Keep Num Lock on after start-up

Listen up! I have been told about this setting multiple times. I conferred with THREE computer technicians. THIS SOLUTION FAILED FOR ALL FOUR OF US IN MULTIPLE TESTS! Quit spreading this nonsense and admit that you do not know how to fix this problem because it is based on a stupid decision.

Yesterday I wrote a C program in HALF AN HOUR which automatically ensures that the Num Lock key is set correctly. Anyone who would like to download it can do so here: http://cid-0f30552f23a71d05.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Reset%20Num%20Lock?nl=1&uc=2&isFromRichUpload=1

Once you download the program version you desire create a shortcut to it and place the shortcut in the hidden startup folder:

Hidden Start Menu for All Users:          ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Hidden Start Menu for a Single User:   Users<Name of the User>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

There is one problem with these two programs: They are unable to start-up 'Mouse Keys'. I posted a request in the 'Performance' Forum requesting how to do this, but as is so often the case in these forums none of you 'Most Valued Programmers' respond to questions concerning the internal workings of Windows 7.

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Programmer for Visual C++ 6.0, and Microsoft Office including Access

Thank you very much.  I will download this tomorrow. I am not having a problem with mouse keys - only the the numlock.

Would you object if I quoted you and posted your solution in another forum?

Mark this doesnt work. I do know it can be done as I transfered data from one PC to another and that Windows 7 PC starts with the number lock on. Just cant get mine to.

Listen up! I have been told about this setting multiple times. I conferred with THREE computer technicians. THIS SOLUTION FAILED FOR ALL FOUR OF US IN MULTIPLE TESTS! Quit spreading this nonsense and admit that you do not know how to fix this problem because it is based on a stupid decision.

Yesterday I wrote a C program in HALF AN HOUR which automatically ensures that the Num Lock key is set correctly. Anyone who would like to download it can do so here: http://cid-0f30552f23a71d05.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Reset%20Num%20Lock?nl=1&uc=2&isFromRichUpload=1

Once you download the program version you desire create a shortcut to it and place the shortcut in the hidden startup folder:

Hidden Start Menu for All Users:          ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Hidden Start Menu for a Single User:   Users<Name of the User>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

There is one problem with these two programs: They are unable to start-up 'Mouse Keys'. I posted a request in the 'Performance' Forum requesting how to do this, but as is so often the case in these forums none of you 'Most Valued Programmers' respond to questions concerning the internal workings of Windows 7.

Programmer for Visual C++ 6.0, and Microsoft Office including Access

Windows will remember the setting you use at shutdown, usually. If you have trouble with that, there is a registry setting you can make to do it. If you are comfortable with that, for now you can go to :

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard] (or [HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard] for all users) "InitialKeyboardIndicators"="2"

Later, you can come back to this thread when the "FitIt4me" team has the button developed to do that for you. They should be finishing up development work on that pretty soon.

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Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP

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Thank you, Mark.  I am looking forward to that fix.