How to Distribute Modifications to Default Regional Settings

ID: Q207303

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.

SUMMARY

This article describes how to export a registry key with new default regional settings and then import those settings on other Windows 95-based computers.


MORE INFORMATION

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).

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.


  2. Double-click Regional Settings.


  3. Make the appropriate changes to the settings, click OK, and the close Control Panel.


  4. Use Registry Editor to export the following key to a file named Regional.reg:
    HKEY_USERS\.Default\Control Panel\International


  5. Copy the Regional.reg file to other computers, double-click the file to load the new settings, and then restart the computer to cause the new settings to take effect.


NOTE: If the above registry key does not reflect the changes you made to the regional settings, you may have user profiles enabled on the computer. If user profiles are enabled, the changed default regional settings are not maintained after the computer is rebooted. For more information about this issue, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q175086 Regional Settings Specified in User Profile Are Not Applied

Keywords : kbenv win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: June 7, 1999
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