Windows 2000 SP1 May Cause Some Menus to Revert to English When Applied on Non-English MUI Configuration (271935)

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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date        Time    Size     File name
   ----------------------------------------
   08/23/2000  01:03p  107,280  Q271935.exe

Registry Changes

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To resolve this problem, three registry values must be added or modified. The hotfix package described in this article makes these changes automatically and registers the fact that the hotfix has been applied. No operating system files need be replaced to resolve this problem.

Three REG_SZ values are added or modified under the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\International

The added or modified values are:

rundll32.exe = 5.00.2919.6300-5.00.3299.9999
explorer.exe = 5.00.2919.6300-5.00.3299.9999
iexplore.exe = 5.00.2919.6300-5.00.3299.9999

MORE INFORMATION

This fix addresses only text strings in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer that were localized by MUI before you installed SP1. Text strings that were in English before applying SP1 will not be localized by applying this fix. Also, this fix does not affect other programs that might have been affected by Windows 2000 SP1.

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes