alan said:
I just reinstalled xp home after getting a new hard drive. Num lock is set to
on in the bios but when windows boots up num lock turns off and I must
manually turn it on each time. It was always on before and I am wondering if
there is a setting in windows needs to be enabled for it to stay on when it
boots. Thank you.
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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