EGA3.CPI File Not Included with MS-DOS 6.22 Upgrade 720K Disks (121349)


The information in this article applies to:
    • Microsoft MS-DOS operating system 6.22
This article was previously published under Q121349

SYMPTOMS

The EGA3.CPI file is not included with the MS-DOS 6.22 Upgrade on 3.5-inch 720-kilobyte (K) fulfillment disks.

RESOLUTION

The EGA3.CPI file is included with all other formats of MS-DOS 6.22 Upgrade and StepUp disks. If you need this file, you must obtain it from another disk set (5.25-inch 360K, 5.25-inch 1.2-megabyte [MB], or 3.5-inch 1.44 MB). For information about obtaining a different disk set, call the Microsoft Sales Information Center at (800) 426-9400.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in MS-DOS version 6.22. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

MS-DOS 6.22 includes three code-page information files (.CPI): EGA.CPI, EGA2.CPI, and EGA3.CPI. Each of these files contains separate information for different code pages that work in conjunction with the COUNTRY.SYS, DISPLAY.SYS, and KEYBRD2.SYS drivers. The EGA3.CPI contains the following information:

437 - United States
850 - Multilingual (Latin I)
852 - Slavic/Eastern European (Latin II)
855 - Cyrillic I
866 - Russian (Cyrillic II)

For more information about code pages, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

code pages and country.sys

Modification Type: Major Last Reviewed: 11/23/1999
Keywords: KB121349
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