Cannot Change Time Style Setting

ID: Q168069

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to change the Time Style setting on the Time tab in the Regional Settings tool in Control Panel, you may receive the following error message:

One or more of the characters that you typed in this field are invalid. Try typing different characters.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur when the International registry key is missing or damaged.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To work around this problem, use Registry Editor to delete the International key if it exists under the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel

After removing the International key, re-create the International string value, quit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

The international settings will be set to the default when you restart the computer, and you should then be able to change the time style setting.

Additional query words: appearance

Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb