Logon Scripts Do Not Support Unicode Characters

ID: Q167866

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SYMPTOMS

The logon scripts you just created will not run. Symptoms include drives that are not mapped as requested.

CAUSE

The logon script may have been created using Notepad.exe or other editors that utilizes Unicode characters.

RESOLUTION

Make sure that the script is created with a DOS editor that uses ANSI characters and not with Notepad or other applications that utilize Unicode characters.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information on Unicode, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q99884
TITLE : Unicode and Microsoft Windows NT

Additional query words: Unicode logon login scripts

Keywords : ntdomain NTSrvWkst
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:3.5,3.51,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type :