How to disable "special" f-key function on Apple Wireless Keyboard in Windows 7

Hi.  I dual-boot my iMac using an Apple Wireless Keyboard.  In Mac OS's "Keyboard" system preference pane, I've chosen to treat the F-keys as actual F-keys, and not the "special" function keys, such as volume control and screen brightness.  This however does not carry over to the Windows environment.
I cannot find an option to do this on the Windows 7 side.  I've tried SharpKeys (popular Windows freeware key-mapping registry editor), however the program doesn't recognize the key being pushed (unless I hold the "Fn" key, at which point, it sees it as the F# key).
To reiterate, I'd like to know how to use the F1 through F12 keys as F1-F12 in Windows 7, without having to use the "Fn" key.

Hi alexia416,
If you would like to use your Apple keyboard in Boot Camp with the standard function keys as the default, you may find the following article helpful:
Boot Camp: Use the function keys on an Apple keyboard
For other keyboard-related Boot Camp issues, this article is also useful:
Boot Camp: About keyboards and key assignment for Microsoft Windows - Apple Support
Regards,
- Brenden

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