Keep Num Lock on after start-up

The JPEG I uploaded contains an even better method of solving the problem because it takes care of Mouse Keys as well. I have tried it five times and it has yet to fail. By the way you are not the only one who informed me that my 'real' name is no longer a secret. Replace the spaces with underscores and please tell me why people are telling me that they know my name via email. Now that I have lost my anonimity I better stop telling Microsoft what I think of them on forums like this one...

Too bad I cannot remove old postings. I was forced to switch to Windows when IBM killed OS/2. Did you know that OS/2 had 'Libraries' back in the early 1990s? Under OS/2 they were called 'shadows.' A single file could have multiple 'shadows.' This meant that every member of a team could store the 'file' (which was actually a shadow) where ever they felt like it. As soon as a shadow was saved the alterations performed on the shadow were transferred to the actual file automatically. The reason this worked was because OS/2 was not a multi-user operating system like Windows XP, and partially Windows 7. I am still waiting for a response I posted one week ago asking why I can no longer copy files with the Remote Desktop Connection like I could with Windows XP. Oddly enough I can still log on and work on a remote computer while someone else is logged on and access files on a remote system, but -- unless I email them -- I can no longer copy files from or to a remote computer.

P.S. Of course your method works. It is just a pain in the neck!

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

Thank you, Sir. (And I did figure out your name)

Here is how:1) Note the NUM LOCK status of your keyboard -- let's assume it is 'on' 2) Shut down your computer 3) Press the NUM LOCK key ONCE 3) Boot Windows 7 -- the NUM LOCK status, based upon our earlier assumption, will now be 'off' 4) WITHOUT PRESSING THE 'NUM LOCK' KEY shut down Windows 7 5) Press the NUM LOCK key ONCE 6) Boot Windows 7 -- the NUM LOCK status, based upon our earlier assumption, will now be 'on'

This method worked for me.  I did download the program in case the above method fails; but so far it has worked.  Thank you for solving my frustration!! PROBLEM SOLVED.

The JPEG I just uploaded contains the best solution.

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

Absolutely not. Make sure you download the appropriate version. One turms Num Lock 'on'; the other turns Num Lock 'off.' Please mention that these programs will not turn MouseKeys on, just in case someone is looking for a program which will do this. I wrote the 'Num Lock Off' program expressly for this purpose. Since I only had to alter two lines to create the 'Num Lock On' program I deciided to write it as well. Anyone may download it. Anyone may do anything they want with it EXCEPT CLAIM THEY WROTE IT! My name does not need to be mentioned, assuming you figure out what my name is.

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