I have a question about Force 
NumLock to Behave:


I have a Microsoft brand multimedia keyboard with the 
F-Lock function, defaulted to off, which must be on in 
order to use the standard Function Keys (F1 - F12). I 
never use the alternative functions on those keys, and 
would love to have it default to on when I boot the 
computer. Will the above tip work for that as well? Is 
"FLock" the command name for the key?

Thanks for a great site!

-=TK

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re: What about F-Lock Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 4:10 am Posted by Carl S. (426 messages posted) I did a little online research on your problem. Apparently, the F Lock is a hardware switch located in the keyboard itself and is not programmable so I don't believe the method your link refers to will work. I did find a page that says a workaround is possible IF you are running Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003. Basically what it does is to reprogram all your keys through a key remap program that alters your registry settings. You didn't say what OS you are running so I don't know if you could use that method or not. BUT even if you do have XP or Win 2000, I would make a full registry backup before installing any of the "tweak" programs. AND if you are running Windows 98, don't try to use it at all. Sorry.... I think you'll just have to live with it. Here's the link: http://www.mvps.org/jtsang/flock.html Carl S. On Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 12:32 am, Tora Kiyoshi wrote: >I have a question about Force >NumLock to Behave: > >I have a Microsoft brand multimedia keyboard with the >F-Lock function, defaulted to off, which must be on in >order to use the standard Function Keys (F1 - F12). I >never use the alternative functions on those keys, and >would love to have it default to on when I boot the >computer. Will the above tip work for that as well? Is >"FLock" the command name for the key? > >Thanks for a great site! > >-=TK [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: What about F-Lock Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 3:41 pm Posted by Tora Kiyoshi (3 messages posted) Thanks. I found tht site as well. Alas, I am running Windows 98. (I presumed that would appear in the headers of my initial inquiry, as I had to select my OS to make the post.) Thanks anyway, though. Maybe I should just upgrade to XP. :p [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: What about F-Lock Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 5:14 pm Posted by Carl S. (426 messages posted) Thanks for following the forum's rules. But some people post their queries in multiple forums so you can't always tell what OS they have unless they state it in their post. Supposedly XP is a more stable OS than Win 98 but if you read through the posts on the XP forum I see just as many problems there as are posted here. Windows 98SE has proved to be a pretty stable OS on my machine and I can run everything I want to with it. I see no compelling reason to shell out big bucks for XP. In fact if I were to get a new computer I'd be tempted to wipe XP out and install Win 98 instead, just because I have lived with it for so many years now that I know most of its ins and outs. Carl S. On Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 3:41 pm, Tora Kiyoshi wrote: >Thanks. I found tht site as well. Alas, I am running Windows >98. (I presumed that would appear in the headers of my >initial inquiry, as I had to select my OS to make the post.) >Thanks anyway, though. > >Maybe I should just upgrade to XP. :p [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: What about F-Lock Sunday, September 26, 2004 at 1:19 pm Posted by Charles Hedricks (1 messages posted) I would check out the new intelipoint software at microsoft's support site. This link to Microsoft Intellipoint Software should give you the right version of the softare and the FAQ that talks about the F-Lock key. I would try that before you upgrade. Windows XP Pro would be a good choice provided you have a computer that will handle it. Take care and good luck. On Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 3:41 pm, Tora Kiyoshi wrote: >Thanks. I found tht site as well. Alas, I am running Windows >98. (I presumed that would appear in the headers of my >initial inquiry, as I had to select my OS to make the post.) >Thanks anyway, though. > >Maybe I should just upgrade to XP. :p [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: What about F-Lock Sunday, September 26, 2004 at 8:40 pm Posted by Tora Kiyoshi (3 messages posted) Cool, thanks. I'll try that out. :) -=TK [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum