Microsoft KB Archive/167866

= Logon Scripts Do Not Support Unicode Characters =

Article ID: 167866

Article Last Modified on 2/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q167866





SYMPTOMS
The logon scripts you just created will not run. Symptoms include drives that are not mapped as requested.



CAUSE
The logon script may have been created using Notepad.exe or other editors that utilizes Unicode characters.



RESOLUTION
Make sure that the script is created with a DOS editor that uses ANSI characters and not with Notepad or other applications that utilize Unicode characters.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information on Unicode, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 99884

TITLE : Unicode and Microsoft Windows NT

Additional query words: Unicode logon login scripts

Keywords: KB167866

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