Windows 10: Greek characters break into gibberish in an old program

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  1. GEORGE_T_676
    george_t_676 Win User

    Greek characters break into gibberish in an old program


    Hello,I'm using a third-party program on Windows 10 and I have a huge problem with Greek characters in it.The program is old I think its last version was released back in 1999 - I have no other alternative but there's no need to enter into details.... It's a kind of database for creative writers, where you can write down, organize and interconnect several aspects of a story by answering questions and filling forms and text areas.The program is USA-made, so it's intended to be used in English originally. The whole interface is in English. My native language is Greek though, and since this has

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    george_t_676, Sep 15, 2022
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  2. ZANEGL
    zanegl Win User

    Meshed up Greek language characters

    I' ve installed-upgraded a PC into Windows 10 Creators Update 15063.138. The problem is that when I use an installed program and try to use the Greek keyboard on its options or input fields, the characters are something like "|||||||..." and when I switch to native OS language US, the characters are as expected. The problem doesn't exist on previous 14393.1066 edition as I have the same program installed on another PC and the characters present as expected on BOTH languages. I tried and switched the system font using a notepad editor and the registry, I installed Greek language pack and used it as main system language and run the program, but the problem remained! I can't seem to be able to use properly the Greek keyboard characters. I have to mention of course that when I open a notepad txt, or a word document, the Greek characters are there!! I used compatibility settings, older editions of Windows, but it drives me nuts! Can anyone help me ?? I have to point out that the program, whose menus are in US English, was installed and re-installed on both OS languages on Creators Edition, but I can'get it to work..

    Flash update: Neither Microsoft's engineers nor their Remote Desktop support (via LogMeIn) couldn't resolve my issue..They performed the same steps as I did (I watched them..) they even created another user profile, in case mine was corrupted, but...NOTHING was repaired... Too bad..I'll have to wait (??!!) in case another update resolves my problem..They even proposed to revert to my previous Windows 10 edition (14393.1066)!!! Of course I knew to do that, but I didn't want that to happen.. I expected MORE from their support, as I performed every action they proposed,before they did...
     
    zanegl, Sep 15, 2022
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  3. DESIREE YAU
    Desiree Yau Win User
    I activated the greek keyboard in Windows 10 but having trouble with accented characters ?

    Hi Thomas,

    To better assist you with this concern, may we know the following:

    • Is this the first time that you encountered this concern?
    • What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?
    • On which application are you trying to use Greek keyboard?

    In the meantime, we suggest that you check your computer's Region & language if Greek is already added.

    Thank you.
     
    Desiree Yau, Sep 15, 2022
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  4. GIANNISVASILIADIS
    GiannisVasiliadis Win User

    Greek characters break into gibberish in an old program

    Non unicode Greek charactes problem

    Hello,

    I tried a lot to install a greek engineering software, but i have a serious problem with my non unicode characters. I own a razer blade 14" (2017) bought from america (if that make any sense).

    I made (without changing something) those steps:

    - Control panel-region-administrative tab (greek). I switch between Greek and English many times without fixing my problem.

    - I format my pc, downgrade to v1703 build 15063.332, because i want to install manually update KB4020102, which i found that fixes the Greek non-unicode problem. Try to install it, but nothing happened again. After that i made all the necessary updates
    (v1909 build 18363.535 at the moment), but the problem still exists.

    - I deleted all fonts from regedit (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstituts) , and after that switch again to English (from Region-Administrative area) and reboot). After rebooting i switch again to Greek (at region
    area) and reboot. After that i tried again to install my software, but no luck again.

    I am confused and near to break down the laptop.

    Please help me out!
     
    GiannisVasiliadis, Sep 15, 2022
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