Problems When Windows 2000 Locale and Computer Name Do Not Match

ID: Q248879

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you change the system locale on your Windows 2000-based computer, and then restart your computer, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

An access violation error message is generated.

The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is disabled.

You may be unable to connect to network resources.

Also, when you right-click My Computer, and then click Properties, the full computer name displays correctly on the Network Identification tab in the System Properties dialog box. However, when you click Properties under the Network Identification dialog box, the NetBIOS name is displayed as underscore characters.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the system locale and the computer name on your Windows 2000-based computer are configured to use different languages.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, configure your system locale or your computer name to use the same language.

STATUS

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

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg kbnetwork kbtool kbui
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb