14th September 1998

A Lockergnome Subscriber let me in on a little-known secret for turning on the NUM LOCK key in NT4. In Control Panel -> System -> Environment, add a user variable "NUMLOCK" with the value of "ON". Whenever you log on to the workstation, the NUM LOCK key will come on. NT4 ignores the BIOS 'NUM LOCK' state. Show that key who's boss!