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Q196538: Euro Currency Not Available in Windows NT WTS Character Sets

Article: Q196538
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition 
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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 Terminal
Server Edition that will map to the euro currency symbol.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0,
Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Eurofixi.exe
and Eurofixa.exe:

  ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40TSE/
  hotfixes-postSP3/euro-fix/

  http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/terminalserver/downloads/other/TSEEuro/default.asp


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal
Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0,
Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q182005 Euro Currency Not Available in Windows NT Character Sets

  Q197290 Euro Currency Not Available in Windows NT 3.51 Character Sets

Additional query words: wts tse natural language support

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbNTTermServ400 kbNTTermServSearch
Version           : winnt:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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