num-lock

[vbAlex]

is there a registry entry or similar, that says windows to turn numlock on/off, when logging on????
i have a win2000 pro, and when i login as admin, numlock is on.... but when i login as another user, numlock is off... but it should be on.........

if there is no setting, how to activate numlock from code (vb...)??? then i'll write a autorun app....

thanx

[da_silvy]

http://www.vbworld.com/mouse/tip71.html

Have a look there

[Hack]

Here is code you can use to turn it on or off

Private Declare Function GetKeyboardState& Lib "user32" (pbKeyState As Byte) 
Private Declare Function SetKeyboardState& Lib "user32" (lppbKeyState As Byte) 
Dim keystate(256) As Byte 
 
Private Sub TurnOnNumlock() 
Call GetKeyboardState(keystate(0)) 
keystate(vbKeyNumlock) = keystate(vbKeyNumlock) Or 1 
Call SetKeyboardState(keystate(0)) 
End Sub 
 
Private Sub TurnOffNumlock() 
Call GetKeyboardState(keystate(0)) 
keystate(vbKeyNumlock) = keystate(vbKeyNumlock) And &HFFFE 
Call SetKeyboardState(keystate(0)) 
End Sub 
 
Private Sub Command1_Click() 
Call TurnOnNumlock 
End Sub 
 
Private Sub Command2_Click() 
Call TurnOffNumlock 
End Sub

What I find curious, however, is the fact that you would need this. I don't believe I've ever encountered any machine, running any OS, that didn't have numlock set to on at boot time.

[da_silvy]

Beat ya by 2 minutes Hack

[Hack]

Yeah, I know. I don't type all that fast on Sunday mornings I guess.

[da_silvy]

Saturday night here

[Joacim Andersson]

The registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators can be used to set the initial state of the Num Lock key for the current user.
To modify the num lock state for all users use HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators.
The value for InitialKeyboardIndicators should be set to 2.

An other way to keep the state of the Num Lock key is to always log off using the Ctrl+Alt+Del security dialog box.

Best regards

[FrogBoy666]

In response to Hack's comment:

What I find curious, however, is the fact that you would need this. I don't believe I've ever encountered any machine, running any OS, that didn't have numlock set to on at boot time

What about laptops?

I have used several different models (in fact, I'm using one now), and every one that I used had Num Lock set to "off" because the number pad is integrated with the rest of the keys. For instance, on the laptop I'm using now, when you hold down the "Fn" key the "number pad" keys are set up as follows:

M = 0
. = .
? = /
J = 1
K = 2
L = 3
; = +
U = 4
I = 5
O = 6
P = -
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
0 = *

Never say never... they always find a way to make things incompatible.

[Hack]

You make a good point FrogBoy. I had not considered Laptops.