Microsoft KB Archive/842136

= The IgnoreRemoteKeyboardLayout registry entry has no effect in Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 842136

Article Last Modified on 7/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems

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SYMPTOMS
If you try to use the IgnoreRemoteKeyboardLayout registry entry to let a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based server use the keyboard layout and the locale that are in a user's profile, the entry has no effect.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003, 32-bit versions
  Date         Time   Version         Size     File name --  18-May-2004  16:47  5.2.3790.173    576,000  User32.dll

Windows Server 2003, 64-bit Itanium-based versions
  Date         Time   Version         Size     File name    Platform --  18-May-2004  07:49  5.2.3790.173  1,373,184  User32.dll      IA-64 18-May-2004 07:47  5.2.3790.173    567,808  Wuser32.dll       x86



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Windows 2000 introduced the IgnoreRemoteKeyboardLayout server-side setting to resolve a problem with substituted keyboard layouts. Although Windows Server 2003 does not suffer from this problem, the setting lets a Windows 2000-based server use the keyboard layout and the locale that are in the user's profile. The setting makes the keyboard layout and the locale controllable by using a logon script or a default profile. This setting is now available in Windows Server 2003. For more information about the terminology that is used in this article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwinserv2003presp1fix KB842136

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