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re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave'
Sunday, September 4, 2005 at 5:39 pm
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Posted by Anthony (1 messages posted)

Probably because people find this to be nothing more than an annoyance. It appears that this issue is resolved with a previous post. Start the computer up, but DO NOT log on. Toggle the num-lock so that it is OFF. Reboot the computer, and the num-lock should remain off.

On Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 12:01 pm, Rich Kurtz wrote:
>
>Falcon's virus/malware cleanup routine

>Amazing, a two year thread agonizing over ways to make NumLock behave. Is it really
>so difficult to press the NumLock key if the light is lit and you don't want it?
>
>I've seen this same discussion in many places but have never understood the rational
>behind it. To each their own I guess :-)
>

>Repair install WinXP
>
>Clean install WinXP

Written in response to:: re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Rich Kurtz: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 12:01 pm)

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re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Steve: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at 8:47 am)

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Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Pete: Sun, Jul 13, 2003, 6:24 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (François: Wed, Sep 17, 2003, 1:03 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Pete: Wed, Sep 17, 2003, 4:24 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Matt M: Mon, Nov 17, 2003, 8:47 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Pete: Mon, Nov 17, 2003, 5:22 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Carter: Thu, Jan 29, 2004, 7:36 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (out-there: Sun, Feb 29, 2004, 10:54 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Carter: Sun, Feb 29, 2004, 1:54 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (out-there: Sun, Feb 29, 2004, 8:28 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Dan: Tue, Apr 6, 2004, 10:23 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Kirk: Mon, May 3, 2004, 11:21 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Thomas Gregory: Sun, May 9, 2004, 11:23 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Brad: Tue, May 11, 2004, 9:24 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (uidiot: Tue, May 25, 2004, 9:01 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Randy: Wed, Aug 11, 2004, 8:29 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Mark Randol: Wed, Nov 17, 2004, 9:15 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Keith: Sun, Aug 22, 2004, 8:47 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Franc: Tue, Nov 30, 2004, 7:00 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Rob: Wed, Jan 26, 2005, 9:58 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (smikwily: Wed, Feb 9, 2005, 4:55 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Mark Randol: Wed, Feb 9, 2005, 7:56 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Perry C: Sun, Apr 3, 2005, 5:21 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Mario: Thu, Apr 7, 2005, 9:44 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Sanjeev Hasiza: Wed, Jul 20, 2005, 10:37 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (e: Fri, Jan 6, 2006, 4:26 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Charlotte Irishman: Sun, Jun 18, 2006, 3:33 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Frank Polack: Fri, Aug 11, 2006, 6:57 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Cin: Fri, May 27, 2005, 1:06 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Rich Kurtz: Wed, Jul 20, 2005, 12:01 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Falcon: Wed, Jul 20, 2005, 12:13 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Shailesh: Wed, Aug 24, 2005, 11:58 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Anthony: Sun, Sep 4, 2005, 5:39 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Steve: Wed, Sep 28, 2005, 8:47 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Jay McMunn: Fri, Dec 23, 2005, 6:45 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Fan of Jay McMunn: Tue, Dec 27, 2005, 8:16 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Tom: Thu, Dec 29, 2005, 6:01 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (irina kotcheva: Sun, Jul 2, 2006, 2:08 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Harold Austin: Tue, Oct 17, 2006, 6:05 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (JBarbaccia: Fri, Oct 27, 2006, 9:09 am)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (Rich Kurtz: Fri, Oct 27, 2006, 2:26 pm)

re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave' (JBarbaccia: Mon, Oct 30, 2006, 7:59 am)

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