everytime i shut down my pc the numlock light stays on, even if i have
numlock off at shut down it still comes on
any help would be appreciated thanks

What is the num lock setting in your BIOS?

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> everytime i shut down my pc the numlock light stays on, even if i have
> numlock off at shut down it still comes on
> any help would be appreciated thanks

On Mar 28, 4:39 pm, "RHinNC" <rhinnc@[get rid of this] hotmail.com>
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> What is the num lock setting in your BIOS?
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I had the opposite problem: numlock would go off when Windows-XP
started although it is set to be on in the CMOS. I set it right by the
following procedure.
Run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard (If the Keyboard key
isn't there, add it.)
Double-click the InitialKeyboardIndicators value on the right. (If
it's not there, select New from the Edit menu, then String Value, and
type InitialKeyboardIndicators for the name of the new value.)
Change the value to any of the following:
0 - all indicators off
1 - Caps Lock on
2 - Num Lock on
4 - Scroll Lock on
Or, combine them by adding the corresponding values:
3 - Caps Lock and Num Lock on
5 - Caps Lock and Scroll Lock on
6 - Num Lock and Scroll Lock on
7 - Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock on
Close the Registry Editor when you're done; the change should take
effect the next time you start Windows.

checked the bios settings and couldnt find anything about num lock
this is the motheboard = Rio (GA-8TRC410MNF-RH)

"RHinNC" wrote:

> What is the num lock setting in your BIOS?
>
> "mww7" <mww7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:944DBA02-9BB0-4051-B406-49D44413C989@microsoft.com...
> > everytime i shut down my pc the numlock light stays on, even if i have
> > numlock off at shut down it still comes on
> > any help would be appreciated thanks
>
>
>

Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Navigate to:

HKEY CURRENT USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators

0 = numberlock off
2 = numberlock on

If you want the numlock on/off at the welcome screen you also need to
change:

HKEY USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators

Use the same number values as above.

Once you do this, it will stay on, or off, as you've set.

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"mww7" <mww7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> everytime i shut down my pc the numlock light stays on, even if i have
> numlock off at shut down it still comes on
> any help would be appreciated thanks

Windows XP ignores whatever setting that you have for Num Lock in the BIOS.

Microsoft Keyboard?

The CAPS LOCK, SCROLL LOCK, or NUM LOCK lights change but the states do not
change
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/203711

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In news:FE1B63D3-A069-4A1E-9C34-F9ABF182925B@microsoft.com,
mww7 <mww7@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> checked the bios settings and couldnt find anything about num lock
> this is the motheboard = Rio (GA-8TRC410MNF-RH)
>
> "RHinNC" wrote:
>
>> What is the num lock setting in your BIOS?
>>
>> "mww7" <mww7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:944DBA02-9BB0-4051-B406-49D44413C989@microsoft.com...
>>> everytime i shut down my pc the numlock light stays on, even if i have
>>> numlock off at shut down it still comes on
>>> any help would be appreciated thanks

mww7 wrote:
> everytime i shut down my pc the numlock light stays on, even if i have
> numlock off at shut down it still comes on
> any help would be appreciated thanks


Replace the keyboard; thew NumLock LED appears to be shorted.

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