No Output: Right-Hand ALT Key with UK Keyboard Layout

 Last reviewed: October 25, 1995
Article ID: Q137086
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5 and 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

If you select the United Kingdom (UK) keyboard Layout from Control Panel International, the right-hand ALT key (also known as the AltGr Key) will not work as expected. By selecting the UK keyboard layout you should be able to hold down the right-hand ALT key and select any vowel (a, e, i, o, and u) and the accent character (') should appear over the 

vowel you selected. For example, when you press Right ALT+A,   should
appear. Instead, no output appears.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.51. 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

KBCategory: kbui kbbug3.51 kbfix3.51.sp2
KBSubcategory: ntui
Additional reference words: 3.51 prodnt international

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Last reviewed: October 25, 1995
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