How can I install an Apple Magic Trackpad on a PC without Boot Camp?

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Published on 2010-07-30T21:20:58Z Indexed on 2011/01/08 11:55 UTC
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I have a Apple Magic Trackpad and I'd like to use it with my PC. I have no other Apple hardware besides the Trackpad. I do not have OSX and thus no Boot Camp CD.

The Trackpad uses Bluetooth and will pair with Windows 7 without specific drivers (appears as an HID-Compliant Mouse), but all it will do is point and left click (physical click, no touch tap). With Apple's Windows driver update, I should be able to achieve:

  • Tap to click
  • Dragging
  • Drag lock
  • Secondary click
  • Two-finger scrolling
  • Two-finger secondary tap/click

But how can I obtain this driver without Boot Camp installed? Apple's Boot Camp update EXE will not install on my PC (non-Apple hardware).

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