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Q142708: WinNT 3.51 SP2 w/ UK Keyboard Gives Wrong Accented Characters

Article: Q142708
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.51 SP2,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51 SP2, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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This problem has been corrected in the latest Service Pack for Windows NT
version 3.51.

STATUS
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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


Additional query words: prodnt 3.51

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS351sp2 kbWinNTW351SP2
Version           : :3.51 SP2,4.0

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