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NumLock won't stay on with NT

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Name: Margaret
Date: March 29, 1999 at 09:14:24 Pacific
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How do you make the num lock stay on with NT? I have set the bios to on however, NT comes behind me turing it back off. Does anybody else have this problem or noticed it? Please advise or sympathize.

Thanks
Margaret



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Response Number 1
Name: Mattias
Date: March 30, 1999 at 06:00:24 Pacific
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Log in and when you are at your desktop set numlock state to on, and then press CTRL+ALT+DEL and choose Logoff to log off.
This procedure permanently saves the NumLock key state.

Best regards Mattias


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Response Number 2
Name: Margaret
Date: March 31, 1999 at 06:44:05 Pacific
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Thanks a million.

Margaret


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Response Number 3
Name: jim moulder
Date: April 1, 1999 at 06:13:03 Pacific
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I tried your procedure of response Nr.1.

It did not work. in my start up sequance i have Outlook come up. Number lock goes out and it has to be reset by the num lock. Help, Help


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Response Number 4
Name: Edwina Dale
Date: April 1, 1999 at 13:25:28 Pacific
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To change the default state of the NUMLOCK key in NT, you have to edit the registry.

1. Open your registry and find the key below.

2. Change the value of 'InitialKeyboardIndicators' to either '0' for off, or '2' for on.

Note: This change will affect all users but value can also be changed on a user basis by modifying [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard] and the same registry key.

Key: [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]
Value Name: InitialKeyboardIndicators
Data Type: REG_SZ
Data: 0 = NUMLOCK off, 2 = NUMLOCK on

For more info, go to http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q170/9/03.asp

Good luck!


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Response Number 5
Name: margaret
Date: April 1, 1999 at 13:59:51 Pacific
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Thanks for all your help! And, I'm glad to know, Jim, that I'm not the only one that that bothers!

Margaret


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Response Number 6
Name: Andre Ray
Date: April 4, 1999 at 22:17:16 Pacific
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I've also had this problem..only in reverse I couldn't get the damn thing to turn off


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Response Number 7
Name: Ric
Date: April 27, 1999 at 15:49:57 Pacific
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I tried making the changes in the registry but still no can do ! it still turns off. do you have any other ideas?


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Response Number 8
Name: Jay
Date: May 4, 1999 at 13:26:11 Pacific
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There is a couple of registry keys that can be changed. The first one above will turn the NUMLOCK on before logon but will shut off after.
The one you want to change is:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERS\Control Panel\Keyboard
InitialKeyboardIndicators:REG_SZ

As above 0=off 2=on, if previous suggestion doesn't work use hkey_CURRENT_users.
This is also nice if you work on a PC with access restrictions because you are usually able to edit the registry under your USER profile.
Hope this helps.


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Response Number 9
Name: John-Harald Holmlund
Date: January 11, 2000 at 11:21:27 Pacific
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I have tried all the suggestion above, but NumLock is still off. Any suggestions?


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Response Number 10
Name: ben
Date: November 28, 2000 at 05:14:31 Pacific
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I can't get number lock to stay on with a Novell Client. I have tried all suggestions including changing the registry. Has anyone had the same problem with novell and NT?


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