Re: Showing CapsLock status on screen

bnmohan via WindowsKB.com wrote:
> I have Vista Home Premium SPlatest. I recently purchased a Logitech
> MK250 wireless keyboard; and afterwards noticed the absence of the
> Caps/NumLock indicators.
>
> I suppose the keyboard would have to be a receiver in addition to
> being a transmitter, in order to show the indicator status (if
> changed by the OS, it would have to know)
> I did not notice any CD with the keyboard.
>
> I understand SetPoint is meant to show a Systray status, but I also
> read some comments about it interfering with other Vista components.
> Can someone give me code for a simple service that just displays
> the current status on CapsLock and NumLock on the systray? Or some
> simple siftware that does this? Just show the status.

I would highly suggest using Google (or another Internet search engine) to
look around and try some for yourself.

Example:
http://www.google.com/search?&q="Windows+Vista"+status+indicator+softwar e+for+numlock+and+capslock

With that alone, I quickly found this freeware:
http://www.binaryfortress.com/traystatus/

Haven't tried it - but...

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I've tried Shenan Stanley's suggestion (TrayStatus), Caps Lock Light, and
NumCapsScroll indicator. They all work fine for me.

I'm using the third because I like its display better (after configuring
it my way), but YMMV, and one of the other two (or one of the many others
on the net) might work better for you...

On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:50:54 GMT, bnmohan via WindowsKB.com wrote:

> Thanks!!
>
> I did find TrayStatus, and a host of others, but not many user comments. I am
> hoping this forum will advise: SetPoint of Logitech is I think what would be
> recommended by Logitech, but I did come across some very unpleasant comments
> about it. Particularly uninstalling it: the person mentioned that there were
> about 3000 entries in the registry that were to be manually unloaded.
>
> MOHAN.
> That was the capslock on!
>
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
>>> I have Vista Home Premium SPlatest. I recently purchased a Logitech
>>> MK250 wireless keyboard; and afterwards noticed the absence of the
>>[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>>> the current status on CapsLock and NumLock on the systray? Or some
>>> simple siftware that does this? Just show the status.
>>
>>I would highly suggest using Google (or another Internet search engine) to
>>look around and try some for yourself.
>>
>>Example:
>>http://www.google.com/search?&q="Windows+Vista"+status+indicator+softwar e+for+numlock+and+capslock
>>
>>With that alone, I quickly found this freeware:
>>http://www.binaryfortress.com/traystatus/
>>
>>Haven't tried it - but...
>>


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On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:00:54 -0700, "Gene E. Bloch"
<not-> wrote:

>I've tried Shenan Stanley's suggestion (TrayStatus), Caps Lock Light, and
>NumCapsScroll indicator. They all work fine for me.
>
>I'm using the third because I like its display better (after configuring
>it my way), but YMMV, and one of the other two (or one of the many others
>on the net) might work better for you...


My preference is to run that little reg fix that turns the caps-lock
into a standard shift key. Durn thing just gets in the way and I can't
recall the last time I wanted to type all caps.