DOCUMENT:Q148517 22-MAR-1999 [exchange] TITLE :XCLN: Err Msg: You Must Use Character Set 850 or 852 PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:WINDOWS:4.0,5.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsetup ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange MS-DOS client, versions 4.0, 5.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== You may receive the following error when starting the Exchange MS-DOS Client: Error - You must use character set 850 or 852 specified during Setup. Change the character set or rerun Setup. Text may be incorrectly displayed on your screen. Sorting in your personal address book may be incorrect. Microsoft Exchange for MS-DOS ID No: 588c - 5083 CAUSE ===== When the MS-DOS Client was installed, the language selected has a different format from what the computer is set up to use. RESOLUTION ========== Remove all related Exchange MS-DOS files that were installed in the directory selected during the original setup sequence. The default is C:\Exchange. Then reinstall the Exchange MS-DOS Client, and choose the compatible language for the computer. STATUS ====== This behavior is by design. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsetup Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchangeClientSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbExchange400DOS kbExchange500DOS Version : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.