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Re: Turn num-lock off and scroll-lock on

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From: antonio.j.salerno..jr
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 1991 13:20
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In article <2235@cipc1.Dayton.NCR.COM> mfox@cipc1.Dayton.NCR.COM (Mark Fox) writes:
>
>I'm looking for a programmatic way to turn the numeric lock off and
>the scroll lock on when I power up my PC. Does anyone know a way to do this
>other than manually.
>
>-- 
>Mark Fox   mfox@cipc1.Dayton.NCR.COM   Office (513) 445-6384
>NCR Corporate Information Technology Integration Services

PC Magazine published a utility a few years back called LOX.
I use it to this day for exactly what you want (it toggles caps-lock as well).

I've got it at home, so if you have no luck finding it let me know...
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Tony Salerno                  "I'm stuck in '56 with a brain like swiss cheese 
ajs@corona.att.com             and YOU'RE having technical difficulties?"
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From: asalerno@cbnewsm.att.com (antonio.j.salerno..jr)
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Subject: Re: Turn num-lock off and scroll-lock on
Keywords: num-lock scroll-lock
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Date: 27 Mar 91 13:20:58 GMT
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