Dear sir

I am using Vista Business.

Currently, I changed my system locale for non unicode programmes to CHINESE (SIMPLFIED - PRC) as to show chinese wordings for a programme i recently download, which is programmed in Chinese.

However, it affect my Windows Live Messenger conversation fonts. Currently, any words i type in IM is not according to the font i have decided.

Does anyone have any advice on solving this problem? Where i am able to view chinese words in the chinese programme and not affecting my msn fonts?

Thanks! =)

Sounds like you want AppLocale
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/apploc.mspx

Then download this patch to remove the retarded warning label you get from it at every launch.
Patch for AppLocale « Opcode0×90’s Blog

It's fairly straight forward, download, install, run, and you'll know what to do.

Edit: In vista the shortcuts don't seem to work default, so create a new shortcut to the program which you will find at. C:\Windows\AppPatch\AppLoc.exe

Dear Akira

Thanks for your help a lot! it helps!
However, i have 1 qn.. i realised that using this utility means i have to run this applocale programme first whenever i want to open the chinese programme? is there any way to not do that?

i downloaded the patch and replaced it. however, it seems no different for me. any advise?

Well you always have to launch it through applocale, but you can make an applocale shortcut so you don't ever have to see it.

The shortcut just launches the app automatically/silently through applocale with the setting you selected when creating it.

You'll see this screen after choosing a language.
(only if the language you pick is not already your default for nonunicode.)


The shortcut is then placed in:

Code:

%userprofile%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft AppLocale

I normally take it and replace what ever shortcut I used to use, with the new one.
And there you go, still launches through applocale but you never have to actually see it or configure it for that program.

The patch I linked to, only removes the stupid reminder warning you get when trying to launch applocale or an applocale shortcut.

This one.
http://opcode0x90.files.wordpress.co.../annoyance.jpg