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(PeteCresswell)
Aug 16, 2012, 10:45:37 AM8/16/12
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Num Lock ==> "Num Lock On" dialog pops, but numeric keypad not
working.
Worked a week ago, but not now.
At first, I thought "Hardware", so I swapped out the keyboard for
an identical one.
Nope...
OK, something to do with the driver, right?
Uninstalled/reinstalled the Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard
thingie.... but no joy.
I'm coming around to thinking it's some really basic dumb thing
that I'm doing/not doing.... as in having fat-fingered some other
Mode key somewhere that turns off Numeric Keypad in Windows.
But what?
Anybody been here?
--
Pete Cresswell
working.
Worked a week ago, but not now.
At first, I thought "Hardware", so I swapped out the keyboard for
an identical one.
Nope...
OK, something to do with the driver, right?
Uninstalled/reinstalled the Microsoft Multimedia Keyboard
thingie.... but no joy.
I'm coming around to thinking it's some really basic dumb thing
that I'm doing/not doing.... as in having fat-fingered some other
Mode key somewhere that turns off Numeric Keypad in Windows.
But what?
Anybody been here?
--
Pete Cresswell
Ken
Aug 16, 2012, 1:04:34 PM8/16/12
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you know it is within Windows that the problem lies.
J. P. Gilliver (John)
Aug 18, 2012, 9:38:10 AM8/18/12
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1. Is it a USB or PS/2 keyboard? (I'd say try it on another computer,
but since you've swapped "out" [how is that different from just
"swapped"?] another keyboard, that is likely to be irrelevant.)
2. When you say it "doesn't work", what happens - nothing, or it just
behaves as if Num Lock is off, i. e. it functions like the arrow keys
and sixpack.
3. When you say '"Num Lock On" dialog pops', that sounds like you mean
something on screen: does this keyboard not have an actual Num Lock
light (is it a wireless keyboard)?
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
> > Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you. -Richard
(PeteCresswell)
Aug 18, 2012, 12:43:50 PM8/18/12
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Per J. P. Gilliver (John):
>2. When you say it "doesn't work", what happens - nothing, or it just
>behaves as if Num Lock is off, i. e. it functions like the arrow keys
>and sixpack.
With NumLock off, it behaves as expected: "3"==>PgDn, "9"==>PgUp,
"/", "*", "-" work... and so-forth.
But with NumLock on, nothing seems to happen.
>3. When you say '"Num Lock On" dialog pops', that sounds like you mean
>something on screen: does this keyboard not have an actual Num Lock
>light (is it a wireless keyboard)?
No, no NumLock light. I'm guessing that the dialog is thrown by
Microsoft's "MicroSoft Keyboard" applet or some related driver.
--
Pete Cresswell
>1. Is it a USB or PS/2 keyboard? (I'd say try it on another computer,
>but since you've swapped "out" [how is that different from just
>"swapped"?] another keyboard, that is likely to be irrelevant.)
USB and wireless.
>but since you've swapped "out" [how is that different from just
>"swapped"?] another keyboard, that is likely to be irrelevant.)
>2. When you say it "doesn't work", what happens - nothing, or it just
>behaves as if Num Lock is off, i. e. it functions like the arrow keys
>and sixpack.
"/", "*", "-" work... and so-forth.
But with NumLock on, nothing seems to happen.
>3. When you say '"Num Lock On" dialog pops', that sounds like you mean
>something on screen: does this keyboard not have an actual Num Lock
>light (is it a wireless keyboard)?
Microsoft's "MicroSoft Keyboard" applet or some related driver.
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Pete Cresswell
glee
Aug 18, 2012, 4:33:06 PM8/18/12
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"(PeteCresswell)" <x...@y.Invalid> wrote in message
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Start> Control Panel> Accessibility Options> Mouse tab, make sure "Use
MouseKeys" is not checked. Also click the Settings button, and uncheck
the "Use Shortcut" box. Click OK all the way out. See if that corrects
the problem.
If that doesn't fix it, have you used a keyboard remapping utility, or
manually modified the Registry to remap any keys? You may have disabled
the NumLock key that way. Open Regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout
If you have a "Scancode Map" value with associated binary data, you have
done some sort of keyboard remapping.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-05/3007.keyboardlayout.PNG
Export (backup to a .reg file) the Keyboard Layout key, then delete it.
Reboot.
See if that fixes the Numlock key issue. If not, you can always import
the saved .reg file.
Further reading on remapping:
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2007/05/04/i-ve-hit-f12-for-the-last-time.aspx
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+
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MouseKeys" is not checked. Also click the Settings button, and uncheck
the "Use Shortcut" box. Click OK all the way out. See if that corrects
the problem.
If that doesn't fix it, have you used a keyboard remapping utility, or
manually modified the Registry to remap any keys? You may have disabled
the NumLock key that way. Open Regedit and navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout
If you have a "Scancode Map" value with associated binary data, you have
done some sort of keyboard remapping.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-05/3007.keyboardlayout.PNG
Export (backup to a .reg file) the Keyboard Layout key, then delete it.
Reboot.
See if that fixes the Numlock key issue. If not, you can always import
the saved .reg file.
Further reading on remapping:
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2007/05/04/i-ve-hit-f12-for-the-last-time.aspx
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+
glee
Aug 18, 2012, 4:36:42 PM8/18/12
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"glee" wrote in message >
Map value and data!
> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/communityserver-wikis-components-files/00-00-00-00-05/3007.keyboardlayout.PNG
>
> Export (backup to a .reg file) the Keyboard Layout key, then delete
> it.
> Reboot.
> See if that fixes the Numlock key issue. If not, you can always
> import the saved .reg file.
SORRY! Do NOT delete the Keyboard Layout key, ONLY delete the Scancode
>
> Export (backup to a .reg file) the Keyboard Layout key, then delete
> it.
> Reboot.
> See if that fixes the Numlock key issue. If not, you can always
> import the saved .reg file.
Map value and data!
glee
Aug 18, 2012, 4:38:03 PM8/18/12
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Correction to my reply:
Do NOT delete the Keyboard Layout key, ONLY delete the Scancode Map
value and data!
Sorry for the typo/brain failure!
value and data!
(PeteCresswell)
Aug 18, 2012, 6:12:37 PM8/18/12
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Per glee:
Dunno how I managed to set it, but "Set" it was...
Thanks!
Chances of my ever doping that one out were somewhere between
zero and none...
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Pete Cresswell
>Start> Control Panel> Accessibility Options> Mouse tab, make sure "Use
>MouseKeys" is not checked.
Bingo!!!!!!!
>MouseKeys" is not checked.
Dunno how I managed to set it, but "Set" it was...
Thanks!
Chances of my ever doping that one out were somewhere between
zero and none...
--
Pete Cresswell
glee
Aug 18, 2012, 7:57:04 PM8/18/12
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"(PeteCresswell)" <x...@y.Invalid> wrote in message
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If the shortcut was enabled, MouseKeys would have become enabled if you
hit the ALT+SHIFT+NumLock key combination. Some fat-fingering might
have gotten you there and if you were typing fast, you might have
dismissed the on-screen notification before you ever saw it.
Does someone else use your computer? Some people enable MouseKeys for
playing a game, using some of the numeric keys for controlling the mouse
cursor.
(PeteCresswell)
Aug 18, 2012, 8:07:44 PM8/18/12
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Per glee:
FWIW, I used to have a teenager pounding on it a couple hours
every day.
From that, I took away some habits about imaging a "Good" system,
keeping data and system separate, and re-imaging as soon as
anything seemed the least bit strange.
Was about to re-image in this case, but I got stubborn since I
was pretty sure it was just Yours Truly doing something dumb...
--
Pete Cresswell
>
>Does someone else use your computer? Some people enable MouseKeys for
>playing a game, using some of the numeric keys for controlling the mouse
>cursor.
Not any more. That excuse is no longer available to me.... -)
>Does someone else use your computer? Some people enable MouseKeys for
>playing a game, using some of the numeric keys for controlling the mouse
>cursor.
FWIW, I used to have a teenager pounding on it a couple hours
every day.
From that, I took away some habits about imaging a "Good" system,
keeping data and system separate, and re-imaging as soon as
anything seemed the least bit strange.
Was about to re-image in this case, but I got stubborn since I
was pretty sure it was just Yours Truly doing something dumb...
--
Pete Cresswell
Bill in Co
Aug 19, 2012, 2:10:27 AM8/19/12
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glee wrote:
> Correction to my reply:
> Do NOT delete the Keyboard Layout key, ONLY delete the Scancode Map value
> and data!
>
> Sorry for the typo/brain failure!
Maybe you've been doing too much acid, while trippin' to Janis Joplin and
> Correction to my reply:
> Do NOT delete the Keyboard Layout key, ONLY delete the Scancode Map value
> and data!
>
> Sorry for the typo/brain failure!
Jimi Hendrix?? Didn't I suggest laying off all that 60's psychedic acid
rock stuff, and getting with the times? LOL.
glee
Aug 19, 2012, 11:19:07 PM8/19/12
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Groovy.... but the times you want me to get with, are too far back! ;-)
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