Microsoft KB Archive/217884

= NUMLOCK Setting Reset After Logging off Terminal Server =

Article ID: 217884

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q217884



SYMPTOMS
You modify the InitinalKeyboardIndicators value in an effort to turn the NUMLOCK key on for a particular user, but when that user logs on to the Terminal Server, the NUMLOCK key is off.



CAUSE
When you change the value of InitialKeyboardIndicators under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard from the default value of 0 to 2, the value is changed back to 0 when you log off.

NOTE: This behavior occurs for both Remote Administration mode and Application mode.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date         Time   Version        Size       File name --  29-Nov-2001  17:24  5.0.2195.4572    222,480  Gdi32.dll 29-Nov-2001 17:24  5.0.2195.4272    731,920  Kernel32.dll 25-Jun-2001 21:17  3.10.0.103        47,808  User.exe 29-Nov-2001 17:24  5.0.2195.4314    402,192  User32.dll 29-Nov-2001 17:24  5.0.2195.4345    371,984  Userenv.dll 29-Nov-2001 17:15  5.0.2195.4708  1,642,416  Win32k.sys 30-Oct-2001 21:17  5.0.2195.4575    178,960  Winlogon.exe 29-Nov-2001 17:24  5.0.2195.4602    243,472  Winsrv.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

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