Removing International Character Sets in Internet Explorer (159240)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q159240
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the Windows folder.

SUMMARY

To remove international character sets from Windows 95 you need to edit the registry.

MORE INFORMATION

NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and User.dat) before you edit the registry.

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To remove international characters sets from Internet Explorer, delete all the keys under the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\International

NOTE: If you want to remove only a particular character set, remove only the corresponding key: 
   Key       Character set
   --------------------------
   1250      Central European
   1251      Cyrillic
   1252      Western
   1253      Greek
   1254      Turkish
   1257      Baltic
   932       Japanese
   949       Korean
   950       Chinese
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/6/2003
Keywords:KB159240
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