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I recently had to reinstall xp and always change the registry so that the

number lock is always on as below. I find now since the reinstall the

registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

suggestion?



thanks



HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

>InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>

>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

>InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0
 
"JT" said this in news item

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> I recently had to reinstall xp and always change the registry so that the

> number lock is always on as below. I find now since the reinstall the

> registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

> suggestion?

>

> thanks

>

> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>>

>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>

>



What "reinstall" are you referring to?
 
On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:41:27 -0600, just as I was about to take a

herb, "JT" disturbed my reverie and wrote:



>I find now since the reinstall the

>registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

>suggestion?



See if you can set it in the BIOS. I have never had to tweak any

windows installation to get NUM LOCK to stay on.
 
On Feb 12, 4:41 pm, "JT" wrote:

> I recently had to reinstall xp and always change the registry so that the

> number lock is always on as below.  I find now since the reinstall the

> registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

> suggestion?

>

> thanks

>

> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

>

>

>

> >InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>

> >HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

> >InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0



There may not be a way to set it in every BIOS. The BIOS settings

will get overridden

first by XP, then by the user profile when it the user logs in. The

XP default is all

indicators off.



Let's say you could not change it in the BIOS - what would you do?



XP remembers (possibly changes) the setting when a user logs off or

the system is shutdown

and applies it again when the user logs in. Now you know one thing

that is happening when

XP says "Saving your settings...".



This is why the BIOS setting may appear "not to work" or the keys seem

to keep changing. They are

behaving as designed.



You will have the same settings when you login that you had when you

logged out or shutdown.



If you need to have the Num Lock key on before you login, change the

Windows default. Read

this article:



http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314879



Each user has their own setting in their profile.



You can adjust the default setting for each newly created user profile

or for an individual

profile by adjusting the value of:



InitialKeyboardIndicators



For the current user the location for InitialKeyboardIndicators is:



HKCU\CONTROL PANEL\KEYBOARD



Here are all the values for InitialKeyboardIndicators:



* 0 - all indicators off

* 1 - Caps Lock on

* 2 - Num Lock on

* 4 - Scroll Lock on



Or, combine them by adding the values to some other number:



* 3 - Caps Lock and Num Lock on

* 5 - Caps Lock and Scroll Lock on

* 6 - Num Lock and Scroll Lock on

* 7 - Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock on



For all (new) users, the location for InitialKeyboardIndicators is:



HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\CONTROL PANEL\KEYBOARD



If the InitialKeyboardIndicators key does not exist, create it.
 
JT wrote:

> I recently had to reinstall xp and always change the registry so that the

> number lock is always on as below. I find now since the reinstall the

> registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

> suggestion?

>

> Thanks

>

> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>>

>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0



http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings



--

Joe =o)
 
Checked Bios couldn't see any setting.



"Paddy" wrote in message

news:h7mbn55u36dlugu8v4mmg74ldja7njjefb@4ax.com...

> On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:41:27 -0600, just as I was about to take a

> herb, "JT" disturbed my reverie and wrote:

>

>>I find now since the reinstall the

>>registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

>>suggestion?

>

> See if you can set it in the BIOS. I have never had to tweak any

> windows installation to get NUM LOCK to stay on.
 
THANK YOU!



Never had to use this option before but it worked perfectly and so simple.

Many thanks!







"Elmo" wrote in message

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> JT wrote:

>> I recently had to reinstall xp and always change the registry so that the

>> number lock is always on as below. I find now since the reinstall the

>> registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

>> suggestion?

>>

>> Thanks

>>

>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>>>

>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>

> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

> Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

>

> --

> Joe =o)
 
JT wrote:

> THANK YOU!

>

> Never had to use this option before but it worked perfectly and so simple.

> Many thanks!

>

>

>

> "Elmo" wrote in message

> news:epZzllGrKHA.732@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> JT wrote:

>>> I recently had to reinstall xp and always change the registry so that the

>>> number lock is always on as below. I find now since the reinstall the

>>> registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

>>> suggestion?

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>>

>>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>>>>

>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>> Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings



That's great news! Thanks go to Kelly for her great collection of XP fixes.



--

Joe =o)
 
On Feb 13, 7:52 am, Elmo wrote:

> JT wrote:

> > THANK YOU!

>

> > Never had to use this option before but it worked perfectly and so simple.

> > Many thanks!

>

> > "Elmo" wrote in message

> >news:epZzllGrKHA.732@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> >> JT wrote:

> >>> I recently had to reinstall xp and always change the registry so thatthe

> >>> number lock is always on as below.  I find now since the reinstall the

> >>> registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

> >>> suggestion?

>

> >>> Thanks

>

> >>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

> >>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>

> >>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

> >>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

> >>http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

> >> Line 30.  Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

>

> That's great news!  Thanks go to Kelly for her great collection of XP fixes.

>

> --

> Joe   =o)



What does it do?
 
norm wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:59:57 -0500, Elmo wrote:

>

>> JT wrote:

>>> I recently had to reinstall xp and always change the registry so that the

>>> number lock is always on as below. I find now since the reinstall the

>>> registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

>>> suggestion?

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>>

>>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>>>>

>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>> Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

>>

>> --

>> Joe =o)

>

> Link didnt work in firefox 3.5.7



http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm



Looking at the page source, at the top it says:











Do you have Javascript enabled ?



Does Firefox 3.5.7 have something like this ?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noscript



Paul
 
Jose wrote:

> On Feb 13, 7:52 am, Elmo wrote:

>> JT wrote:

>>> THANK YOU!

>>

>>> Never had to use this option before but it worked perfectly and so

>>> simple. Many thanks!

>>

>>> "Elmo" wrote in message

>>> news:epZzllGrKHA.732@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>>> JT wrote:

>>>>> I recently had to reinstall xp and always change the registry so

>>>>> that the number lock is always on as below. I find now since the

>>>>> reinstall the registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS,

>>>>> does anyone have a suggestion?

>>

>>>>> Thanks

>>

>>>>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>>>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>>

>>>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>>>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>>>> Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

>>

>> That's great news! Thanks go to Kelly for her great collection of XP

>> fixes.

>>

>> --

>> Joe =o)

>

> What does it do?





It makes these specific changes to the registry:





[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]

"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000



[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

"SystemTray"="SysTray.Exe"



[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\BagMRU]

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam\Bags]



[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell]

"BagMRU Size"=dword:00001f40



[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ShellNoRoam]

"BagMRU Size"=dword:00001f40
 
norm wrote:

> On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:56:15 -0500, Paul wrote:

>

>> norm wrote:

>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:59:57 -0500, Elmo wrote:

>>>

>>>> JT wrote:

>>>>> I recently had to reinstall xp and always change the registry so that the

>>>>> number lock is always on as below. I find now since the reinstall the

>>>>> registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

>>>>> suggestion?

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks

>>>>>

>>>>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>>>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>>>>>>

>>>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>>>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>>>> Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

>>>>

>>>> --

>>>> Joe =o)

>>> Link didnt work in firefox 3.5.7

>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>>

>> Looking at the page source, at the top it says:

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> Do you have Javascript enabled ?

>>

>> Does Firefox 3.5.7 have something like this ?

>>

>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noscript

>>

>> Paul

>

> Comes up with

>

> "Content Encoding Error

>

> The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an

> invalid or unsupported form of compression."

> Norm



I tried loading up Firefox 3.5.7 in a virtual machine, and I can't

seem to get the same error.



Paul
 
norm wrote:

> On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:14:49 -0500, Paul wrote:

>

>> norm wrote:

>>> On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:56:15 -0500, Paul wrote:

>>>

>>>> norm wrote:

>>>>> On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:59:57 -0500, Elmo wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>> JT wrote:

>>>>>>> I recently had to reinstall xp and always change the registry so that the

>>>>>>> number lock is always on as below. I find now since the reinstall the

>>>>>>> registry won't keep the changes for HKEY_USERS, does anyone have a

>>>>>>> suggestion?

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Thanks

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>>>>>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard

>>>>>>>> InitialKeyboardIndicators = 0

>>>>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>>>>>> Line 30. Windows XP Doesn't Save User Settings

>>>>>>

>>>>>> --

>>>>>> Joe =o)

>>>>> Link didnt work in firefox 3.5.7

>>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

>>>>

>>>> Looking at the page source, at the top it says:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Do you have Javascript enabled ?

>>>>

>>>> Does Firefox 3.5.7 have something like this ?

>>>>

>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noscript

>>>>

>>>> Paul

>>> Comes up with

>>>

>>> "Content Encoding Error

>>>

>>> The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an

>>> invalid or unsupported form of compression."

>>> Norm

>> I tried loading up Firefox 3.5.7 in a virtual machine, and I can't

>> seem to get the same error.

>>

>> Paul

>

> google search shows this a bug in firefox.

> solution is to clear cache and cookies.

> works now

>



Thanks for posting back. I clear my cache regularly, and

maybe that is why I never see the bug. I like to toss all the

cookies out on a regular basis, which is the main reason I

bother to clear things. It allows me to visit news sites, without

any annoying "we think you'd like to read..." things from them

tracking what I'm reading. Tossing as many cookies as I can,

keeps them in the dark.



Paul
 
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