KNOWLEDGE DUNIYA

If you frequently find yourself turning off the number lock feature when you start Windows (By default, it turns on at startup.). Then you can save yourself the time by changing the default setting when Windows starts, here's how:

1. Open Notepad by selecting Start> Programs> Accessories> Notepad and type the following:
   
   a 100
   mov ax,0040
   mov ds,ax
   and byte ptr [0017],df
   mov ah,1
   int 16
   mov ax,4c00
   int 21
   
   r cx
   0013
   n NUM_OFF.COM
   w
   q
   
   Note: Be sure to have the blank line above "r cx", and be sure to press Enter just once after typing the "q" at the very end of the file.
2. Save the file in the Windows folder as Numoff.deb. The result will be a file named numoff.deb.txt.
3. Inside the Windows folder, select the new file, press F2 for Rename, delete the .txt extension, press Enter, then click Yes to confirm that you want to change the extension.
4. Open an MS-DOS Prompt window (select Start, Programs, MS-DOS Prompt), type; debug $ numoff.deb at the command prompt and press Enter.
   Note: Replace the dollar sign above with the less-than sign, the one over the comma on your keyboard. Then, type; exit and press Enter to return to Windows. The result is an MS-DOS-based program, num_off.com, in the Windows folder.
5. Finally, add the line NUMLOCK=OFF to your config.sys file. Select Start, Run, type; sysedit and click OK.
6. In the System Configuration Editor, select the config.sys window. Type the above line, select File, Save, then close the editor.

From now on, the Number Lock feature will default to off at Startup.

Tip: To undo this setting, remove the NUMLOCK=OFF line from your config.sys file.