"Unable to Load the Unicode Font" Opening a File with Notepad

 Last reviewed: November 24, 1997
Article ID: Q162112
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

If you use Notepad to open a Unicode file and the font currently set in Notepad is not a Unicode font, you will receive the following error: 

   Unable to load the Unicode Font. Will not be able to display certain
   characters.
If you click OK, the Unicode file is loaded and displayed.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 4.0.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.51 kbfix4.00 nt32ap NTSrvWkst kbnetwork
Version : WINNT:3.51
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: November 24, 1997
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