WinNT 3.51 SP2 w/ UK Keyboard Gives Wrong Accented Characters (142708)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51 SP2
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 SP2
This article was previously published under Q142708

SYMPTOMS

If you change your Windows NT version 3.51 keyboard layout to United Kingdom, when the Caps Lock key is on and you type a "Right-ALT + Vowel" keyboard combination, you get an upper case accented vowel. However, after you install Service Pack 2, you get an lower case accented vowel.

RESOLUTION

This problem has been corrected in the latest Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. 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:11/20/2003
Keywords:KB142708
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