New Wireless Keyboard Function Keys Not Working

I recently got an Apple Wireless keyboard- the newest one, with only 2 batteries. I connected it to my MacBook Pro (10.5.8) just fine, and everything seemed to have been working. But the function keys don't work for their functions (F7 as previous, F8 as play, etc.). I've tried changing the settings, manually mapping shortcuts, and reinstalling the keyboard, but nothing worked, I installed all the updates, including the Magic Mouse update, but the function keys still don't work properly. The system recognizes them, but I can't map shortcuts to them, nor do the built-in shortcuts work.

You can download the software update even if you don't have a wireless mouse. Go to the apple site then "downloads" and look along the left columns for "top apple downloads" which should open a list. As of tonight, look for #11 Apple wireless mouse download. Download that and it should fix your wireless keyboard and the function keys. As mentioned in my earlier response, be sure under System Preferences and Keyboard icon that the "Use all F1, F2, etc. keys...." box is unchecked.
The above should take care of the problem even though you do not have a wireless mouse.

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