Microsoft KB Archive/186634

= Periods Appear as Commas Using Belgian Dutch Keyboard =

Article ID: 186634

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

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This article was previously published under Q186634



SYMPTOMS
If you use a Belgian Dutch keyboard or many other European keyboard layouts with any program, the period character from the numeric keypad appears on the screen as a comma.



RESOLUTION
This behavior is by design as of Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3). Because the period on the keypad is meant to be the decimal separator and because many European countries use the comma as the separator, the keypad's period was modified to display as a comma.

You can replace the Kbdbe.dll file with the version that is included with Windows NT 4.0 Server or Workstation if you prefer the period rather than the comma. After replacing the file, you need to restart your computer to load the DLL file file.

Keywords: kbprb KB186634

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