About number lock

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Hi!

I'm user of windows Xp professional in office and home. Whenever I start my
computer in office, computer's number lock is off ( even at the time restart
and logoff and login) by default where as at my home it is on by default. Can
anyone tell me a method to change the settings, so that windows number lock
will be on by default when started?
 
Ameya said:
Hi!

I'm user of windows Xp professional in office and home. Whenever I start my
computer in office, computer's number lock is off ( even at the time restart
and logoff and login) by default where as at my home it is on by default. Can
anyone tell me a method to change the settings, so that windows number lock
will be on by default when started?
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This setting is set in BIOS. The kind of computer you have dictates what
key has to be pressed to enter your BIOS setup. Some common keys are
F2, esc, and del. When you first start your computer the button
assignments will be displayed on the screen momentarily. If you do not
see this post back with the model of your computer and we will be able
to get that information for you. Once inside BIOS you need to look for a
setting such as NUM Lock Status or something similar. Set this to the
desired setting (off or on).
 
XP remembers however the Num Lock key was when you shut down and that is the
state it will be in when you restart the machine.

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Ameya said:
Hi!

I'm user of windows Xp professional in office and home. Whenever I start my
computer in office, computer's number lock is off ( even at the time restart
and logoff and login) by default where as at my home it is on by default. Can
anyone tell me a method to change the settings, so that windows number lock
will be on by default when started?
Click to expand...



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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Chrispsg said:
This setting is set in BIOS. The kind of computer you have dictates what
key has to be pressed to enter your BIOS setup. Some common keys are
F2, esc, and del. When you first start your computer the button
assignments will be displayed on the screen momentarily. If you do not
see this post back with the model of your computer and we will be able
to get that information for you. Once inside BIOS you need to look for a
setting such as NUM Lock Status or something similar. Set this to the
desired setting (off or on).
Click to expand...


Please re-read the original post. The OP is using WinXP, which ignores
any BIOS settings for the NumLock key.


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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

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? .... I know not what course others may take, but as
for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry
 
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