Numpad Decimal Key Inputs a Decimal Instead of Comma (166151)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q166151

SYMPTOMS

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

STATUS

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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/10/2001
Keywords:kbbug kbenv KB166151
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