Korean Year 2000 Update Does Not Contain English Strings (242474)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.1
  • Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.5
This article was previously published under Q242474

SYMPTOMS

Incorrect characters are displayed when you use internal commands (such as dir) in an MS-DOS window after you use the "chcp 437" command to switch to the English code page in the Korean version of Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2. This problem occurs only after you apply the Windows 95 Year 2000 Update.

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The Korean-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: 
   Date      Time    Version      Size     File name  
   ---------------------------------------------------
   10/1/1999 2:10pm  4.00.1111    116,844  Command.com

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/18/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbenv kbprb kbQFE KB242474
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