi, sigma, etc) becomes tiresome to insert via the Character Map (on Win7). Basically, entering "alt" (left handside) then 227 does not insert "π" but rather "Ò". alt + 228 (Σ) inserts õ
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For a third opinion, be cautious of using a dishwasher as the temperature can get pretty high. If the spill is on the 456 on the number pad, you can try holding the keyboard vertically, soak just that part in distilled water for several minutes to disolve the spill material. Run some denatured (rubbing) alcohol over the numpad, then dry with a hair dryer.
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Thanks for your reply cor-el.
My posting actually included the alt code syntax, and is now rendered as the corresponding special character. I guess this isn't a surprise!
And no, it was rendered just fine. This morning when I went into the browser to see the problem, it was not mis-displaying as it had been...it had somehow changed and was behaving very nicely. That's all fine, but I'm a little bit wary of this FF browser functionality now...steady as she goes.
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I am trying to use alt codes to input spanish and portuguese characters. My laptop has a keypad so I am pressing ALT+!164, for example, but none of the codes works. What could I do to solve this?
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You're quite welcome. As I understand it, once Windows is installed, those fonts no longer serve a purpose. If you need to recover them, you can find them in the '''boot\fonts''' folder of your Windows installation disc.
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Thanks, ishaan.
I hadn't seen your post, nor the knowledgebase article.
It works on my Yoga13, yet it's a little awkward to hold down the Alt key on the physical keyboard while tapping the on-screen keypad's numbers to achieve special characters... unless I'm missing some kind of an "Alt lock" function for the on-screen keyboard. In any case, it's certainly better than no capability at all.
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I cannot use Unicode alt codes as they cause Firefox's menus to pop up.

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I am in the process of writing a biography in English which includes a lot of French words and accents. I rely a lot on alt-codes for diactritics. My G575 has its own numeric keypad so alt-codes are no problem but my wife's T42 does not have a separate numeric keypad. Turning the NumLk on and off for every accent she needs is getting rather tedious and so is switching from English to French to English keyboards.
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