To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 18:04:12 -0700
Subject: Re: Num Lock
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From: Robert W Moss <domanspc AT juno DOT com>
Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com

When DOS is installed the statement :

NUMLOCK=ON 

is usually (in PC/MS DOS) written to config.sys automatically by 
the install program.

Try a statement in config.sys as follows:

NUMLOCK=OFF     (change the old statement by changing ON to OFF)

Works for me since DOS 2.11.

BOB 'DOMAN' Moss  "Let's have chocolate for every meal!!!"

On Tue, 27 Jun 2000 12:04:30 -0700 Mike Sensney <msensney AT owt DOT com>
writes:
> I have DOS running on an old 486. During boot up Num Locks is set on 
> and of
> course I'd really like it to be off. The BIOS doesn't have this as 
> an
> option. Is there a utility for doing this for me?
> 
> TIA,
> Mike

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