DOCUMENT:Q153123  08-AUG-2001  [winnt]
TITLE   :How to Enable Eastern Europe Keyboards for MS-DOS Applications
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:winnt:4.0
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KEYWORDS:kb3rdparty

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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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SUMMARY
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Windows NT includes support for most Eastern European countries. Windows NT does
not include keyboard support under the MS-DOS-based environment for the
following countries:

   Albania
   Ukrainia
   Belarussia
   Slovenia
   Estonia
   Latvia
   Lithuania
   Serbia (Cyrillic)
   Polish (Regular keyboard)

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Windows NT only supports the Polish Programmers keyboard in MS-DOS emulation
mode. This section describes how to set this up using existing driver files from
MS-DOS. The Estonian keyboard is used as an example.

Before you perform the steps below you must obtain a keyboard description file
(Keyboard.sys replacement) and a full-screen font file (Ega.cpi replacement) for
your country. For Estonia, the keyboard description file can be retrieved from
the following ftp site:

   ftp://ftp.itedu.ee/microsoft/windows9x/windows_95/updates/addest11.exe

The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help
you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to
change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this
third-party contact information.

The full-screen font file you need for Estonia is Ega3.cpi and is available with
the Pan European version of Windows 95. The following table gives you the font
file names for other countries:

   Country            Font File   File Name
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   Albania            Ega.cpi     Third-party
   Ukrainia           Ega3.cpi    Keybrd3.sys
   Belarussia         Ega3.cpi    Keybrd3.sys
   Slovenia           Ega.cpi     Keybrd2.sys
   Estonia            Ega3.cpi    See ftp site above
   Latvia             Ega3.cpi    Third-party
   Lithuania          Ega3.cpi    Third-party
   Serbia (Cyrillic)  Ega3.cpi    Keybrd2.sys
   Polish (Regular)   Ega.cpi     Keyboard.sys

Perform the following steps to install the keyboard support:

1. Go to the following registry key to obtain the number for the keyboard
   layout:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layouts

   The value for the Estonian keyboard is 00000425.

2. Find the value from step 1 above in the following registry key:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\ Keyboard
   Layout\DosKeybCodes

   and then replace "us" with the two-letter code for your keyboard. This code
   should be defined in the documentation for the keyboard description. The
   value for Estonia is "ee" (without the quotation marks).

3. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double- click
   Regional Settings.

4. Click the Regional Settings tab and make sure your country is set as the
   system default locale. If you click Set As System Default Locale and then
   click OK, do not restart your computer at this point.

5. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double- click
   Keyboard.

6. Click the General tab and make sure your local keyboard is selected as the
   default keyboard.

7. Rename the current Keyboard.sys file in the %systemroot%\system32 folder and
   copy the new keyboard description file in its place.

8. Use Mv.exe from the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit to rename the current Ega.cpi
   file. To do this, type the following command:

   "MV /x /d EGA.CPI EGA.CPI.SAVE" (without the quotation marks)

   NOTE: You cannot use the copy or rename commands because the file is locked by
   the system.

9. Use the following command to place the new CPI file in the
   %systemroot%\system32 folder. After the file is copied, restart your
   computer.

   MV /x /d EGA3.CPI EGA.CPI

NOTE: You can skip steps 8 and 9 if you do not need to run MS-DOS-based
applications in full-screen mode on Intel platforms.

When you work with MS-DOS applications, make sure you select a True Type font for
display. The bitmap font available with Windows NT does not have the characters
needed.

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