How do I permantly set the command-prompt codepage in Windows 7?

Question

I would like to set permantly in DOS the codepage.

chcp 1252

How can I store the result of that command?

Answer 1

Open the registry editor (regedit) and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\CodePage

Edit the OEMCP value on the right and change it from the default (437?) to 1252.

Now open a new command-prompt and type chcp to see the current codepage. (It may—probably?—will not take until you reboot.)