Seven Fonts Not Supporting the Euro Currency Symbol

ID: Q235445

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

Seven different fonts may not display or print correctly using the new euro currency symbol after you apply the hotfix located at:

http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/Archive/NTEuroPatch.asp

The affected fonts are:

Arial Black

Comic Sans MS

Impact

Lucida Sans Unicode

Lucida Console

Tahoma

Verdana

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because these fonts were not mapped to the European currency symbol in previous service packs.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about the Euro currency symbol, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q182005 Euro Currency Not Available in Windows NT Character Sets

Additional query words: natural language support

Keywords : kbdisplay kbprint kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 NT4SP6Fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug