Keyboard

[Bettianne]

Hi have a funny problem. The number pad on the right side
of my keyboard stopped working one day. Thinking the
keyboard went bad i went and bought a new one. The same
thing is going on with the new one. Yes, the number lock
is on and the new one is cordless and a usb hub so it's
got me stupmed. Anyone out there have any suggestions?

 

[Courtney]

Sounds like your system is set to use an 84-Key keyboard (that eliminates
the keypad and F11 and F12). Check your BIOS, because that is where XP gets
the information.

courtney

 

[Guest]

How do i get into the bios to change it?

-----Original Message-----
Sounds like your system is set to use an 84-Key keyboard (that eliminates
the keypad and F11 and F12). Check your BIOS, because that is where XP gets
the information.

courtney




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[Wesley VogelX]

Bettianne;
Your fix is here:
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/html/tutorials/tutorial.php/id/44
Here is a download that will fix this for you:
http://www.cybertechhelp.com/download.php?xpnumlock_fix.zip

Switching Num Lock On
The Num Lock status on startup can be set in the systems BIOS. Consult your system or
motherboard manual for details about this.

Windows XP will however switch off the Num Lock key when it boots. In some cases it's
enough to make sure that the Num Lock key is enabled when you shut down; Windows will
remember the status of Num Lock, and enable it on the next boot. In other cases this may
not work, and Windows will always default to switching Num Lock off when booting. To fix
this:

1.. Start the Registry Editor
2.. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Keyboard \
3.. Double-click the value InitialKeyboardIndicators, and enter 2 as it's Value data
4.. Close the registry editor
5.. Log off, or restart Windows for the changes to take effect
6..
7.. --
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes