Q166151: Numpad Decimal Key Inputs a Decimal Instead of Comma

Article: Q166151
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Many European countries use the comma as a decimal point. If you are using one
of the following European keyboard layouts on a computer running Windows NT
version 4.0 with Service Pack 2 or earlier installed, pressing the period (.) on
the numeric keypad key inserts a decimal point (.) instead of a comma (,).

  Belgian 
<A0><A0> Belgian-Dutch 
<A0><A0> Belarusian 
<A0><A0> Bulgarian 
<A0><A0> Czech 
<A0><A0> Greek, IBM220, IBM220 Latin, IBM319, IBM319 Latin 
<A0><A0> Hungarian 
<A0><A0> Hungarian 101-Key 
<A0><A0> Polish 
<A0><A0> Polish Programmers 
<A0><A0> Romanian 
<A0><A0> Russian 
<A0><A0> Slovak 
<A0><A0> Slovak (QWERTY) 
<A0><A0> Turkish F 

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This
problem has been corrected in Service Pack 3 for Windows NT version 4.0. For
information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

  S E R V P A C K


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbenv 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : winnt:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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