Thanks to Doug Simmons, problem on Compaq laptop presario solved!!!

 Here's what happened:  the guy who used my friend's laptop used an
 external keyboard with it.   I learned that with laptop's Numlock key OFF
 the man had the Numlock ON, on the external keyboard.  After several hours
of use, the individual went through the normal way of Windows shutdown (but
did not shutdown the external KB's Numlock or turned it OFF).  It obviously
locked up the system and the laptop's Numlock key was inoperable.  And the
KB making numeric output on the screen.  thus the reason for my post.

Getting the idea from Doug's advice below,  I told my friend to turn his LT
ON connected the external KB, enter Windows and disable the Numlock key on
the ext. KB side.  Then, he tried to operate the Numlock key on the LT
itself and it worked!  From there, the problem was solved.  This is one
info, along with the ThinkPad's, that will go into my Cheat Sheet or
perhaps, someone may need this information in the future for a similar
problem.

Emie DelRosario


 ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Simmons" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 4:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Compaq Presario 1700 headed South!
>
>
> > This happens with my ThinkPad frequently.  Find the NumLock key (on the
> > ThinkPad it is the SHIFT--ScrLk key) and press it.  He has the Numerical
> > Key Pad activated.  If you look closely at the keyboard some of the keys
> > (7,8,9,0,j,k,l,....) have small [sometimes different colored] numbers
> along
> > with the other key designations that are on the keypad at right side of
a
> > full sized keyboard.
> >
> > Laptops, when toggled into this mode, can use these keyboard keys like
the
> > full-sized keyboard keypad. I've never seen anyone really use it, but it
> > seems to be on most laptops.
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
>

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