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edita - Latest answer on Oct 6, 2012 03:14AM

Hello,
I have problem with my hp pavilion laptop . When the num lock is ON i can't write letters L, U and some other letters.
Fn+num lock does not help. I tried fn + F11 and some other solutions from the forum as well, but had no luck. I have that problem only when the num lock i is ON, otherwise i can write those letters.
Could someone PLEASE help me with this.
thanks

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brakers 183Posts Sunday August 17, 2008Registration date Mar 15, 2009 03:28PM

Hi There

If you're writing numbers instead of letters when you press the keyboard of your laptop and you must hold down the Function key (Fn) to write normally.

This is due to the fact that the digital lock is activated. To solve this, simply press the Fn+Numlk or depending of the model, press the button or Fn + Shift +Numlk

Hope This Helps
Kindest Regard Tony B.

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ngonzalez - May 31, 2009 07:55PM

I have been having this problem. Thank you for providing this fix.

maggie - Jun 1, 2009 08:59AM

thanx so much i had the same problem! thanxxx!

andy07 - Jun 1, 2009 11:58PM

Hi,
My hp pavillion, letters do not always appea on screen, help !!!!

zanne - Oct 4, 2009 08:24AM

so who is a clever boy? my cat walked across th laptop to sit in the warm air and stood on keys he should not have.all is right again, so many thanks.

Rupali - Feb 12, 2010 08:56PM

I tried various combinations with my HP lap top, but nothing seems to work. Please help. When I type certain numbers like g, keyboard is typing g5

Thanks
Rupali

john - Feb 21, 2010 01:15PM

A friend of mine reported having this same problem. Type g, get g5; type a, get a1; somehow, the top row is keys is being typed when the middle row (ie. asdf...) is being typed. This problem does not occur on the qwert row or the zxcv row, just the asdf row.

Also, it only seems to be occurring in MS Word. It does not occur in Notepad or Wordpad.

If you ever figured this out, please either respond to this message or email me directly.

thanks,
John

cvelee - Mar 5, 2010 02:49AM

Dear brakers,

thank you very much for a solution. It works for Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo notebook, as well.

red - Mar 5, 2010 08:46PM

thanks you are a life saver

neil › Rupali - Jun 28, 2010 09:12AM

your a star thanks

Lalith - Feb 13, 2010 05:04AM

Thank you very much.

I had the same problem.

Lalith

Cinciman - Feb 22, 2010 09:48PM

Hi - thanks for your tips. I have tried all combinations of fn/alt/shift/numlock, but no success. the only success i have had is by using the on-screen keyboard : when i press numlock on it, it works as intended with the number pad, and the letters all work normally. But as soon as i switch it off, if i re-switch it on with the normal keyboard, the original problem comes straight back. it's an HP pavilion... Any additional advice would be great... any ideas ?

saba - Feb 24, 2010 03:42AM

Thanks a lot dear barker, it helped me.

deldar - Feb 25, 2010 08:58PM

thank you very much . I have been trying and trying for many houres but got no solution :( and then i saw your test :D shift + fn + num lock and it worked thank you veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuch maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
am so glaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad now

adios - Mar 27, 2010 12:10AM

Thanks...i use asus netbook , it solve my problem...lucky i do not need to reinstall my windows...thanks again...Fn + numLK keys.

Gaily - Apr 2, 2010 06:10AM

Thank you! this really worked, i was so worried that i would have to get a new laptop. Thanks again.

Happy - Apr 5, 2010 09:39AM

Thank you! It worked for Sony Vaio!!!

annie - Apr 11, 2010 01:20AM

thanks buddy it really worked on my fujitsu siemens laptop..

deepika - Apr 17, 2010 01:23PM

thank u so much..wrked on my acer

charlie - Apr 21, 2010 01:45PM

Thank You, I am not very computer literate and my daughter had this problem on her acer laptop
your the best!!

KatBlomquist - Apr 24, 2010 06:22PM

thanks!!! this just happened to me...and though i tried the numlk key and the fn key...(cuz they were the same colors as the number) i hadn't tried to hit both at the same time. wooot! thanks:)

Karen - Apr 26, 2010 11:13PM

Thank you so much for the solution. I've been suffering this problem for long time. Thanks again.

aki_sa - May 6, 2010 04:47PM

tkanks man for ansver,i have trouble fob long time

relieved - Jun 16, 2010 11:25PM

I have an Asus EeePC and this just happened to me. Thank you so much for the thread! I pressed Fn + Num LK and the keyboard is typing only letters again.

Maddy - Jul 20, 2010 06:20PM

This did not work for me. Any ways i did a system restore. it worked

vasu - May 3, 2011 11:43AM

Thank u sir
problem solved

giridhar - Oct 6, 2012 03:14AM

problem solved thanks

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carolyn Jun 26, 2009 08:56AM

Thank You!! I had to try a few combinations but found on my laptop that shift + ctrl + alt + numlk worked. Thanks again.
Carolyn

anurag - Feb 15, 2010 06:20AM

thanks yaar it's working

your formula is correct and all is fake

than'k again

jos - Mar 30, 2010 08:27AM

Worked for me, thx !

redpearl - Apr 27, 2010 05:25PM

thank you so much this worked for me

Florida - May 8, 2010 12:18AM

It worked! Thanks!:)

lcdonegal - Jun 10, 2010 02:41PM

Thanks a million, this worked for me

real - Jun 21, 2010 06:58AM

thanks. it worked for me.. shift + ctrl + alt + numlk worked. Thanks again.

SOO RELEVED - Jul 7, 2010 05:55PM

THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT WORKED

syd - May 4, 2011 06:16AM

Thanks alot it worked
shift + ctrl + alt + numlk worked. Thanks again.

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tonyiroc2 Sep 7, 2009 01:15PM

this all may or may not work above..but the another way is to go into your accessories and find your on screen keyboard ,,then use your mouse to turn off and on your number lock this will clear it....tony

Josh - Oct 6, 2009 12:48PM

Thanks for your help you solved a problem which lots of computer technicians couldn't solve. the problem is though that when I 7 down the on screen keyboard the problem comes back. can you help me with that 1?

Thanks in advance!

Josh Friedman

roo - Mar 14, 2010 07:08AM

YES thanks!!! I have an IBM, I was typing in FN and numlck and it was not working but that is because none of the jeys were working normally, using the onscreenkeyboard I just had to click numlcl and problem solved!

hannah - Apr 4, 2010 01:24AM

your a god sent thank you !

trix - Apr 29, 2010 03:57AM

thanks so much!! worked a treat :-)
you're a lifesaver!!!
yay

luiske007 - Apr 29, 2010 09:53AM

thanksss urs was the only solution that worked!!

saavi - Apr 30, 2010 09:28AM

thanks..yr sggestion really helped a lot.

Synergy - May 6, 2010 06:27AM

w0w so nice thank you very much...

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elif Aug 11, 2009 01:33AM

Helloooo ,
fn+num+shift help me i am very happy:)

shohatee90 - Aug 12, 2009 10:26PM

Thank You Very much this is really helped me

vivan4523 - Jul 7, 2010 09:12PM

THANK U SOOO MUCH!! UR A GENIUS LOVE U

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Dylan Jun 10, 2010 09:12AM

just use the functin key and than type .I have to type like that so trust me.

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M.b. Oct 7, 2009 01:10AM

Thanks a million... I'm fixing somebodies laptop IBM Thinkpad T43 & this combination works Shift+Cntrl+Alt+Numlk.

Kyle - Dec 28, 2009 11:14PM

OMG!!!!!!!!!! YOUR SUCH A LIFE SAVER I WAS AFRAID TO TELL MY DAD THAT BUTTONS WAS NOT WORKING I TRYED EVEYTHING I SAID ILL GIVE UR 1 AGO AND IT WORKED THANKS SO MUCH MY BUTTONS WORK PERFECT NOW :)

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Carlos Jan 16, 2010 07:21PM

You people are great, i want to take you so much for the info provided for the keyboard num-letters issue
love you guys. My problem solve

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MELY Jun 10, 2010 11:55PM

THANK SO VERY MUCH !!! I was going crazy thinking I had a virus of some sort until I decided to google this and I am glad to say that my problem was resolved THANKS AGAIN !!!

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öömlö Jan 18, 2010 11:48AM

yay fixed my pc too, tanks :)

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Worzhak 1Posts Wednesday February 10, 2010Registration date Feb 10, 2010 10:04PM

Well, I am running a Toshiba Satellite P300 and I am having this same problem and no combination of Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Num Lock, or any of the F keys has been able to fix this problem. I just got it back from repair and they changed the mother board. I have updated the bios. I did a fresh OS install to Vista that came with my computer. Even upgraded to Windows 7. I didn't have this problem before it went out for repair, but now when I press the Num Lock key, it changes my number pad to numbers, as expected, but also changes the right side of my keyboard to numbers as well which is very frustrating. I have been surfing for 2 days online to find a solution to it and even called the tech that was in charge of the repair and no one has any answers for me.

h - Jun 4, 2010 05:28PM

thnk u god bless

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Crystal Feb 20, 2010 05:48PM

You are a blessing!

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cleverz Jun 4, 2009 12:34AM

thats man u help me i should of thought of that hahah o well thanks

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tendy Jun 25, 2009 03:38AM

Thanks a lot It was solved .My Laptop is acer aspire 3630

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gareth Jun 30, 2009 11:07AM

thanks so much man i didnt wana tell my mum haha
im lucky i looked it up

cheers again

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slurpy Aug 30, 2009 02:26PM

Thanks. Worked like a charm.

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dahappygirl Sep 14, 2009 01:48PM

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Happy again. Sep 25, 2009 02:14AM

Thanks to my 20 month twins I have been having this problem too. Thank you for the advice!

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Fr0styX Oct 7, 2009 02:34PM

Shift + Num Lock... for IBM laptop. Have a nice day!

Chris - Mar 27, 2010 08:07AM

thanks

BLAH - May 9, 2010 02:12PM

Thank youu :)

chjnmi, - Jun 27, 2010 07:17PM

thanks much this situation made me crazy

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b1 Jan 27, 2010 07:29AM

nice tip, thanks!

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kid Apr 5, 2010 01:47PM

if it doesn't work for your laptop trying pressing the num lk only. Mine works that way.

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