Is there any way to make number lock set to be locked on at sign-on without
programing my computer? Mine does that, but the others in my office wish
theirs did also. A lot of users wouldn't touch those instruction with a ten
foot pole. Surely Microsoft could add that option to keyboard options or
preferences.
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"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> ken wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone know how to set the number lock on when booting up in XP?
> > The bios has been told to set it, but XP cancels it again
>
>
> 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 you need 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...b;en-us;314879
>
>
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Baptist Secretary wrote:

> Is there any way to make number lock set to be locked on at sign-on
> without
> programing my computer? Mine does that, but the others in my office
> wish theirs did also. A lot of users wouldn't touch those instruction
> with a ten foot pole. Surely Microsoft could add that option to
> keyboard options or preferences.

By "programming my computer" I assume you mean by following the
instructions here:

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

If those instructions are too difficult and you *must* have numlock on
*before* you log on, then I'm afraid that you are out of luck with
*any* modern operating system. This is not a Windows XP issue; other
modern operating systems such as Linux work the same way. The BIOS
setting for numlock is ignored.

If you are talking about having the operating system remember your
numlock preferences *after* you've logged on, then simply log in and
set numlock the way you want. Windows XP (and Linux) will remember the
user's preference. It is rare that a workstation needs to have numlock
on or off *before* log on; the need for that is usually only because
specialized software must run before log on.

Malke
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