The status of the NUM LOCK key is specific for each user, and it is disabled by default. If you want the NUM LOCK key enabled for use before a user presses CTRL+ALT+DEL to log on, you must use Registry Editor to change the default<br>behavior.<br> <br> <br>To enable NUM LOCK before a user logs on, use the steps below.<br> <br>1. Run Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).<br> <br>2. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard.<br> <br>3. Change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.<br> <br> <p>Ian Cowie<br><a href=mailto:ianco@email.com>ianco@email.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>How can I help you? P.S. I'm Canadian, eh!