OEMCP
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
OEMCP
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\CodePage
| Data type | Range | Default value |
|---|---|---|
REG_SZ |
code page |
437 (U.S. English) |
Description
Indicates the default code page for OEM (original equipment manufacturers) characters, used primarily in DOS programs. For U.S. English, the value of this entry indicates that code page 437 and its file, C_437.nls, are used for OEM characters.
| Value | Character set |
|---|---|
437 |
United States |
708 |
Arabic (ASMO 708) |
720 |
Arabic (Transparent ASMO) |
737 |
Greek (formerly 437G) |
775 |
Baltic |
850 |
Multilingual (Latin I) |
852 |
Slavic (Latin II) |
855 |
Cyrillic |
857 |
Turkish |
860 |
Portuguese |
861 |
Icelandic |
862 |
Hebrew |
863 |
Canadian-French |
864 |
Arabic |
865 |
Nordic |
866 |
Russian |
869 |
Modern Greek |
874 |
Thai |
932 |
ShiftJIS—Japan |
936 |
GBK—Chinese (China, Singapore) |
949 |
Korean Unified Hangul |
950 |
Big5 Extended—Chinese (Taiwan, Hong Kong SAR) |
1258 |
Windows Vietnamese |
Caution
- Changing the value of this entry could prevent the computer from properly displaying characters in non-Unicode programs, and could also result in data loss.