The Hard Disk Label May Be Garbled in My Computer (227548)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q227548

SYMPTOMS

If you upgrade a Microsoft Windows 98-based computer that is configured to use the Greek language (code page 737) to Windows 2000 with Greek language settings, the hard disk labels in My Computer that contained Greek characters may not be displayed properly.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, change the label for each drive that displays garbled characters. To change the label for a drive:
  1. Double-click My Computer on the desktop.
  2. In the list of drives, right-click the icon for a drive, and then click Properties.
  3. Click the General tab.
  4. In the Label box, type a different name for the label.
  5. Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/3/2003
Keywords:kbprb kbui kbUpgrade KB227548
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