DOCUMENT:Q224379  18-APR-1999  [winnt]
TITLE   :Characters Unreadable After Applying Pan-Chinese Windows NT SP3
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER:winnt:4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbWinNT400sp4fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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This article applies to the Pan-Chinese version of Windows NT Workstation 4.0.

If you select Chinese (Taiwan) as the default locale after you install Windows NT
Service Pack 3 (SP3), the characters on the screen may not be readable.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs because incorrect fonts are included in Pan-Chinese Windows
NT Workstation version 4.0 SP3.

For example:

   Sserife.fon
   Sseriff.fon

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT
Workstation 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Pan-Chinese version of
Windows NT Workstation 4.0. This problem was first corrected in the Pan-Chinese
version of Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 4.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbWinNT400sp4fix 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400xsearch
Version           : winnt:4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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