External Microsoft keyboard with Spanish characters

I have a Macbook 2,1 (late 2007) white running 10.6.8.  Have been having reoccurring kernelpanic problems (apparently associated with Skype and video) and Bluetooth connectivitybeing dropped intermittently.  Havedone all of the research that I can on both of these problems and have pursuedalmost every one of the suggestions found on the various support groups toaddress these problems.  Havefinally given up.  One of thefeatures that I’m giving up is Bluetooth, so I am now using a wired mouse(Logitech) and just purchased a Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 here in Seville,Spain, that claims to be Mac-compatible. This keyboard is a Spanish keyboard.  I have installed the driver software for the Microsoftkeyboard for a Mac, available on the Microsoft support sight.  However, I have not been able to getany of the new or relocated keys to work correctly.  My system does not recognize the placement of the variouskeys and symbols provided by the new keyboard and instead, simply inputs thestandard Apple keyboard key symbols. I’ve worked with Language and Text preferences and the keyboardpreferences but to no avail.  Isthere some way that I can make the keys on the Microsoft keyboard workcorrectly?  Thanks in advance forany help that anyone can provide.

Is one of your problems that the characters typed do not match what is on the keyboard?  In that case you may need to install a special keyboard layout, because PC keyboards are slightly different than the Mac versions.  If you email me I can send you one from Logitech to try (tom at bluesky dot org).

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