Number Lock

[martyn clarke]

I am having trouble with the Number Lock Key not staying on at switch on
although Bios is set for it to be on.

Also it mysteriously cancels out for no apparent reason having set it to be
on manually.

I have a Dell Dimension 2400 and all Software updates are incorporated.

Thanks for any help

Martyn

 

[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.

 

[martyn clarke]

Hi Will

I have already done this but it still drops out and/or doesn't come up
locked on start up.

Martyn

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I am having trouble with the Number Lock Key not staying on at switch on
although Bios is set for it to be on.

No mystery there. 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

Also it mysteriously cancels out for no apparent reason having set it to be
on manually.

"Cancels out" at what point? While in use, or at reboot? What
happened when you tried a different keyboard?



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Bruce Chambers

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