"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:

>In news:vktb451qk9o2dnubs2tvqrl6fvd4nagbjs@4ax.com,
>Daniel Prince typed on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:50:42 -0700:
>> I am temporarily using my old IBM ThinkPad T22 because my new laptop
>> is not working. I find that when I put my USB keypad into numeric
>> mode, the laptop converts several of the letter keys on the right
>> side of the keyboard into number keys. I can turn this off by
>> pressing the function key and the numlock key but this also turns
>> off the numeric mode in the keypad.
>>
>> Is there any way I can get the keypad to work in numeric mode but
>> have the keyboard work normally? I think most people would want it
>> to work the way I want it to work. Why would anyone want TWO
>> numeric keypads active at the same time?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for all replies.
>
>Hi Daniel! All laptop keyboards I have ever seen work like this. Using a
>full size keyboard will take care of it though. Not something you wanted
>to hear, eh?

I did not have this problem with my Lenovo T60. I could put the
keypad into numeric mode and the keyboard worked normally.
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