The MacBook Pro (MBP) combined with Bootcamp allows the Mac to run Windows XP natively. The catch being that when the MBP's XP is configured to use a corporate domain it requires the use of CTRL-ALT-DEL to get to the login screen when the MBP's keyboard does not have an DEL key.
Enter the Windows Utility Manager. This tool allows you to turn on and off the various accessibility programs. You can turn off the text reader which will read just about everything on the screen. But what you are really wanting to do is to turn on the On-Screen Keyboard program. On Windows XP you use the Windows key + U to activate the Windows Utility Manager.
On the MBP when booting XP the Apple key is mapped to the Windows key. At the start screen when it is asking you to press CTRL-ALT-DEL key, press Apple + U key combination. Once the Windows Utility manger starts, you can go ahead and start the on-Screen Keyboard program. Now hold down the CTRL-ALT keys on the MBP keyboard and then use the mouse to click on the DEL key on the On-Screen Keyboard.
Once you are able to get in to Windows, yes you can remap the keys, but you must make it to windows in the first place.
REFERENCES:
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Windows-XP-Keyboard-Shortcuts.html - Tip 7
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Thanks! Exactly what I was looking for!
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