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Q242474: Korean Year 2000 Update Does Not Contain English Strings

Article: Q242474
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv osr2 win95kbfixlist
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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Incorrect characters are displayed when you use internal commands (such as dir)
in an MS-DOS window after you use the "chcp 437" command to switch to the
English code page in the Korean version of Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.
This problem occurs only after you apply the Windows 95 Year 2000 Update.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. 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/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may
be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.

The Korean-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes
or later:

  Date      Time    Version      Size     File name  
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  10/1/1999 2:10pm  4.00.1111    116,844  Command.com



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: w95qfe

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Keywords          : kbenv osr2 win95 kbfixlist
Technology        : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95OPKOSR25 kbWin95OPKOSR210
Version           : WINDOWS:95
Issue type        : kbprb

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