re: Question about 'Force NumLock to Behave'
Friday, August 11, 2006 at 6:57 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Frank Polack
(1 messages posted)
I have the same issue with my Compaq nc6000. With previous OS, such as WinNT, I remember
that the Hardware profiles would solve this problem..detect an external keyboard
and if it's there, enable NumLock. Since this is a company-issued machine, I have
been finding many group policies set that even our 'great' IS guys don't know about
(like saved user names for use in programs like Frontpage), I guess I'll have to
resign myself to this pain-in-the-...sorry, annoyance.
It's not a case of lazyness, it's a frustration that we seem to go backwards in functionality
whenever new 'features' are introduced. GIVE ME BACK CONTROL OVER THE BOX!!!
On Sunday, June 18, 2006 at 3:33 pm, Charlotte Irishman wrote:
>All of this is a piece o'cake unless you're a laptop user that is constantly docking
>and undocking. Here's what I want... the BIOS in my DELL is smart enough to detect
>an external keyboard and turn NUMLOCK on or off based on its presence. I only want
>an OS to can defer to the BIOS. Is there a Windows setting that says "DON'T SECOND
>GUESS THE BIOS"? That's all I want... and fries too! Wouldn't it be a shame if
>Bill resigned from MS because not even he could get the XP folks to figure this
out???
>
>Now for y'all who don't think it's a big thing to constantly check and adjust the
>setting, dink with the registry or write tons o' code to outsmart the OS, just remember
>that it was a whiner like me that brought you the remote control. So when y'all
>feel inclined to post, be sure to include the last time you got up an MANUALLY changed
>the channel on your TV.
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