Using a PC Keyboard with MBP

I have been using an external PC keyboard with my MBP for a few months now and overall, it works great. The problem I'm having is that the Delete button doesn't work.
I've also noticed that if I use Apple software products, certain buttons behave differently from say using them with Microsoft Office. For example, the End button will scroll this Safari browser down to the bottom, while End will take me to the End of a line in MS Word.
Although it would be nice to get consistent behavior, I'm more concerned with trying to get the Delete button working, or at least have a way to delete a file from Finder by pressing a button on my external PC keyboard.
Any help would be appreciated.

Boscom,
I have the exact same concerns. I use a Goldtouch ergonomic keyboard with my MBP & I want its keys to behave the same whether I'm using Apple or Windows software.
Please let me know if you run across any help for this issue & I promise to do the same.
Leslie

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