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Q226818: SMS: Broken DBCS Characters in Remote MS-DOS Command Window

Article: Q226818
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200 kbsms200bug
Last Modified: 22-OCT-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start a remote session from a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS)
2.0 site, Microsoft Windows 95 (SMS 1.2) clients may display broken double-byte
character set (DBCS) characters in an MS-DOS command window.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this issue and display DBCS characters correctly in an MS-DOS
command window, do not open the window in full-screen (maximized) MS-DOS mode.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Systems Management
Server 2.0.


Additional query words: prodsms DBCS characters

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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