Default English version

Posted: 12-01-2003, 06:35 AM
Hi,

How can I get Windows XP Pro to use English (Australian)
as the default language? I have just discovered that, for
some unknown reason, it has changed to English (United
States) despite previously using Australian. I cannot
succeed in changing it back using the Regional and
Language Settings in Control Panel.

Regards,
Kev
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David Candy
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Re: Default English version
Posted: 12-01-2003, 11:17 AM
US and Australian are the same. Specify exactly what you have as US thast is wrong. Click Languages - Details and add Australian - US in that dialog you refer to.

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"Kev" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:15a801c3b7d5$3ef88fa0$3101280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> How can I get Windows XP Pro to use English (Australian)
> as the default language? I have just discovered that, for
> some unknown reason, it has changed to English (United
> States) despite previously using Australian. I cannot
> succeed in changing it back using the Regional and
> Language Settings in Control Panel.
>
> Regards,
> Kev
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Re: Default English version
Posted: 12-02-2003, 04:46 AM
Hi David,

The Language Bar has a blue icon with "EN" in white upper
case letters. On mouse-over, it indicates "English (United
States)". After a few seconds, the language bar expands to
also indicate the keyboard uses "United States -
International" and at this time the language correctly
indicates "English (Australia)".

I have no idea why the language bar appeared. Maybe I did
set it to be displayed, but I cannot remember doing that.

I have tried removing "English (United States)"language
version but it always returns.

So that is three issues that I have with the language bar :
1. It appeared without me doing anything; and
2. The version seems to change to US from Australian; and
3. I can't remove US version.

In what way are US and Australian the same? Historically,
we in Australia have used British spelling and grammar.

Regards,
Kev
>-----Original Message-----
>US and Australian are the same. Specify exactly what you
have as US thast is wrong. Click Languages - Details and
add Australian - US in that dialog you refer to.
>
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>"Kev" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>> Hi,
>>
>> How can I get Windows XP Pro to use English
(Australian)
>> as the default language? I have just discovered that,
for
>> some unknown reason, it has changed to English (United
>> States) despite previously using Australian. I cannot
>> succeed in changing it back using the Regional and
>> Language Settings in Control Panel.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kev
>
>.
>
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Re: Default English version
Posted: 12-02-2003, 05:01 AM
The only difference in keyboards is the letters painted on them. When you select a language you are telling windows what is painted on the keys on your keyboard. The poms use pounds, the yanks and us use (sincxe 1966 with the Reserve Bank Act and Commonwealth Currency Act) the dollar (on the 4 key). However the system assumes if you are using a keyboard called US then you want US spelling etc.

In that keyboard dialog you control the language bar. If there is two keyboards installed it turns on by default. Turn it off there. Have you chosen Ozzie in the drop down box that says use this one when system starts. Everything I refer to is on that Detail tab.

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"Kev" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:008d01c3b88f$52155630$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi David,
>
> The Language Bar has a blue icon with "EN" in white upper
> case letters. On mouse-over, it indicates "English (United
> States)". After a few seconds, the language bar expands to
> also indicate the keyboard uses "United States -
> International" and at this time the language correctly
> indicates "English (Australia)".
>
> I have no idea why the language bar appeared. Maybe I did
> set it to be displayed, but I cannot remember doing that.
>
> I have tried removing "English (United States)"language
> version but it always returns.
>
> So that is three issues that I have with the language bar :
> 1. It appeared without me doing anything; and
> 2. The version seems to change to US from Australian; and
> 3. I can't remove US version.
>
> In what way are US and Australian the same? Historically,
> we in Australia have used British spelling and grammar.
>
> Regards,
> Kev
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >US and Australian are the same. Specify exactly what you
> have as US thast is wrong. Click Languages - Details and
> add Australian - US in that dialog you refer to.
> >
> >--
> >----------------------------------------------------------
> >http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
> >"Kev" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:15a801c3b7d5$3ef88fa0$3101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> How can I get Windows XP Pro to use English
> (Australian)
> >> as the default language? I have just discovered that,
> for
> >> some unknown reason, it has changed to English (United
> >> States) despite previously using Australian. I cannot
> >> succeed in changing it back using the Regional and
> >> Language Settings in Control Panel.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Kev
> >
> >.
> >
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Re: Default English version
Posted: 12-03-2003, 12:55 AM
Hi David,

I'm not going to bother with it anymore. It's more trouble
than it's worth: the langugage bar has changed settings
again! Now, it's not even displaying the language, just
the keyboard version.

Very frustrating!!

Kev
>-----Original Message-----
>The only difference in keyboards is the letters painted
on them. When you select a language you are telling
windows what is painted on the keys on your keyboard. The
poms use pounds, the yanks and us use (sincxe 1966 with
the Reserve Bank Act and Commonwealth Currency Act) the
dollar (on the 4 key). However the system assumes if you
are using a keyboard called US then you want US spelling
etc.
>
>In that keyboard dialog you control the language bar. If
there is two keyboards installed it turns on by default.
Turn it off there. Have you chosen Ozzie in the drop down
box that says use this one when system starts. Everything
I refer to is on that Detail tab.
>
>--
>----------------------------------------------------------
>http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
>"Kev" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:008d01c3b88f$52155630$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi David,
>>
>> The Language Bar has a blue icon with "EN" in white
upper
>> case letters. On mouse-over, it indicates "English
(United
>> States)". After a few seconds, the language bar expands
to
>> also indicate the keyboard uses "United States -
>> International" and at this time the language correctly
>> indicates "English (Australia)".
>>
>> I have no idea why the language bar appeared. Maybe I
did
>> set it to be displayed, but I cannot remember doing
that.
>>
>> I have tried removing "English (United States)"language
>> version but it always returns.
>>
>> So that is three issues that I have with the language
bar :
>> 1. It appeared without me doing anything; and
>> 2. The version seems to change to US from Australian;
and
>> 3. I can't remove US version.
>>
>> In what way are US and Australian the same?
Historically,
>> we in Australia have used British spelling and grammar.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kev
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >US and Australian are the same. Specify exactly what
you
>> have as US thast is wrong. Click Languages - Details
and
>> add Australian - US in that dialog you refer to.
>> >
>> >--
>> >-------------------------------------------------------
---
>> >http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
>> >"Kev" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:15a801c3b7d5$3ef88fa0$3101280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> How can I get Windows XP Pro to use English
>> (Australian)
>> >> as the default language? I have just discovered
that,
>> for
>> >> some unknown reason, it has changed to English
(United
>> >> States) despite previously using Australian. I
cannot
>> >> succeed in changing it back using the Regional and
>> >> Language Settings in Control Panel.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >> Kev
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>.
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Re: Default English version
Posted: 02-20-2004, 09:51 AM
I am having similar problems

I have a Portuguese keyboard which keeps resetting to English (UK) - meaning characters are not on the keys they are supposed to be. This is a new problem. Resetting on the taskbar does not provide a solution which lasts more than a few moments

Also I want the default language in Word, etc, to be English (UK), but it keeps reverting to English (US)
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