What Month Is It?

[bassman]

Aloha all. Well, I got another weird one. While trying to use a spreadsheet on my son’s computer, I was getting problems with an “Auto-Date” function. I finally decided to look at his calendar and found that the months were in another language. This machine has 4 profiles on it and the other three are all fine. I can not find anywhere to change the language on the calendar and everything else seems to written so that even I can understand it :p .
Does any of this ring any bells here? :confused:
I have run a full scan at “HouseCall” and with updated AVG. Nothing was reported that raised any flags.
I am posting a link to a screen shot as it appears to big to upload here.
http://alohagroup.org/calendar.JPG

Thanks for any help

[HomeSA]

If you go to Control Panel / Regional and Language Options / Regional Options for that user account, what is the language setting on? Just a wild guess for now. It could be that each user account gets to pick a different language setting.

[bassman]

Awsome HomeSA :cool:
That was the trick. Someone had set it to "Zulu-US". No one wants to admit to doing it but I don't know how else it could have happened.

Thanks a bunch ;)

[HomeSA]

You are welcome. I'm glad it worked.

[mjc]

Zulu?

US?

As in the absolute bottom item on the list with a US keyboard layout?

[bassman]

The plot thickens! In looking at my laptop, I do not have Zulu as a selectable option. I will look at the affected machine and our other machine later to see whats up.
Anyone else missing Zulu???? :D

[mjc]

Got it here...(that's how i knew it was last on the list)...

What brand laptop? Maybe they 'trimmed' the languages installed to 'save' space?

Very simple scenario on how it got changed...when the Regional/Language box is brought up, the Language choice is highlighted by default...a simple scroll down or hitting the <end> or <pg down> keys will move through the choices...hitting OK instead cancel will make the change permanent. So yes, it is possible to 'accidntally' change the setting...fairly easily.

[bassman]

heheheee, It is my old Compaq 1200. She has been modified so far from original, I doubt that is the case. It is closer to Franqenpaq then Compaq now :eek:
As for the change on my son's desktop, yea, I saw how easy it would be to accidentaly change. I showed him the dialog boxes involved and asked him if anything there looked familiar. I told him there was nothing for me to be mad or upset about if he did change it, I just wanted to know if he had so I could rule out virus/worm/etc...
He's stikin to his story, "OH NO, I NEVER SAW THAT BOX AND WOULD NOT HAVE TOUCHED IT IF I HAD!!!" Aren't they precious at 10? ;)

[HomeSA]

Anyone else missing Zulu???? :D

Checked my XP Home desktop. Zulu is there, last on the menu.