DOCUMENT:Q197290
TITLE :Euro Currency Not Available in Windows NT 3.51 Character Sets
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.51
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:kbbug kbbug3.51 kbfix3.51 kbfix
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
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SYMPTOMS
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In 1999, countries in the European Community (EC) will begin to use a
single currency named the euro. The euro has an associated symbol called
the euro currency symbol. There currently is not a keystroke in Windows NT
that maps to the euro currency symbol.
RESOLUTION
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A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft,
but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem immediately, download the fix as described below.
For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the
World Wide Web:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp
This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as
Euro351i.exe (x86) and Euro351a.exe (Alpha):
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT351/
hotfixes-postSP5/Euro-fix/
NOTE: The above link is one path; it has been wrapped for readability.
NOTE: If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, a fee may be charged.
This fee is refundable if it is determined that you only require the fix
you requested. However, this fee is non-refundable if you request
additional technical support.
For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q154871
TITLE : Determining If Your Product Is Eligible for No-Charge
Technical Support
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51.
MORE INFORMATION
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Euro currency support for Windows NT 3.51 allows you to input, display, and
print the euro symbol in applications.
- Fonts - The following fonts have support for the euro after installing
Euro-fix:
- Arial
- Courier New
- Lucida Console
- Lucida Sans Unicode
- MS Sans Serif
- Times New Roman
- Keyboards
- For keyboard assignments of the euro, please see the following Web
site:
http://www.microsoft.com/opentype/faq/faq12.htm
- If you are using a keyboard without the euro assigned, such as the US
keyboard, you can use ALT+0128 to input the euro. While holding the
ALT key, press 0128 on the numeric keypad located on the right-hand
side of your keyboard.
- Only keyboard layouts already installed will be updated. If you need
to install another keyboard after the euro update, see Loss Of Euro
Support below.
- Do not use the euro in certain names
- Applications will not recognize the euro in a filename or network
share name. Although Windows supports the euro in filenames, for
maximum compatibility, it should be avoided.
- Do not use the euro in passwords.
- Shortcut key conflicts
- Some applications might use a shortcut key that conflicts with the
key assigned to the euro. In this case, you can use the numeric
keypad ALT+0128 method.
- Notepad
- Notepad cannot display the euro symbol because it uses an old font
that is not euro-ready.
- Perform the following steps to set your system currency to euro:
1. In Control Panel, double-click International.
2. Click Change in the Currency Format group.
3. Enter Euro in the Symbol: box (using either the ALT+0128 or ALTGr+e).
4. Click OK.
5. Click OK again.
Euro is now your system default currency and will be used by
applications such as Excel.
- Loss of euro support
Euro-fix copies euro-ready files to your computer. Only files already
installed on your system are updated. Subsequent installations of system
components or applications might replace some of these files with files
that are not euro-ready. Here are the steps needed to reapply the euro
support:
1. Run "euro351i /x" (or "euro351a /x" for the Alpha version) to extract
files without installing.
2. Go to the folder where you extracted the files.
3. At a command prompt, type the following to remove Euro-fix:
hotfix /R NT351EUROUPDATE
4. Reapply Euro-fix.
For information on the Windows NT 3.51 version of this fix, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q182005
TITLE : Euro Currency Not Available in Windows NT Character Sets
For information on the Windows NT Terminal Server version of this fix,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q196538
TITLE : Euro Currency Not Available in Windows NT WTS Character Sets
Additional query words: 3.51 natural language support
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