Turn NUM LOCK on at start-up

"Heatherell" wrote in message

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> I am in Windows 7, and can't recall where the BIOS is. Is that F2

> at start up? Or is it F8? Bad memory, been a while.

How to get into your BIOS depends, not on Windows, but on what

motherboard/BIOS you have. As a matter of fact, you have to access the

BIOS before Windows even starts to boot. One common way is to press

the Del key when you first power on, but that's not necessarily right

for your computer. Watch the screen carefully when you first boot;

there's often a message there telling you what to do. If not, check

your system documentation or check with your vendor.

Also look here: http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios\_manufacturer.htm

Or just try the Del key. There's a good chance that's correct for you.

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003

Ken Blake

Heatherell wrote:

> I am in Windows 7, and can't recall where the BIOS is. Is that F2 at start up?

> Or is it F8? Bad memory, been a while.

The operating system is completely immaterial to entering the BIOS.

Only you know what specific motherboard and BIOS you have, so only you

know the answer to your question. ;-}

In the extremely unlikely event that your PC's manual or the

motherboard manufacturer's web site doesn't contain the needed

information, try one or more of the following:

How do I access my computer's setup (BIOS)

http://www.iomega.com/support/documents/2157.html

Wim's BIOS Page

http://www.wimsbios.com/

Accessing Motherboard BIOS

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios\_manufacturer.htm

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Heatherell wrote:

> I am also looking for the num lock setting. I shut my computer down properly

> everday with my num lock on, and upon each start up I have to push the num lock

> key. I have always been able to find this setting and years ago I beleive it

> was in the BIOS, but cant find it.

>

> I would really like to skip the step of setting it everyday. Any assistance is

> appreciated.

Windows 7, like its predecessors WinNT, Win2K, WinXP, and

Vista, by design, ignores the BIOS settings for the NumLock key as a

standard security feature. (I'm afraid I can't remember the "security"

issue initially being addressed. And some say it was a "feature"

intended to accommodate laptop users who had trouble entering passwords

with the NumLock on.) By default, the NumLock key is turned off as

Windows 7 starts, and keeps it off until someone logs in and initializes

a user profile. Windows 7 will remember the NumLock's last state,

meaning that if you log out with the NumLock on, it will automatically

turn on the next time you log in; If you log out with the NumLock off,

it will be off the next time you log in.

If one needs the NumLock on _before_ logging in, a registry edit

can be used to change Windows 7's default behavior (Article is about

WinXP, but works for Windows 7, as well):

How to Set the NUM LOCK State at Logon in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314879

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Bruce Chambers

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot