Win2000 & NT 4 Disabling Num Lock

[marks70]

I just installed both of these operating systems, and although my Num Lock is turned on during bootup, both Win2000 and NT 4 turn it off when loaded. Is there a setting I can change so that the operating systems don't always turn it off?

 

[kyoshozx]

Just turn it on once win2k boots, and it stays on afterwards even if shutdown or restart again. Well at least on my 2 computers.

 

[Supergax]

I found that if I boot into Win2k and then turn on numlock, it remembers the state of it, so after I shut down or reboot, and log back on (with that same profile) it will turn numlock back on, after I logon.

 

[StuckMojo]

sometimes, (in nt4 at least) you have to log out using ctrl+alt+del to make it remember the state.

if that doesnt work, search this forum for a post about this problem from last week, there is a registry key you can change to force it.

 

[Dulanic]

I use numbers is my password so it drives me nuts... sure it turns Num Lock on AFTER I log in... but I use the number pad TO log in.

 

[marks70]

Thanks. Duh, your suggestion worked fine. Sorry for being lame.

 

[pancho619]

Also, my BIOS has an option of whether I want NumLock enabled/disabled at bootup. You might check that. Not sure if all BIOS on all boards have that....my CUV4X and my old Intel D815EEA & Abit BX6 Rev. 2 all had it. Just a thought.




pancho

 

[Supergax]

Most boards have that, but WinNT, and 2000 ignore that. Even if you set in your bios to turn num-lock on, Windows will then turn it off while booting.