[olug] ready to kill (Windows XP)

nealr neal at lists.rauhauser.net
Mon Sep 11 05:51:26 UTC 2006


 Nope, not numlock, this is the thing that turns the right side of the 
keyboard into a numeric keypad. Numlock works just fine.


Jake Churchill wrote:
> 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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