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03-14-2009
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| | wrong Language in WLM My home location is the USA and default language is English. Yet all my WLM option screens and profile settings for other contacts that I view (including many of my own) are in Chinese. How do I change this? |
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03-14-2009
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| | Re: wrong Language in WLM Greetings, Where do you have this "home location" set? Messenger will make use of the "home location" set in your Windows Live ID profile, which you can edit here: https://account.live.com/EditProf.aspx For the language in the actual application option dialogs (not web based options), you'll need to uninstall Messenger from Add or Remove Programs/Programs and Features in the Control Panel (for 2009, this will be listed under Windows Live Essentials) and then reinstall using the correct language version. For 2009, you can find that here: http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...2-9b99c75d7993 and 2008 (8.5): http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...5-0487bd5e84ef Make note of the language selector on this page to make sure you download the correct one. -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "RLFerland" <RLFerland@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ED39E9BF-7AB7-4B31-971C-F9E7492C48BA@xxxxxx Quote: > My home location is the USA and default language is English. Yet all my WLM > option screens and profile settings for other contacts that I view (including > many of my own) are in Chinese. How do I change this? |
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03-15-2009
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| | Re: wrong Language in WLM Hello Jonathan, I uninstalled Messenger 2009, and re-installed - with English language. When I open Messenger, and sign in, everything is in English Then I go to: "Change Contact List Layout" - and it's all in English. When I choose the option: "What's new list options", all the text is then in Chinese. Any other thoughts please. Richard "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > Greetings, > > Where do you have this "home location" set? Messenger will make use of the "home location" > set in your Windows Live ID profile, which you can edit here: > https://account.live.com/EditProf.aspx > > For the language in the actual application option dialogs (not web based options), you'll > need to uninstall Messenger from Add or Remove Programs/Programs and Features in the Control > Panel (for 2009, this will be listed under Windows Live Essentials) and then reinstall using > the correct language version. > > For 2009, you can find that here: > http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...2-9b99c75d7993 > > and 2008 (8.5): > http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...5-0487bd5e84ef > > Make note of the language selector on this page to make sure you download the correct one. > > -- > Jonathan Kay > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger > MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger > MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com > Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com > (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation > -- > > > "RLFerland" <RLFerland@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ED39E9BF-7AB7-4B31-971C-F9E7492C48BA@xxxxxx Quote: > > My home location is the USA and default language is English. Yet all my WLM > > option screens and profile settings for other contacts that I view (including > > many of my own) are in Chinese. How do I change this? > > |
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03-15-2009
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| | Re: wrong Language in WLM One additional item Jonathan, On anyone's profile that I try to see, it is always in Chinese, even for English speaking contacts "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: Quote: > Greetings, > > Where do you have this "home location" set? Messenger will make use of the "home location" > set in your Windows Live ID profile, which you can edit here: > https://account.live.com/EditProf.aspx > > For the language in the actual application option dialogs (not web based options), you'll > need to uninstall Messenger from Add or Remove Programs/Programs and Features in the Control > Panel (for 2009, this will be listed under Windows Live Essentials) and then reinstall using > the correct language version. > > For 2009, you can find that here: > http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...2-9b99c75d7993 > > and 2008 (8.5): > http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...5-0487bd5e84ef > > Make note of the language selector on this page to make sure you download the correct one. > > -- > Jonathan Kay > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger > MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger > MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com > Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com > (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation > -- > > > "RLFerland" <RLFerland@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ED39E9BF-7AB7-4B31-971C-F9E7492C48BA@xxxxxx Quote: > > My home location is the USA and default language is English. Yet all my WLM > > option screens and profile settings for other contacts that I view (including > > many of my own) are in Chinese. How do I change this? > > |
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03-15-2009
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| | Re: wrong Language in WLM Hi Richard, What's new settings are on the web and therefore covered by the locale in your Live ID, as mentioned in my first post. That's where it's deciding to use Chinese. -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "RLFerland" <RLFerland@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5C6540BA-534D-42B3-9823-28CF4A310878@xxxxxx Quote: > Hello Jonathan, > I uninstalled Messenger 2009, and re-installed - with English language. > > When I open Messenger, and sign in, everything is in English > Then I go to: "Change Contact List Layout" - and it's all in English. > When I choose the option: "What's new list options", all the text is then > in Chinese. > > Any other thoughts please. > > Richard > > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: > Quote: >> Greetings, >> >> Where do you have this "home location" set? Messenger will make use of the "home >> location" >> set in your Windows Live ID profile, which you can edit here: >> https://account.live.com/EditProf.aspx >> >> For the language in the actual application option dialogs (not web based options), you'll >> need to uninstall Messenger from Add or Remove Programs/Programs and Features in the >> Control >> Panel (for 2009, this will be listed under Windows Live Essentials) and then reinstall >> using >> the correct language version. >> >> For 2009, you can find that here: >> http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...2-9b99c75d7993 >> >> and 2008 (8.5): >> http://microsoft.com/downloads/detai...5-0487bd5e84ef >> >> Make note of the language selector on this page to make sure you download the correct one. >> >> -- >> Jonathan Kay >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger >> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger >> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com >> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com >> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation >> -- >> >> >> "RLFerland" <RLFerland@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:ED39E9BF-7AB7-4B31-971C-F9E7492C48BA@xxxxxx Quote: >> > My home location is the USA and default language is English. Yet all my WLM >> > option screens and profile settings for other contacts that I view (including >> > many of my own) are in Chinese. How do I change this? >> >> |
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