[olug] ready to kill (Windows XP)

Jake Churchill reynacho at gmail.com
Mon Sep 11 05:18:11 UTC 2006


Try this:  http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314879  This tells how to 
turn num lock on (which I assume is your problem).  You should be able 
to use this as a reference to get it turned off.

Bill Brush wrote:
> First place I'd check is the BIOS.
>
> Bill
>
> PS Have a nice trip.
>
> On 9/11/06, nealr <neal at lists.rauhauser.net> wrote:
>   
>>   I'm getting on a plane tomorrow, don't have a lick of time for any
>> bullshit, and my new IBM Thinkpad X30 has cleverly decided that I need
>> the numeric keypad on as soon as I log into the machine. This isn't a
>> hotkey on the keyboard itself - it appears to be soft configureable, but
>> I have no idea how it got activated, nor is there any obvious means to
>> turn it off.
>>
>>     
> <snip>
>   
>>   Anyone have a big ol' shot of Windows debullshitter handy? This has
>> got to be something stupid and small, but there isn't a 'no stupidity'
>> button, nor any other obvious control with which to turn this thing off.
>>
>>
>>     
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