Requesting a geek....

[Shovelhead]

I have to press "num lock" after every boot to work my keypad.
I'm aware of the registry edit.......

HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

...but my value is a very long number by default instead of "0" or "1".



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[joeshaul]

The BIOS usually has an option to set the numlock state to on when the computer starts. I'd say check there first. Here's a page that covers how to do it via registry if it's not available in the BIOS:
http://www.petri.co.il/change_numlock_default_state.htm

 

[Tony Teveris]

To have numlock turned on for each user: (XP)

1 Start Regedit
2 Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators
3 Change the value from 0 to 2
4 Turn Numlock on manually
5 Log off and back on again.

For all users, make the same change to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators

 

[ddarlak]

i scored a 10/10 on the facebook geek test and i didn't know that.....

some geek i am...

 

[Bigdawg]

i scored a 10/10 on the facebook geek test and i didn't know that.....

some geek i am...

Hmmm I saw that... sure you didn't cheat? LOL....

 

[Shovelhead]

To have numlock turned on for each user: (XP)

1 Start Regedit
2 Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators
3 Change the value from 0 to 2
4 Turn Numlock on manually
5 Log off and back on again.

For all users, make the same change to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators

That's what I attempted until I was presented the 8 or so number default number. Is it ok to change it??

Specifically "2147183648"

 

[Tony Teveris]

I checked 4 XP computers and every single one is set to 0. If you are sure your looking at the same key remember what it was and change it.

This goes for the USER key also, all set to 0.

Is your keyboard a standard one or something special, lots of voulme, mute, speaker stuff?

You could also change the number to 2147183650 because in "hex" mode the original number does not have the bit for "2" set.

2147183648 = 0x7FFB6C20
2147183650 = 0x7FFB6C22

Now thats geek talk

 

[Shovelhead]

I checked 4 XP computers and every single one is set to 0. If you are sure your looking at the same key remember what it was and change it.

This goes for the USER key also, all set to 0.

Is your keyboard a standard one or something special, lots of voulme, mute, speaker stuff?

You could also change the number to 2147183650 because in "hex" mode the original number does not have the bit for "2" set.

2147183648 = 0x7FFB6C20
2147183650 = 0x7FFB6C22



Now thats geek talk

I'm sorry brother.....this notebook is Vista 64.

 

[javila]

It's a notebook? So it doesn't have a seperate numpad area right?

 

[Shovelhead]

It's a notebook? So it doesn't have a seperate numpad area right?

It has a keypad.

 

[SignBurst PCs]

I am for the BIOS idea. Many bios have a numlock setting.

 

[briderx]

It's definitely a bios issue..

 

[Tony Teveris]

I checked my tower Vista 64 and it's set to 0. I still say try it.

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

i had to reset my notebook once...vista 32...and did it through the bios...didn't even know you could do it any other way...

 

[slappy]

Change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators to 2 and try