Windows 7 under bootcamp for MacOS X 10.6.6

Running under windows 7 I can not get a hash key. Have read various posts that say Ctrl-Alt-3 should do it and have even downloaded Windows Layout Creator 1.4 and loaded the Apple UK keyboard layout that says Ctrl-Alt-3 should work but it does not. I am using a MacBook Pro and neither the internal keyboard nor the full external USB mac keyboard (Apple UK) that I use give in a hash in Windows 7 under bootcamp. Under Mac OS option-3 works fine.
If anyone has figured out how to get the hash key working under Windows 7 (bootcamp) with an Apple-UK keyboard, please let me know.
TIA

I've recently installed Windows 7 onto my 2011 MacBook Air.  The only thing that was a problem was the keyboard mapping for my UK keyboard.  A number of the punctuation keys were in the wrong place (e.g. the @ and the " were swapped).  I found this older post https://discussions.apple.com/message/9652475#9652475 which I followed and that seems to have put all my keys in the correct places.
Of course, I can't now find the # key because there isn't a hash key on the keyboard.  I guess I can use charmap in Windows 7 but that's clunky, but are there any other ways? 
There's probably a way to amend the file from the post above so when I've got a few minutes spare I'll take a closer look at that too.

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