Num Lock Turns off during boot

Try loading (or reloading) SP6a. The only Technet article I could find about this referred to Terminal Server SP6 also, so if you are running TS, then load that service pack. The Numlock state is supposed to be saved when you log off, so if it's on when you log off, it should be on when you log back on. Supposedly the service pack fixes this if it's not working properly. Hope this helps!

1.Run Registry Editor.

2.Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard.

3.Change the value for InitialKeyboardIndicators from 0 to 2.

They are running SP4 nad can not run any higher.

In Windows NT, the state of the NUM LOCK key is specific to each user, and is off by default.

The registry entries to enable NUM LOCK during logon.

Edit:

HKEY_Current_User\ControlPanel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators

Type REG_SZ:

If set to 0, NumLock is disabled for that current user after logging on. If it is 2, NumLock is enabled and will retain the settings from the last shutdown.

To enable NUM LOCK during the CTRL+ALT+DELETE process, use Regedt32 to navigate to:

HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\Keyboard

Double click the InitialKeyboardIndicators value name, a type REG_SZ (string) value, and change the data value from the 0 to a 2.

Thanks,
jasjeet Singh

Good day!

They say there are actually two ways to do this. One is to turn your num-lock on, then use the CTRL-ALT-DEL and Logoff or Shutdown button. This is supposed to save the num-lock setting in your personal registry. I have found that this does not work all the time. The other is to actually hack the registry yourself this way:

1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe or regedt32.exe)
2. Navigate to HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard
3. Edit the InitialKeyboardIndicators value
4. Set the value to 2 and click OK
5. Close the registry

When you reboot, the num-lock should be on.

I vote with #4 on this one. HKEY_USERS is one place to set it, but it may be overridden by HKEY_CURRENT_USER so check both places.