I am on a mac Mini, and I have bootcamp installed with XP. when I am in Leopard the number pad works, but when I am booted into XP it does not. The keyboard is a wired apple keyboard, the white one not the alluminum. if anyone has any ideas to fix this it would be appreciated.
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Number pad won't work under bootcamp
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ok this might seem mad at first.
Go into wordpad or similar and type out some text (anything will do).
Now press left on the arrow keys a few times so the flashing bar (can never remember the name) is in the middle of the text.
Now press 4 and/or 6. Does the flashing bar move left and right. If it does it means you need to activate the numlock (so the numbers work as the keyboard is dual function on windows). The numlock is usually above the 7 on a windows keyboard. As to how you do that with a mac keyboard, as thats where the clear looks to be, well thats another matter.
If it doesn't work, I haven't got a clue apart from maybe you need some specific drivers installing for the keyboard.
Go into wordpad or similar and type out some text (anything will do).
Now press left on the arrow keys a few times so the flashing bar (can never remember the name) is in the middle of the text.
Now press 4 and/or 6. Does the flashing bar move left and right. If it does it means you need to activate the numlock (so the numbers work as the keyboard is dual function on windows). The numlock is usually above the 7 on a windows keyboard. As to how you do that with a mac keyboard, as thats where the clear looks to be, well thats another matter.
If it doesn't work, I haven't got a clue apart from maybe you need some specific drivers installing for the keyboard.
Thanks as well
I had the same problem and the CLEAR key on aluminium keyboard does operate like the NUM Lock Key when booted into XP via Boot Camp. Thanks for this thread.
I had the same problem and the CLEAR key on aluminium keyboard does operate like the NUM Lock Key when booted into XP via Boot Camp. Thanks for this thread.
It isn't turned on all the time in Windows like it is in Leopard. To turn it on press the "Clear" button, which functions as the "Num Lock" button in Windows
Nice post! Thanks.
It isn't turned on all the time in Windows like it is in Leopard. To turn it on press the "Clear" button, which functions as the "Num Lock" button in Windows
where is it? Next to? I don't understand what button you are talking about.
thanks.
haha, wow that is dumb. I had this issue, its amazing what a quick google search does.
Press the clear button to use a mac keyboard in windows with the number pad.
I was going to be super pissed if my new keyboard's num pad didn't work in windows, that's why I bought it! haha I had the nice fansy wireless mini keyboard, but being a networking guy who types ip addresses in for a living. Yeah you gotta have it
Thanks guys.
Press the clear button to use a mac keyboard in windows with the number pad.
I was going to be super pissed if my new keyboard's num pad didn't work in windows, that's why I bought it! haha I had the nice fansy wireless mini keyboard, but being a networking guy who types ip addresses in for a living. Yeah you gotta have it
Thanks guys.
I struggled with this one for a bit. I chanced across the solution on another form, and I didn't take note of the person who posted the answer to this problem. However, the solution is obvious once you read it (particularly if you have worked with PCs before).
As a default, the Numeric Keypad on a PC Keyboard is not active for number entry. To activate the Numeric Keypad on a PC Keyboard for number entry, you must first hit the NUM LOCK button. Once you hit the NUM LOCK button on a PC Keyboard, the numeric keypad becomes active and ready for number input (the Numeric Keypad's default mode is to act as cursor arrow keys for moving the cursur around when the Num Lock key is not active, with the number 8 an up arrow, 2 a down arrow, 4 a left arrow and 6 a right arrow - precisely what the Numeric Keypad on Apple's Extended Keyboard does).
So how do you activate NUM LOCK on Apple's Extended Keyboard?
The Apple Extended Keyboard doesn't have a Num Lock key. However, by tapping the CLEAR key (located near the top left side of the Numeric Keypad on Apple's Extended Keyboard), you activate NUM LOOK, just like on a PC keyboard.
That is, toggling the CLEAR key will activate Apple's Extended Keyboard's Numeric Keypad on and off, just like the NUM LOCK key does on a PC Keyboard.
I hope this helps.
