Using the "Delete" Key (fn + delete)

It says in the Boot Camp Installation Guide that hitting (fn + delete) on a mac keyboard is equivalent to the "Delete" key on a PC, while running Windows thru boot camp. This is not working for me. Is there something I'm doing wrong? This is very important that it work for me because I use it all the time.

oh, thought I'd share this with the rest of the thread: my temporary solution to this keyboard support problem. I make registry edits using a program called keytweak to remap keys in windows. to get the Del key back in service I just mapped it's function to the right hand shift key, which I've never used for anything (all left hand shifts). I've also remapped several other keys that aren't working in Boot Camp, but be warned -- any key you remap via a registry edit will no longer respond to the special Fn key modifier commands through Boot Camp. Oh, and I use rEFIt to fix the problem with Boot Camp not displaying my windows partition at startup. I would still prefer a legitimate solution to this problem though, as these 3rd party solutions will not cover everything.

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