Numpad Decimal Key Inputs a Decimal Instead of Comma

 Last reviewed: March 19, 1998
Article ID: Q166151
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Many European countries use the comma as a decimal point. If you are using one of the following European keyboard layouts on a computer running Windows NT version 4.0 with Service Pack 2 or earlier installed, pressing the period (.) on the numeric keypad key inserts a decimal point (.) instead of a comma (,). 

   Belgian
   Belgian-Dutch
   Belarusian
   Bulgarian
   Czech
   French
   Greek, IBM220, IBM220 Latin, IBM319, IBM319 Latin
   Hungarian
   Hungarian 101-Key
   Polish
   Polish Programmers
   Romanian
   Russian
   Slovak
   Slovak (QWERTY)
   Turkish F

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem has been corrected in Service Pack 3 for Windows NT version 4.0. 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

Keywords          : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00.sp3 NTSrvWkst kbenv
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Last reviewed: March 19, 1998
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