How do I get my keyboard hotkeys to work on itunes while it's minimized?

On my keyboard I have keys for the normal stuff (pause, play, stop, forward, back) and they all work with itunes but only if itunes is open...which sort of defeats the purpose. Is there a way to get them to work while itunes is minimized to the tray?

I'm trying to find a PC compatible keyboard I can buy that will interact with iTunes while I'm in other applications.
Google "itunes hotkeys windows" and it comes up with several results for third party plugins. (No thanks)
This should be a built in feature IMO. In those plugins they use things like ctrl+inert/pg down/pg up/etc to navigate your music when you're not in the iTunes window.
This is one area where Winamp has an advantage, since it has hotkeys built in.
At work, however, I use a mac with the cast aluminum keyboard that has the pause/play, forward/backward keys built in and they work when I'm in any app. They aren't usually very responsive (I have to tap relatively hard) but they do work.
For now I'm still browsing.

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