MacBook Pro Keyboard and Windows 7...

O.K. I got Windows 7 installed on my new MacBook Pro with a hitch, and I activated the Function Keys via boot camp. A PC keyboard is a bit different then the one on my MacBook Pro. Is there a guide that has tips and which Mac Keyboard equals a PC keyboard?
I see that the Mac delete key works more like a backspace, is there another key that deletes?
Which one is the PrintScrn keyboard?

Hi,
have a look/read here http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1220 for how Apple made the keyboard mapping in WIndows.
Regards
Stefan

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