Numlock?

[Ben Blackmore]

Where is the correct location to set numlock to on? Looking on the net there
are 3 different places. Some say:

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]
or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\Keyboard]
or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard]

Is there no way of setting it as a machine default? Rather than user?

Cheers

Ben

 

[Mark V]

Where is the correct location to set numlock to on? Looking on the
net there are 3 different places. Some say:

Probably they are all "correct" at some point.

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]

State for the pre-logon "system" desktop

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\Keyboard]

Do not have that one at all. Is for "Windows" keyboards or MS-
branded keyboards??? (W2K no MS keyboard)

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard]

Per account as you are aware.

Is there no way of setting it as a machine default? Rather than
user?

Not that I know of.
One can set this in the \Default User\ hive for newly created
accounts though. (not = HKU\.default)

 

[Mark V]

Where is the correct location to set numlock to on? Looking on the
net there are 3 different places. Some say:

Probably they are all "correct" at some point.

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]

State for the pre-logon "system" desktop

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\Keyboard]

Do not have that one at all. Is for "Windows" keyboards or MS-
branded keyboards??? (W2K no MS keyboard)

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard]

Per account as you are aware.

Is there no way of setting it as a machine default? Rather than
user?

Not that I know of.
One can set this in the \Default User\ hive for newly created
accounts though. (not = HKU\.default)

 

[Ben Blackmore]

OK thanks, I think I might just add both the HKU\.DEFAULT & HKCU to my logon
script registry, that will take care of default for new users, and set it
for current users.

Cheers

Ben

Where is the correct location to set numlock to on? Looking on the
net there are 3 different places. Some say:

Probably they are all "correct" at some point.

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]

State for the pre-logon "system" desktop

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\Keyboard]

Do not have that one at all. Is for "Windows" keyboards or MS-
branded keyboards??? (W2K no MS keyboard)

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard]

Per account as you are aware.

Is there no way of setting it as a machine default? Rather than
user?

Not that I know of.
One can set this in the \Default User\ hive for newly created
accounts though. (not = HKU\.default)

 

[Ben Blackmore]

OK thanks, I think I might just add both the HKU\.DEFAULT & HKCU to my logon
script registry, that will take care of default for new users, and set it
for current users.

Cheers

Ben

Where is the correct location to set numlock to on? Looking on the
net there are 3 different places. Some say:

Probably they are all "correct" at some point.

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]

State for the pre-logon "system" desktop

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\Keyboard]

Do not have that one at all. Is for "Windows" keyboards or MS-
branded keyboards??? (W2K no MS keyboard)

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard]

Per account as you are aware.

Is there no way of setting it as a machine default? Rather than
user?

Not that I know of.
One can set this in the \Default User\ hive for newly created
accounts though. (not = HKU\.default)

 

[Mark V]

OK thanks, I think I might just add both the HKU\.DEFAULT & HKCU
to my logon script registry, that will take care of default for
new users, and set it for current users.

Well, your users will not be able to change in HKU\.default under
their own non-admin accounts. Also, running the same registry merge
every logon is, well, not so desirable...

Cheers

Ben

Where is the correct location to set numlock to on? Looking on
the net there are 3 different places. Some say:

Probably they are all "correct" at some point.

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]

State for the pre-logon "system" desktop

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input
Devices\Keyboard]

Do not have that one at all. Is for "Windows" keyboards or MS-
branded keyboards??? (W2K no MS keyboard)

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard]

Per account as you are aware.

Is there no way of setting it as a machine default? Rather than
user?

Not that I know of.
One can set this in the \Default User\ hive for newly created
accounts though. (not = HKU\.default)

 

[Mark V]

OK thanks, I think I might just add both the HKU\.DEFAULT & HKCU
to my logon script registry, that will take care of default for
new users, and set it for current users.

Well, your users will not be able to change in HKU\.default under
their own non-admin accounts. Also, running the same registry merge
every logon is, well, not so desirable...

Cheers

Ben

Where is the correct location to set numlock to on? Looking on
the net there are 3 different places. Some say:

Probably they are all "correct" at some point.

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]

State for the pre-logon "system" desktop

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input
Devices\Keyboard]

Do not have that one at all. Is for "Windows" keyboards or MS-
branded keyboards??? (W2K no MS keyboard)

or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard]

Per account as you are aware.

Is there no way of setting it as a machine default? Rather than
user?

Not that I know of.
One can set this in the \Default User\ hive for newly created
accounts though. (not = HKU\.default)

 

[etech]

Ben,
Is the intent to have the number lock on for the users
during logon? If so KB154529 is the article for you.

 

[etech]

Ben,
Is the intent to have the number lock on for the users
during logon? If so KB154529 is the article for you.

 

[Ben Blackmore]

Yeah I found the problem, I'd set the registry up fine, however someone else
here in the IT department had added a vbs script to the logon script that
toggles the numlock status, so my registry settings had turned numlock on,
then this vbs script was toggling it off. No one will own up to adding it,
which is a pain, it wasn't tested on our test group first, just distributed
to everyone via group policy, and no one else was told about it!

All seem to be working now after removing it.

Cheers

Ben

Ben,
Is the intent to have the number lock on for the users
during logon? If so KB154529 is the article for you.

-----Original Message-----
Where is the correct location to set numlock to on? Looking on the net there
are 3 different places. Some say:

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]
or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\Keyboard]
or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard]

Is there no way of setting it as a machine default? Rather than user?

Cheers

Ben


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[Ben Blackmore]

Yeah I found the problem, I'd set the registry up fine, however someone else
here in the IT department had added a vbs script to the logon script that
toggles the numlock status, so my registry settings had turned numlock on,
then this vbs script was toggling it off. No one will own up to adding it,
which is a pain, it wasn't tested on our test group first, just distributed
to everyone via group policy, and no one else was told about it!

All seem to be working now after removing it.

Cheers

Ben

Ben,
Is the intent to have the number lock on for the users
during logon? If so KB154529 is the article for you.

-----Original Message-----
Where is the correct location to set numlock to on? Looking on the net there
are 3 different places. Some say:

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]
or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices\Keyboard]
or
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard]

Is there no way of setting it as a machine default? Rather than user?

Cheers

Ben


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