IBM USP Numeric Keypad shutting off

[Guest]

I've got an IBM laptop running XP Pro. I've attached an IBM USB numeric keypad; which worked fine on an old Win 2K laptop. I am experiencing a situation where I will press the NumLock key on the keypad to activate it (and will see this on the system tray on the bottom). However, at times I will go into other applications (sometimes just opening them) and I'll see that the NumLock key has been de-activated

Is there another way to activate the NumLock on the keypad and not have it de-activate at will

Thanks

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Check in the Device Manager for the USB ports/hubs. There is a power
managemnet setting stating that the Windows system can turn off the power to
the device if inactive.

I've got an IBM laptop running XP Pro. I've attached an IBM USB numeric

keypad; which worked fine on an old Win 2K laptop. I am experiencing a
situation where I will press the NumLock key on the keypad to activate it
(and will see this on the system tray on the bottom). However, at times I
will go into other applications (sometimes just opening them) and I'll see
that the NumLock key has been de-activated.