You receive an "System.ArgumentException" exception on a Microsoft Windows 98 operating system when you set the CurrentInputLanguage property (814740)

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Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

1. In Microsoft Visual Studio .NET or in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, start a new console application by using Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic 2005, or Visual C# .NET.
   
   Note By default, Module1.vb is created in Visual Basic .NET or in Visual Basic 2005, and Class1.cs is created in Visual C# .NET.
2. In Solution Explorer, right-click ConsoleApplication1, click Properties, and then click to select Configuration Properties.
3. In the Configuration list box, click to select Release, and then click OK
4. In Solution Explorer, right-click ConsoleApplication1, and then click Add Reference.
5. Click the .NET tab, click to select System.Windows.Forms.dll, and then click Select.
6. Replace the existing code with the following code in the Code editor.
   
   Visual Basic .NET or Visual Basic 2005 Code
   
   Replace the code in Module1 with the following code:

   Imports System
   Imports System.Windows.Forms
   Module Module1
       Sub Main()
           Try
               'Sets the input language for the current thread.
               InputLanguage.CurrentInputLanguage = InputLanguage.InstalledInputLanguages(0)
           Catch e As Exception
               'Displays the exception received.
               MsgBox(e.ToString())
           End Try
       End Sub
   End Module

   Visual C# .NET Code
   
   Replace the code in Class1 with the following code:

   using System;
   using System.Windows.Forms;
   class Class1
   {
       static void Main()
    {  
       try
       {
         //Sets the input language for the current thread.
         InputLanguage.CurrentInputLanguage =InputLanguage.InstalledInputLanguages [0];
       }
       catch(Exception e)
      {
          //Displays the exception received.
          MessageBox.Show(e.ToString());
      }
    }
   }

7. On the Build menu, click Build Solution.
8. On the File menu, point to Add Project, and then click New Project.
9. Under Project Types, click to select Setup and Deployment Projects.
   
   Note In Visual Studio 2005, click to select Other Project Types, and then click Setup and Deployment.
10. Under Templates, click to select Setup Project.
    
    By default, Setup1 is created.
11. In Solution Explorer, click to select Setup1.
12. On the View menu, point to Editor, and then click File System.
13. Under File System on Target Machine, click to select Application Folder.
14. On the Action menu, point to Add, and then click Project Output.
15. In the Add Project Output Group dialog box, click to select Primary output.
16. On the Build menu, click Build Setup1.
17. On the Project menu, click Install.
18. On the Welcome to the Setup1 Setup Wizard panel, click Next.
19. On the Select Installation Folder panel, type the path where you want to install the setup folder in the Folder text box, and then click Next.
20. On the Confirm Installation panel, click Next.
21. Locate the Setup1 folder that you created. Copy the folder to a computer that runs the Windows 98 operating system.
22. Right-click ConsoleApplication1, and then click Open.
    
    You receive the exception mentioned in the "Symptoms" section of this article.