This is a weird issue but as you all have come up with great solutions before, I am sure you’ll help me out on this one as well as I am out of ideas. I am sure you all know what operating system etc. I am using as I’ve been asking a lot of questions but for those who don’t, I have an HP laptop with attached number pad and the operating system is Vista.
It was fine before I had to reinstall windows (Remember my copying disc issue when the genius help desk asked me to mess up with the registries and I ended up deleting stuff that should not have been deleted?). Well, after I formatted the computer, when the number lock is off (light off), all is fine. All letters work the way they should. HOWEVER, when the number lock is on, this is what I get when I type some of the letters:
A B C D E F G H 5 1 2 3 0 N 6 * Q R S T 4 V W X Y Z
The right hand keys start typing numbers. Per the help desk suggestion, I uninstalled the keyboard driver and reinstalled it. I also updated the BIOS but that did not help either.
Anyone knows what may be causing this and how to fix it?
WiseGuy Do I have to press and hold it? Because just pressing it once turns the number lock off and everything is fine (which we already know) and when I press it again, the number lock is on again and the problem is still there.
I updated the keyboard driver only, I don’t wanna touch anything else unless I absolutely have to. I don’t feel like re-installing the windows for 5th time
It looks like it. When you reinstalled windows, did you install the package of drivers for notebook hardware? There should be drivers and software for each piece of hardware thats attached to the notebook.
Shikra, that's not a problem, that's by design. When you turn the num lock on the keys in the middle act like a number pad (like the number pad on a 101 keyboard). It should even have little numbers at the bottom of the keys. This is a big duhh for all those trying to help this dude solve the "problem".
It looks like it. When you reinstalled windows, did you install the package of drivers for notebook hardware? There should be drivers and software for each piece of hardware thats attached to the notebook.
It came with only 1 recovery CD and I installed everything on it.
When num lock is on .. its a normal behaviour of laptop's keyboard, why do u think its problem?
May be I said it in the opposite way. Let's put it this way: When the number light is on, the alphabetical keys start typing numbers but they should NOT. When the number light is off, all keys work fine and type letters only.
Shikra, that's not a problem, that's by design. When you turn the num lock on the keys in the middle act like a number pad (like the number pad on a 101 keyboard). It should even have little numbers at the bottom of the keys. This is a big duhh for all those trying to help this dude solve the "problem".
Yaar tofi baba, that's the thing: No numbers are typed on those keys and this "problem" wasn't there when I bought this computer 3 months ago. It only happened when I recently reinstalled the windows. If it wasn't a problem, the help desk lady would've mentioned it, instead of asking me to uninstall and reinstall the drivers, right?
Yaar tofi baba, that's the thing: No numbers are typed on those keys and this "problem" wasn't there when I bought this computer 3 months ago. It only happened when I recently reinstalled the windows. If it wasn't a problem, the help desk lady would've mentioned it, instead of asking me to uninstall and reinstall the drivers, right?
Once again, this is not a bug, its a feature!!!! :p
I have used 100's of laptops and this is present on all of the ones I have seen.
Example: Num lock light is on: Everything is fine. keys type alphabets only, numbers type numbers.
Light is off: Everything is fine. Keys type alphabets only, numbers type numbers.
Light is turned on again: That’s when it’s messed up.
Light is turned off again: Everything is fine.
Light is turned on again: Everything is messed up.
This is a very bad feature Again, I spoke to someone else last night and they also didn’t mention that it’s a feature. They took it as a problem and asked me to uninstall the drivers and reinstall them, still that way. Now I am never turning the num lock light off, it’ll always stay on. that way everything is fine. if i do it by accident, I am just restarting the darn computer!!
but for those who don’t, I have an HP laptop with attached number pad and the operating system is Vista.
Again, I spoke to someone else last night and they also didn’t mention that it’s a feature. They took it as a problem and asked me to uninstall the drivers and reinstall them, still that way. Now I am never turning the num lock light off, it’ll always stay on. that way everything is fine. if i do it by accident, I am just restarting the darn computer!!
It’s my laptop’s keys. If it was the separate keyboard, I would’ve done what you suggested 