Problems pairing bluetooth keyboard in bootcamp

Hi.
I've searched exhaustively for the answer to this problem, but haven't yet found a solution. A few users have reported this particular problem before, but their discussion threads seem to go unanswered, so either they've given up, or found a solution and never posted it. I promise, if I find a satisfactory resolution, I will report it here!
Here is my dilemma: I have a Windows XP SP3 Bootcamp partition (v2.1) set up on my 2007 Santa Rosa MBP, that I've been using predominantly in Parallels. The reason I avoid booting directly into Windows at startup, is because I can't seem to get my Apple Bluetooth keyboard (the last-gen transparent model) to pair when using Windows natively via Bootcamp.
I've read all of the suggestions and standard instructions on how to pair a device using the bluetooth device wizard in XP, rolling back drivers to earlier versions, uninstalling the apple drivers, etc., and none of them seem to work.
First, when I try to add the keyboard, I can get to the point where I enter a passkey (e.g., 00000000), but when I click next, it BYPASSES the step where I am supposed to enter the passkey using the bluetooth keyboard, and says that it successfully added the device. It then shows up in the device list, without a passkey, but the keyboard never works, and when I close and re-open the bluetooth devices pane, it disappears from the list of devices. I've attempted this set-up probably 30+ times, and everytime, it ends the same way. To make sure it wasn't the bluetooth radio malfunctioning under Windows, I added my bluetooth phone, and it paired just fine. Also, the keyboard works normally when I boot into Leopard, so it's not a defective keyboard or a battery problem.
Next, I've tried some of the other suggestions I've found, such as removing the batteries to "reset" the keyboard, updating the bluetooth drivers (they're from the 2.1 Bootcamp release), uninstalling the drivers altogether, rolling back the drivers to earlier versions, and none of those have worked either.
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong, or has anyone gotten their Apple bluetooth keyboard to pair properly when running Windows via Bootcamp? I'm wondering if this has to do with XP SP3 (which I installed AFTER upgrading to Bootcamp 2.1) or bootcamp 2.1 itself, or maybe a driver conflict???
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

SUCCESS! FINALLY!
OK, I'm happy to say, I am at last typing this message on my bluetooth keyboard while running XP via Bootcamp. Hopefully this will help anyone else who encounters this problem.
The first issue, that Flying Dutchman helped me out with, was that my keyboard could be detected by the Windows Bluetooth Device wizard, but it wouldn't pair properly. After UN-pairing the keyboard in mac os X, and rebooting in Windows, I was able to successfully pair the keyboard using a passkey.
The keyboard still didn't work, though, and after searching around some more, I discovered the problem was that I had to enable the "Driver for keyboard, mice, etc (HID)" service by clicking the properties button for the keyboard (in the bluetooth control panel device list), and then check the box under the services tab. I had tried doing this before, but everytime I would do this and hit 'apply', I would get an error that said "access denied". So I kept giving up on this, but this was the step I needed. Finally, I googled around and found this very helpful discussion:
http://www.sean-ward.com/2008/08/01/bluetoothaccess_denied_issue_andresolution/
It explains how to fix the "access denied" problem so you can check the services box. I had to restart a couple of times and re-pair the keyboard, but at last it works!
Now the final question is what will happen when I go back to mac os X and repair my keyboard on that side... but that's an issue for another day.
Cheers!

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