How can I force the Numlock to stay on?

[timoteo]

I am trying to keep the numlock key on my WXP and W2K machines. I have followed the instructions in faq779-1386 to no avail. I am having three problems:

1) On my xp machines the IntialKeyboardIndicators setting in the registry keeps resetting its self from 2 to 0

2) On my xp and 2k machines, the numlock turn offs just after logon if the user turned the numlock off while logged on. This happens dispite the fact that I am using a logon script that Microsoft claims (Knowledge Base Article 314879)will turn the numlock on.

3) When the user logs off, windows turns the numlock off.

Is there away to tell windows to completly leave the numlock key alone. The main reason why I want the numlock key on is many of my users have numbers in their passwords, and the keep getting locked out before they realize the numlock key is off. Keeping it on would eliminate numerous support calls.

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Timoteo

 

[billybarty]

There should be a setting in the BIOS setup to start up with numlock on

 

[smah]

See if this works for you

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_numlock.htm

 

[timoteo]

billybarty,

The BIOS setting is already set to on, however, as soon as windows loads it turns the numlock off.

Thanks for the suggestion

smah,

Nice utility, it solved problem #1. The registry setting stays at 2 now. However, the numlock still shuts off everytime a user logs off.

Also thanks for your suggestion.

 

[toolman59]

Timoteo

A year or so ago I had similar problem in Win98SE, I eventually traced it to a TSR progam that controlled the scanner and image devices, ran msconfig and unchecked it from the startup tab, the numlock then stayed on as per BIOS instruction . I had to uncheck everything and load them back in until I found the culprit.
Might be worth trying this, also you sometimes find things that have crept in unnoticed.

Hope this helps

Brian