Windows 7 boot camp (Macbook Pro 13") function keys

Hey everyone,
I've had Bootcamp installed on my Mac prettty much since a few days after I bought it about 3 weeks ago. I've always had this issue- but finally thought I'd do something about it.
So, when I'm booted into Windows 7 (ultimate, 64 bit) my function keys (brightness, keyboard brightness, volume, eject) will not work, with or without the fn key held down. I have toggled the option in bootcamp preferences.. But this has not helped. Other than that though- it works 100% correctly... It's not too bad... its just irritating.

Look:
http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1044?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

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to sum up: actually got 7 running, but all just to a certain extent:
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