Microsoft KB Archive/316628

= Complex Scripts Are Not Supported at a Command Prompt in Windows 2000 =

PSS ID Number: 316628

Article Last Modified on 10/9/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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This article was previously published under Q316628



For a Microsoft Windows XP version of this article, see 323638.



SYMPTOMS
If you are using a keyboard input locale (such as Arabic, Hebrew, or Thai) that uses complex scripts, you may see either English characters or question mark characters (?) when you type at a command prompt.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because complex scripts are not supported at a command prompt. If English or another supported input locale is also installed, the command prompt automatically switches to the supported language. If you switch back to the unsupported language while the command prompt is running, or if no supported language is installed, you see only question mark characters when you type.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB316628

Technology: kbwin2000Pro kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch

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