Microsoft KB Archive/301055

= Keyboard Layouts Are Missing for 16-Bit MS-DOS-Based Programs in an NTVDM =

Article ID: 301055

Article Last Modified on 2/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q301055



SYMPTOMS
The keyboard layouts may be missing for 16-bit MS-DOS-based programs in the Windows NT Virtual DOS Machine (NTVDM) even though the same layout is available for 32-bit programs.



CAUSE
When a new multilanguage ID is added to Windows, the associated keyboard layouts and registry entries are not kept up-to-date. This could cause certain keyboard characters to be missing when you use 16-bit MS-DOS-based programs.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft is currently aware of the following missing keyboard layout:
 * French Canadian Mutilingual

Keywords: kbenv kbprb kbui KB301055

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