Number lock in Bluetooth keyboard

Hi
I am using a mac mini with OS X 10.4 with a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Both the devices are well paired to Mac mini. But ever since I bought it I wasn't able to use the number pad in the keyboard for numbers.
I have tried all the help options but still it isn't doing the job. Whenever I press the number pad the mouse cursor moves up, down, right, left and diagonal. The number '5' key works like a mouse click. Once I press the number keys then mouse and rest of the key board doesn't work till I press 5 to select some item.
Please somebody explain me how to rectify this
Regards
C. Badrakumar

FOUND THE SOLUTION !!!
Turn off "Mouse Keys" in Universal Access. I turned them on a few weeks ago, and didn't realize what it was for; it's for using the numeric keypad in place of a mouse, and renders the numeric keypad worthless for input of numbers.
Go to "System Preferences", then "Universal Access", then "Mouse". Mouse Keys should be OFF.

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