Characters Change When Pasted into 16-bit Applications (116341)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q116341

SYMPTOMS

When you paste certain characters into 16-bit applications, they become different characters. For example, using the English locale, if you copy the trademark symbol, and attempt to paste it into Word for Windows, it is pasted as an exclamation mark (!).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/4/2003
Keywords:kbother KB116341
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