You can run the following command in a command prompt, which you use later to run the 16 Bit application:
kb16 gr
Gr stands for German.
If you want that the German keyboard is used for all 16 Bit applications on your Windows computer, follow these steps:
- Click Start/All Programs/Accessories Right-Click on notepad.
- Click on "Run as administrator". Confirm the prompt of the user account
control.
- Click on File/Open and open C:\Windows\System32\autoexec.nt .
- Add the same line as above to the end of the file.
- Click on File/Save.
The commands in autoexec.nt will always be executed, when a 16 Bit application is run. Therefore all 16 Bit applications will use the German keyboard layout.
16 Bit applications can use different layouts by using a dos command chcp to change the codepage. I don't know what codepage you need to use for your german keyboard though. – LPChip – 2017-05-23T07:04:35.893
You have to use kb16 in order to change the keyboard layout of 16 Bit applications. – Norbert Willhelm – 2017-05-23T07:14:04.570