Windows Controls displaying germanic language
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A virus or other program has changed the language on all my common controls, whenever anything displays text in a window for the control; dialogs, window titles, save as, etc. the language is germanic. I would assume that this could be fixed in the registry etc.? A virus did this, I have re-installed windows, but the file or entry is still not getting fixed. Has anyone seen this problem and know the registry entry or file(s) to fix to get my language back to English on all the common controls and windows text/messages? Thanks.
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A virus or other program has changed the language on all my common controls, whenever anything displays text in a window for the control; dialogs, window titles, save as, etc. the language is germanic. I would assume that this could be fixed in the registry etc.? A virus did this, I have re-installed windows, but the file or entry is still not getting fixed. Has anyone seen this problem and know the registry entry or file(s) to fix to get my language back to English on all the common controls and windows text/messages? Thanks.
When you re-install Windows, it seems to do a good job of detecting and preserving your previous settings. That's unfortunate in this case. Try using the Regional Settings applet in Control Panel to reset the settings for your preferred language. This applies specifically to Win2K, but I believe other versions have a similar function. As an afterthought, you might also want to check the startup files (config.sys, win.ini, etc) for a CODEPAGE= command. You shouldn't need one, but if it exists it may override the Windows settings; try REMing it out. Nobody wants to read a diary by someone who has not seen the shadow of Bubba on the prison shower wall in front of them!
Paul Watson, on BLOGS and privacy - 1/16/2003