Microsoft KB Archive/303920

= Number Lock Status Is Not Synchronized in a Terminal Services Session When You Run an MS-DOS Program =

Article ID: 303920

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2

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This article was previously published under Q303920



SYMPTOMS
When you are running an MS-DOS-based program in a Terminal Services client session, the number lock status in the session may not be synchronized with the actual number lock status indicator on the keyboard.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date         Time    Version        Size     File name --  Aug 9, 2001  15:29   5.0.2195.4102  395,024  Ntvdm.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Additional query words: kbAppCompatability kbAppCompatibility

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp3fix kbappcompatibility kbqfe kbwin2000sp3fix kbenv kbui kbhotfixserver KB303920

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