Numlock Key

[Jim S]

After reinstalling windows xp home edition the numlock key will not turn ON
when I boot up and I cant figure out how to get it to turn on automatically
when I reboot the machine. Can someone help please
Jim S

 

[easymike29 via WindowsKB.com]

Jim
You can change this in the bios.

After reinstalling windows xp home edition the numlock key will not turn ON
when I boot up and I cant figure out how to get it to turn on automatically
when I reboot the machine. Can someone help please
Jim S

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

You can enable NumLock via the Registry. Navigate to the following in the
Registry:

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

and double click on 'InitialKeyboardIndicators' in the right hand pane. Set
the value to 2.

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[Wesley Vogel]

Windows XP ignores whatever setting that you have for Num Lock in the BIOS.

The status of the NUM LOCK key is specific for each user and it is disabled
by default. If you want the NUM LOCK key enabled for use before a user
presses CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on, you must use Registry Editor to change the
default behavior.

HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard
Value Name: InitialKeyboardIndicators
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: 0 or 2
0 = Num Lock off before a user logs on.
2 = Num Lock on before a user logs on.

from...
How to enable the NUM LOCK key for the logon screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154529

HKEY_USERS\.Default stores the profile used when no users are logged on to
the computer (such as when the CTRL+ALT+DELETE logon prompt is
displayed).

This only applies until a user logs on, then...
HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Keyboard
Value Name: InitialKeyboardIndicators
takes over.

Windows XP will remember the status of the Num Lock key and enable it after
you next log on. If Num Lock is on when the machine is shutdown, then Num
Lock will be on the next time after you log on. If Num Lock is off when the
machine is shutdown, then Num Lock will be off the next time after you log
on.

You can change settings in the key below, all you want. But, Windows XP
will remember the status of the Num Lock key and enable it that way the next
time after you log on.

Toggling the Num Lock key toggles the value from 0 to 2 in the registry key
below. But the data isn't written to the registry key until you log off or
shutdown.

HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Keyboard
Value Name: InitialKeyboardIndicators
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: 0 or 2
0 = Windows XP turns NUMLOCK off when it starts.
2 = Windows XP turns NUMLOCK on when it starts.

[[Change method
To change the value of this entry, press the NUMLOCK key on your keyboard.]]
from...
InitialKeyboardIndicators
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/regentry/34674.asp

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[Jim S]

Thank you very much.

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Jim S

Windows XP ignores whatever setting that you have for Num Lock in the
BIOS.

The status of the NUM LOCK key is specific for each user and it is
disabled
by default. If you want the NUM LOCK key enabled for use before a user
presses CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on, you must use Registry Editor to change the
default behavior.

HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard
Value Name: InitialKeyboardIndicators
Data Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: 0 or 2
0 = Num Lock off before a user logs on.
2 = Num Lock on before a user logs on.

from...
How to enable the NUM LOCK key for the logon screen
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/154529

HKEY_USERS\.Default stores the profile used when no users are logged on to
the computer (such as when the CTRL+ALT+DELETE logon prompt is
displayed).

This only applies until a user logs on, then...
HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Keyboard
Value Name: InitialKeyboardIndicators
takes over.

Windows XP will remember the status of the Num Lock key and enable it
after
you next log on. If Num Lock is on when the machine is shutdown, then Num
Lock will be on the next time after you log on. If Num Lock is off when
the
machine is shutdown, then Num Lock will be off the next time after you log
on.

You can change settings in the key below, all you want. But, Windows XP
will remember the status of the Num Lock key and enable it that way the
next
time after you log on.

Toggling the Num Lock key toggles the value from 0 to 2 in the registry
key
below. But the data isn't written to the registry key until you log off
or
shutdown.

HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Keyboard
Value Name: InitialKeyboardIndicators
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value Data: 0 or 2
0 = Windows XP turns NUMLOCK off when it starts.
2 = Windows XP turns NUMLOCK on when it starts.

[[Change method
To change the value of this entry, press the NUMLOCK key on your
keyboard.]]
from...
InitialKeyboardIndicators
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/2000/server/reskit/en-us/regentry/34674.asp

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After reinstalling windows xp home edition the numlock key will not turn
ON when I boot up and I cant figure out how to get it to turn on
automatically when I reboot the machine. Can someone help please
Jim S

 

[Bruce Chambers]

After reinstalling windows xp home edition the numlock key will not turn ON
when I boot up and I cant figure out how to get it to turn on automatically
when I reboot the machine. Can someone help please
Jim S

WinXP, like its predecessors WinNT and Win2K, by design, ignores the
BIOS settings for the NumLock key as a standard security feature. (I'm
afraid I can't remember the "security" issue initially addressed.) By
default, the NumLock key is turned off as WinXP starts, and keeps it off
until someone logs in and initializes a user profile. WinXP will
remember the NumLock's last state, meaning that if you log out with the
NumLock on, it will automatically turn on the next time you log in; If
you log out with the NumLock off, it will be off the next time you log in.

If one needs the NumLock on _before_ logging in, a registry edit
can be used to change WinXP's default behavior:

How to Set the NUM LOCK State at Logon in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314879



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[Bruce Chambers]

Jim
You can change this in the bios.

Yes, but it'd be pointless. WinXP, like its predecessors WinNT and
Win2K, by design, ignores the BIOS settings for the NumLock key as a
standard security feature.


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[easymike29 via WindowsKB.com]

Bruce
Thanks for the correction.
Gene

Yes, but it'd be pointless. WinXP, like its predecessors WinNT and
Win2K, by design, ignores the BIOS settings for the NumLock key as a
standard security feature.

 

[Andrew Murray]

That needs to be set in the bios ( you can have it so the numlock is off or
on at boot up).

 

[Bruce Chambers]

That needs to be set in the bios ( you can have it so the numlock is off or
on at boot up).

WinXP, like its predecessors WinNT and Win2K, by design, ignores the
BIOS settings for the NumLock key as a standard security feature. (I'm
afraid I can't remember the "security" issue initially addressed.)



To the OP:

By default, the NumLock key is turned off as WinXP starts, and
keeps it off until someone logs in and initializes a user profile.
WinXP will remember the NumLock's last state, meaning that if you log
out with the NumLock on, it will automatically turn on the next time you
log in; If you log out with the NumLock off, it will be off the next
time you log in.

If one needs the NumLock on _before_ logging in, a registry edit
can be used to change WinXP's default behavior:

How to Set the NUM LOCK State at Logon in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314879


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Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell