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

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 : kbnetwork kbfix4.00 kbbug3.51 nt32ap NTSrvWkst
Version : WINNT:3.51
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: February 4, 1999
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