SMS: Remote MS-DOS Command Window Displays Broken Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) Characters (226818)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q226818

SYMPTOMS

When you start a remote session from a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 site, Microsoft Windows 95 (SMS 1.2) clients may display broken double-byte character set (DBCS) characters in an MS-DOS command window.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue and display DBCS characters correctly in an MS-DOS command window, do not open the window in full-screen (maximized) MS-DOS mode.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbpending KB226818
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