Windows 2000 Displays Diacritic Characters Incorrectly (262551)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q262551

SYMPTOMS

The Arabic version of Windows 2000 does not display diacritic or Syriac characters correctly. You can type these characters but they are not displayed properly. This issue also affects the Arabic support in Lotus Notes 5.x.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbenv kbfix kbWin2000SP1Fix KB262551
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