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.
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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?

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Bill
Windows XP Pro SP2 (5.1.2600)
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC

"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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In news:s43d45tuukpreag952i1huf6q87nppbes3@4ax.com,
Daniel Prince typed on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:21:05 -0700:
> "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.

The only thing I can think of Daniel, is if you use the same keyboard
driver for all of the keyboards and keypads, it will work this way.
Using separate drivers, which I haven't tried might give them individual
control. Nor do I know how to tell Windows to use this driver for this
keyboard/keypad and not for this one. But if you figure it out, I think
that might work.

--
Bill
Windows XP Pro SP2 (5.1.2600)
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC

On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 14:21:05 -0700, Daniel Prince
<neutrino1@ca.rr.com> wrote:

> "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.

The more recent Thinkpads (in my case: R50 and T61p) have BIOS-options
that allow NUM-lock to be independently toggled for external keyboards
- I'd recommend the OP to take a look at his BIOS settings if the T22
had such a feature too...

T.C.

In news:66jf4510rha82eqppcqhjbm9kride0fcjj@4ax.com,
T.C. typed on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:04:41 +0200:
> The more recent Thinkpads (in my case: R50 and T61p) have BIOS-options
> that allow NUM-lock to be independently toggled for external keyboards
> - I'd recommend the OP to take a look at his BIOS settings if the T22
> had such a feature too...
>
> T.C.

Cool! <grin>

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Bill
Windows XP Pro SP2 (5.1.2600)
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC