numlock @ logon

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I am using XP Pro SP2. My BIOS is set to have numlocks on. When my computer turns on the numlock light on my keyboard is on. However, when windows starts up and the logon screen comes on, the numlock light is off. As a result, I have to push the numlock key to turn it on and enter my password.

Is there anyway to fix this so that numlock stays on when windows logon starts up?
 
BBran said:
I am using XP Pro SP2. My BIOS is set to have numlocks on. When
my computer turns on the numlock light on my keyboard is on.
However, when windows starts up and the logon screen comes on, the
numlock light is off. As a result, I have to push the numlock key
to turn it on and enter my password.

Is there anyway to fix this so that numlock stays on when windows
logon starts up?
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Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

For example, the following is a search for:

turn on numlock at logon in Windows XP

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=turn+on+numlock+at+logon+in+Windows+XP&btnG=Google+Search

From which you get this link:

Change the Default NumLock State
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/196/

Which states:

The NumLock key is usually only turned on before the user has logged into
the computer, this can cause problem for people with portable computers that
do not check the status of the NumLock key before typing their password. The
default behavior can be changed with this setting.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]
Value Name: InitialKeyboardIndicators
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: 0 = NUMLOCK is turned off after logon, 2 = NUMLOCK is turned on
after logon

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-by-user basis by modifying [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard]
using the same values.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.
 
BBran said:
I am using XP Pro SP2. My BIOS is set to have numlocks on. When my computer turns on the numlock light on my keyboard is on. However, when windows starts up and the logon screen comes on, the numlock light is off. As a result, I have to push the numlock key to turn it on and enter my password.

Is there anyway to fix this so that numlock stays on when windows logon starts up?
Click to expand...


WinXP, like its predecessors WinNT and Win2K, by design, ignores
the BIOS settings for the NumLock key as a standard security feature.
(I'm afraid I can't remember the "security" issue initially addressed.)
By default, the NumLock key is turned off as WinXP starts, and keeps
it off until someone logs in and initializes a user profile. WinXP will
remember the NumLock's last state, meaning that if you log out with the
NumLock on, it will automatically turn on the next time you log in; If
you log out with the NumLock off, it will be off the next time you log in.

If one needs the NumLock on _before_ logging in, a registry edit
can be used to change WinXP's default behavior:

How to Set the NUM LOCK State at Logon in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314879


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chains and slavery? .... I know not what course others may take, but as
for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry
 
Thanks, I'll try your suggestions.


Shenan Stanley said:
I am using XP Pro SP2. My BIOS is set to have numlocks on. When
my computer turns on the numlock light on my keyboard is on.
However, when windows starts up and the logon screen comes on, the
numlock light is off. As a result, I have to push the numlock key
to turn it on and enter my password.

Is there anyway to fix this so that numlock stays on when windows
logon starts up?
Click to expand...

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

For example, the following is a search for:

turn on numlock at logon in Windows XP

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=turn+on+numlock+at+logon+in+Windows+XP&btnG=Google+Search

From which you get this link:

Change the Default NumLock State
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/196/

Which states:

The NumLock key is usually only turned on before the user has logged into
the computer, this can cause problem for people with portable computers that
do not check the status of the NumLock key before typing their password. The
default behavior can be changed with this setting.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard]
Value Name: InitialKeyboardIndicators
Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
Value Data: 0 = NUMLOCK is turned off after logon, 2 = NUMLOCK is turned on
after logon

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-by-user basis by modifying [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard]
using the same values.

Restart Windows for the change to take effect.
 
Thanks, I'll try your suggestions.


Bruce Chambers said:
I am using XP Pro SP2. My BIOS is set to have numlocks on. When my computer turns on the numlock light on my keyboard is on. However, when windows starts up and the logon screen comes on, the numlock light is off. As a result, I have to push the numlock key to turn it on and enter my password.

Is there anyway to fix this so that numlock stays on when windows logon starts up?
Click to expand...


WinXP, like its predecessors WinNT and Win2K, by design, ignores
the BIOS settings for the NumLock key as a standard security feature.
(I'm afraid I can't remember the "security" issue initially addressed.)
By default, the NumLock key is turned off as WinXP starts, and keeps
it off until someone logs in and initializes a user profile. WinXP will
remember the NumLock's last state, meaning that if you log out with the
NumLock on, it will automatically turn on the next time you log in; If
you log out with the NumLock off, it will be off the next time you log in.

If one needs the NumLock on _before_ logging in, a registry edit
can be used to change WinXP's default behavior:

How to Set the NUM LOCK State at Logon in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314879


--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:



They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? .... I know not what course others may take, but as
for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry
 
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