WD2000: Windows Regional Settings Shows Same Country Several Times (241878)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q241878
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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS

In Control Panel, when you attempt to change your regional settings for Microsoft Windows to a different country, one country setting may appear repeatedly in the country list.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when you have one of the following non-English versions of Microsoft Word 2000 installed:
  • Arabic
  • Hebrew

WORKAROUND

To resolve this problem, use either of the following methods:

Method 1: Use the Regional Settings Removal Tool, LangInf.exe, to remove the registry entries.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

LangInf.exe

Release Date: Oct-21-1999

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119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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  1. Download LangInf.exe.
  2. LangInf.exe will ask you where to install the three files: ARA_fix.inf, HBR_fix.inf, and Readme.txt.
  3. After the files are installed, go to that folder to see them. Right-click the file you want (ARA_fix.inf for Arabic or HBR_fix.inf for Hebrew).
  4. Click Install. It runs quickly and ends silently.
  5. Restart your computer.
The registry entries should be removed. See method 2 below for a list of entries removed.

Method 2: Remove the registry entries manually.

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.


To work around this problem, do the following:
  1. Quit all Windows programs.
  2. On the Windows Start menu, click Run.
  3. Type regedit in the Open box and click OK.
  4. In the left pane, select the following registry subkey (folder):

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\Locale

  5. In the right pane, delete each of the following registry entries appropriate for your version of Microsoft Word 2000:

    NOTE: To delete an entry, click to select it and then click Delete on the Edit menu.
    • If you have the Arabic version installed, delete the following Windows registry entries: 
         00000436     "Afrikaans"
   0000042D     "Basque"
   00000403     "Catalan"
   00000813     "Dutch (Belgian)"
   00001409     "English (New Zealand)"
   00001809     "English (Ireland)"
   00001C09     "English (South Africa)"
   00000425     "Estonian"
   0000100C     "French (Swiss)"
   0000140C     "French (Luxembourg)"
   00000807     "German (Swiss)"
   00000C07     "German (Austrian)"
   00001007     "German (Luxembourg)"
   00001407     "German (Liechtenstein)"
   0000040F     "Icelandic"
   00000810     "Italian (Swiss)"
   00000814     "Norwegian (Nynorsk)"
   00000416     "Portuguese (Brazilian)"
   0000080A     "Spanish (Mexico)"
   00000422     "Ukrainian"
   00000418     "Romanian"
   0000041B     "Slovak"
   00000424     "Slovenian"
   00000415     "Polish"
   00000426     "Latvian"
   00000427     "Lithuanian"
   00000405     "Czech"
   00000423     "Belarusian"
   0000040D     ""
   00000411     ""
   00000412     ""
   00000404     ""
   00000804     ""
   00000C04     ""
   00001004     ""
   00000429     ""
   0000100A     "Spanish (Guatemala)"
   0000140A     "Spanish (Costa Rica)"
   0000180A     "Spanish (Panama)"
   00001C0A     "Spanish (Dominican Republic)"
   0000240A     "Spanish (Colombia)"
   0000280A     "Spanish (Peru)"
   0000300A     "Spanish (Ecuador)"
   0000340A     "Spanish (Chile)"
   0000380A     "Spanish (Uruguay)"
   00003C0A     "Spanish (Paraguay)"
   00002009     "English (Jamaica)"
   00002409     "English (Caribbean)"
   00000C1A     "Serbian"
   0000041E     ""

      -or-
    • If you have the Hebrew version installed, delete the following Windows registry entries:
         00000436    "Afrikaans"
   0000042D    "Basque"
   00000403    "Catalan"
   00000813    "Dutch (Belgian)"
   00001809    "English (Ireland)"
   00001C09    "English (South Africa)"
   00000425    "Estonian"
   0000140C    "French (Luxembourg)"
   00001007    "German (Luxembourg)"
   00001407    "German (Liechtenstein)"
   00000810    "Italian (Swiss)"
   00000814    "Norwegian (Nynorsk)"
   00000424    "Slovenian"
   00000426    "Latvian"
   00000411    ""
   00000412    ""
   00000404    ""
   00000804    ""
   00000C04    ""
   00001004    ""
   00000429    ""
   00000401    "Arabic (Saudi Arabia)"
   00000801    "Arabic (Iraq)"
   00000C01    "Arabic (Egypt)"
   00001001    "Arabic (Libya)"
   00001401    "Arabic (Algeria)"
   00001801    "Arabic (Morocco)"
   00001C01    "Arabic (Tunisia)"
   00002001    "Arabic (Oman)"
   00002401    "Arabic (Yemen)"
   00002801    "Arabic (Syria)"
   00002C01    "Arabic (Jordan)"
   00003001    "Arabic (Lebanon)"
   00003401    "Arabic (Kuwait)"
   00003801    "Arabic (U.A.E.)"
   00003C01    "Arabic (Bahrain)"
   00004001    "Arabic (Qatar)"
   0000100A    "Spanish (Guatemala)"
   0000140A    "Spanish (Costa Rica)"
   0000180A    "Spanish (Panama)"
   00001C0A    "Spanish (Dominican Republic)"
   0000240A    "Spanish (Colombia)"
   0000280A    "Spanish (Peru)"
   0000300A    "Spanish (Ecuador)"
   0000340A    "Spanish (Chile)"
   0000380A    "Spanish (Uruguay)"
   00003C0A    "Spanish (Paraguay)"
   00002009    "English (Jamaica)"
   00002409    "English (Caribbean)"
   0000041E    ""
  6. On the Registry menu, click Exit.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To change your regional settings:
  1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings and click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click the Regional Settings icon.
  3. On the Regional Settings tab, click the arrow to view the country list.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/5/2004
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