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SMS: Calls to GetKeyboardType() May Not Work

Article ID: 269177

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 2

This article was previously published under Q269177

SYMPTOMS

Programs that call the GetKeyboardType function on Microsoft Windows 2000-based computers may not return the correct keyboard information, even if a standard keyboard is in use. This issue may cause a variety of symptoms to occur. The symptoms depend on how the program is designed to deal with a return value of '0' from GetKeyboardType.

This behavior occurs when Systems Management Server (SMS) Remote Control is installed on the Windows 2000-based computer, or on a Windows NT 4.0 workstation.

RESOLUTION

Windows 2000

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server version 2.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack

Windows NT 4.0

There is no supported fix at this time.

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 Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

Valid keyboard types that GetKeyboardType can return are 1 through 7. 0 is not a valid keyboard type. For more information about the GetKeyboardType function, see the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/psdk/sysmgmt/sysinfo_3qsl.htm

Sample Symptoms

When this issue occurs, symptoms similar to the following sample symptoms may occur.

IBM Personal Communicator

You may receive the following error message:

PCSKBD110 - Enhanced 101 or 102 key US and Non US keyboards is not supported.

Oracle Client Software