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Q137575: Cannot Toggle NUMLOCK Key After Installing IntelliPoint v. 1.1

Article: Q137575
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.1,95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95 mnk
Last Modified: 11-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft IntelliPoint software, version 1.1 
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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS
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After you install the Microsoft IntelliPoint version 1.1 software, you may be
unable to toggle the status of the NUMLOCK key.

RESOLUTION
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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor
incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To work around this problem, add a key named "Keyboard" to the following registry
key:

  
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Microsoft Input Devices

Add a string value named "NumLock" to the key, and set the string value to "ON"
(or to "OFF," if you want the NUMLOCK key to be off by default).

For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values
online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a
backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the
registry.

For information about backing up the registry, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q132332 How to Back Up the Registry

Additional query words: Natural msnkbd

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Keywords          : win95 mnk 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3 kbIntellipointSearch kbIntelliPoint110
Version           : WINDOWS:1.1,95
Issue type        : kbprb

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