Euro Currency Not Available in Windows NT WTS Character Sets

ID: Q196538

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

In 1999, countries in the European Community (EC) will begin to use a single currency named the euro. The euro has an associated symbol called the euro currency symbol. There currently is not a keystroke in Windows NT Terminal Server Edition that will map to the euro currency symbol.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

This hotfix has been posted to the following Internet location as Eurofixi.exe and Eurofixa.exe:

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40TSE/ hotfixes-postSP3/euro-fix/

http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/terminalserver/downloads/other/TSEEuro/default.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q182005 Euro Currency Not Available in Windows NT Character Sets

Q197290 Euro Currency Not Available in Windows NT 3.51 Character Sets

Additional query words: wts tse natural language support

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug