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From: John Tserkezis on 14 Mar 2010 05:22 On 14/03/2010 10:50 AM, John Tserkezis wrote: I've take the easy way out, and eventually, found a utility called KLocks. It controls the Num, Caps and Scroll lock keys, and can either set, un-set or toggle the specified keys. <http://www.commandline.co.uk/klocks/> And it's command line driven. Sure, while it's booting up, the leds on the keyboard flash like a bloody christmas tree, but it settles eventually to a very sensible "off" for everything. Whoo hoo! It really is satisfying to trump Windows' absurdities.
From: KnockKnock on 14 Mar 2010 05:22 "keithr" <keith(a)nowhere.com.au> wrote in message news:4b9ca470$1(a)dnews.tpgi.com.au... > John Tserkezis wrote: >> I need to have the NumLock status turned OFF at startup, or at least >> logon. >> >> Before the suggestions come in, I've done at least some homework, and >> ask you do not re-suggest the following, because they DON'T work. >> >> - I am running Windows 7, so anything that might work on any other OS >> won't work here. Don't suggest it, I've tried it. >> >> - I do NOT have a numlock off option in my BIOS. It doesn't matter >> anyway, because Win7 will over-ride it anyway. >> >> - I've tried the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\ >> InitialKeyboardIndicators option = 0, that doesn't work. >> Nor does "numlock"="off" as I don't have intellipoint anyway. >> >> - I've tried a utility that changes the BIOS's interpretation of the >> numlock status (DOS util, works under 98 and lower) and that doesn't >> work either. >> >> - I know Win7 remembers the state of numlock at last logoff, and >> re-enstates the status at next startup. I'm not interested. I want it >> forced properly off. >> >> >> This is something that MUST be doable. What have I missed? > > Why not just write a little program that turns it off and make it an > automatically started service. Sound advice. http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new/utilities/desktop/numlock.zip
From: annily on 14 Mar 2010 06:47 John Tserkezis wrote: > On 14/03/2010 10:50 AM, John Tserkezis wrote: > > I've take the easy way out, and eventually, found a utility called > KLocks. It controls the Num, Caps and Scroll lock keys, and can either > set, un-set or toggle the specified keys. > > <http://www.commandline.co.uk/klocks/> > > And it's command line driven. > > Sure, while it's booting up, the leds on the keyboard flash like a > bloody christmas tree, but it settles eventually to a very sensible > "off" for everything. > > Whoo hoo! It really is satisfying to trump Windows' absurdities. > Why do you want them all off at startup, anyway? -- Long-time resident of Adelaide, South Australia, which may or may not influence my opinions.
From: John Tserkezis on 14 Mar 2010 07:09 On 14/03/2010 9:47 PM, annily wrote: > Why do you want them all off at startup, anyway? I never use Caps Lock unless I'M SHOUTING. I never use Scroll Lock, partly because very few softwares actually implement it, and for those that do, I can never remember what it locks anyway. I never use Num Lock, because I never enter numerics in the scale that would warrant leaving it on. And besides, the non-locked keypad works rather well for cursor navigation.
From: annily on 14 Mar 2010 20:23
John Tserkezis wrote: > On 14/03/2010 9:47 PM, annily wrote: > >> Why do you want them all off at startup, anyway? > > I never use Caps Lock unless I'M SHOUTING. > > I never use Scroll Lock, partly because very few softwares actually > implement it, and for those that do, I can never remember what it locks > anyway. > > I never use Num Lock, because I never enter numerics in the scale that > would warrant leaving it on. And besides, the non-locked keypad works > rather well for cursor navigation. That doesn't answer my question. It's easy enough to turn them off manually AFTER startup, isn't it? -- Long-time resident of Adelaide, South Australia, which may or may not influence my opinions. |