BUG: UI Problems Running SQL Server on Korean Windows NT 3.51 (156053)

SYMPTOMS

When you run SQL Server on localized Korean Windows NT 3.51, you may experience a user interface problem. The messages displayed in the Database Maintenance Plan wizard, SQL Mail Configuration dialog box, and Server Configuration dialog box are not readable due to the scrambled or clipped text.

CAUSE

When SQL server creates dialog boxes, it uses the font Arial and a character set (from the stdFonts key in the registry) that corresponds to the user selection during Setup. In the Korean version of Windows NT, the Hangul charset is used and, by design, Windows NT returns a Hangul font instead of Arial. On the other hand, SQL creates dialogs off templates whose control sizes are based on Arial font. The metrics of these two fonts are different; the Hangul is font larger than Arial. The clipped text on the interface is the result of this mismatch.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, edit the registry to change the character set.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor can cause serious, system-wide errors that may require you to reinstall Windows NT. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).

Under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE subtree, go to the following subkey:

      Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\SQLInterface\EditControlFont

Go to the StdFonts key.
Replace 0x81 (Hangul charset) with 0x00 (Ansi charset).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server 6.50.201 and 6.50.213. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.