my num lock keeps shutting itself off by itself can i stop this

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2010-04-04T15:23:43+00:00

my num lock keeps shutting itself off by itself can i stop this

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Anonymous
2010-04-05T10:58:03+00:00

Hi vargatron,

a. Was it working fine earlier?

b. Do you remember making any recent changes to your computer?

Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the windows help article below.

Back up the registry**http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Back-up-the-registry**

  1. Go to start and type regedit.exe.
  2. Navigate to HKEY_USERS.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard.
  3. You'll see an entry on the right called InitialKeyboardIndicators. The "usual" default value is 0. Double click on this entry and change the value to 2.
  4. Close registry editor.

Restart the computer. The issue should be fixed by now.

Regards,

Divya R – Microsoft Support.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-07-03T21:52:22+00:00

    What is the exact key?

    If it is HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

    initialkeyboardindicators

    Mine is set to 2.

    I almost missed your edit to the post.

    It is best to just add a new post so that it will be seen.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-07-03T19:27:57+00:00

    I just notice that I used the snip tool and pasted it into the post but it did not take.  I just posted this morning the number. Please check my new post

    Thank

    Andy

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-07-03T16:06:25+00:00

    Below is a copy of my registry key  to try and fix the mouse problem. As you can see the value is a crazy number. Should I change it to 0, 1, or 2?

    Thanks,

    Andy

    Below where? You have not included any key.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-07-03T16:02:09+00:00

    Below is a copy of my registry key  to try and fix the mouse problem. As you can see the value is a crazy number. Should I change it to 0, 1, or 2?  For some reason I cannot attach a snip but the number in the "initialkeyboardindicators is 2147483642.  I have another computer "laptop" also running Windows 7 and a similar number is in the initialkeyboardindicators.

    Thanks,

    Andy

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