How to make F8 key to be just F8 key?

I have problem with MacBook (US keyboard) - F8 is mapped as trigger for keyboard backlight just as on MBP, while MB doesn't have kb backlit at all. I discovered problem when trying to install Windows XP in Parallels - Windows setup asks to press F8 to agree with license before continuing setup. So far I tried everything to make F8 function as simply F8 key with absolutely no luck. Every time I oress it it not only brings grey transparent screen with some tool icon (presumably the backlit screen) but also bumps keyboard input out of Paralles back to OSX. Nothing so far works, no fn key use, disablig and re-enabling dasboard or expose, no luck.
I would love to remap this key - please someone tell me how to do it.

I think what you want is in the Keyboard & Mouse control panel. The setting "Use the F1-F12 keys to control software features" should make the function keys act as function keys. You would then use the "fn" key in the lower left to access the "hardware" features (like screen brightness, etc.)
This really just reverses the meaning of the "fn" key, so if you are unable to use fn+f8 now, this might not work either. In that case, you might suspect a defective keyboard.

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