How to determine what "locale" is set up on your machine.
A "locale" is described in terms of geographic area and language. A locale choice is not the same a language choice. Locale influences only format. When a "locale" is set up on your machine Windows automatically adjusts most formats such as numbers, currency, times and dates to a style appropriate for the location. This can, however, cause problems for some applications that are written to expect dates or other information in one specific format. You may need to know which locale your machine is using to resolve script problems or choose the appropriate version of an application or script.
If you wish to change your locale - change the date, time, currency etc formats by location - then see Eureka! document 69041 — How to modify currency, time and other formats to reflect formats of geographic location. If you need to set up a different language on your keyboard see Eureka! document 39035 — How to add a language to the keyboard.
Check your locale in Windows 2000.
Select Start menu, then Settings, then Control Panel.
Double-click on the Regional Options icon to open it.
The General panel should be showing. If it is not, click on the General tab.
Your local will show in the window under the Your locale (location)
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