Numlock

[Peter Byrnes]

I don't want XP to touch the state of my number lock at
startup.
How can I make it not set it either way?

 

[Papa]

You can go into your BIOS and set NUMLOCK to be either ON at bootup, or OFF
at bootup.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Peter,

o to: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\
InitialKeyboardIndicators

0 = numberlock off
2 = numberlock on

If you want the numlock on at the welcome screen you also need to change:

HKEY USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\
InitialKeyboardIndicators same number values as above.

Or...

Set Numlock State On or Off at Startup (Line 4)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm


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[Peter Byrnes]

Useless!
I want it set by BIOS (XP overrides the BIOS setting on
startup, Papa).
I don't want it set by XP.
I don't want XP to specify whether it's on or off, I want
it to just leave it the way the BIOS sets it.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The described behavior is by design. To change it:

How to Enable the NUM LOCK Key for the Logon Screen
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q154529


Bruce Chambers

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[Papa]

Well, gee, excuse me for offering a suggestion. Next time do a little
research before posting. Ever heard of Google?

 

[Peter Byrnes]

If I see that registry mod one more time, I'll scream.
Yes, I know you can tell XP to always set NumLock off at
startup, or to always set it on at startup. The problem is
that I don't want it to do either.

Papa, when research failed, I came here. I'm not getting
solutions here, either. I don't mind not getting a
solution, but it baffles me why people answer a question
that nobody asked!

 

[Malke]

If I see that registry mod one more time, I'll scream.
Yes, I know you can tell XP to always set NumLock off at
startup, or to always set it on at startup. The problem is
that I don't want it to do either.

Papa, when research failed, I came here. I'm not getting
solutions here, either. I don't mind not getting a
solution, but it baffles me why people answer a question
that nobody asked!

First of all, when you post you should include a reference to the
previous posting for clarity's sake. Secondly, I think the problem here
lies in what you think the various roles of the BIOS and operating
system are. You first set the options in your BIOS. Then you install an
operating system. Different operating systems will use the information
and/or settings in the BIOS differently. Microsoft operating systems do
it one way, others do it another. My SuSE Linux does not use some BIOS
settings that Windows does, for example and vice versa. This is just
the way it is. As for your frustration, I'm sorry. However, people
answer questions the best way they can considering the medium in which
the questions are asked; i.e., in text via a newsgroup as opposed to a
face-to-face discussion in front of your computer. If we were talking
instead of writing, I would say, "Why do you want to do this? What are
you trying to accomplish? Show me on your computer." So maybe you can
expand on what you're trying to do and why setting the numlock option
from within Windows isn't what you want to do.

Cheers,

Malke