Microsoft KB Archive/945648

= After you install security update 943460 on a Windows XP Service Pack 2-based computer that has an Arabic MUI or a Hebrew MUI installed, English text may appear on the menu bars and on the Start menu =

Article ID: 945648

Article Last Modified on 12/26/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry



SYMPTOMS
You install security update 943460 (MS07-061) on a Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)-based computer that has an Arabic Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) or a Hebrew MUI installed. After you do this, English text may appear on the menu bars and on the Start menu.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a mismatched resource checksum between the Windows Shell component and the MUI.



RESOLUTION
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To resolve this problem, edit the registry to change the value of the following registry subkey:

To do this, follow these steps:  Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\MUILanguages\RCV2\shell32.dll

 On the File menu, click Export. In the File name box, type shell32, and then click Save.

Note If you want to restore this registry key, double-click the Shell32.reg file that you saved. In the details pane, right-click the 1 entry, and then click Delete. Click Yes.</li> On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Binary Value.</li> In the New Value #1 box, type 1, and then press ENTER.</li> Right-click 1, and then click Modify.</li> In the Value data box, type the following:

0e c0 5f 13 6a be a4 25 6c 2f 74 59 0b e1 b2 3f 05 45 1e 21 24 a8 ac 71 65 75 3b fb bd 4e 76 34 41 8b d1 cc 4e d5 cb 29 af 92 35 19 ce 18 9f 5c

Note In the previous example, type zeros (0) and not the letter &quot;O.&quot;</li> Click OK.

Note To verify that you have typed the correct values, follow these steps: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\MUILanguages\RCV2\shell32.dll

</li> On the File menu, click Export.</li> In the File name box, type verify, and then click Save.</li>  Use a text editor, such as Notepad, to open the Verify.reg file. The file resembles the following: <pre class="fixed_text">Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\MUILanguages\RCV2\shell32.dll]

&quot;0&quot;=hex:52,04,f0,0a,00,00,06,00,00,00,28,0a,00,00,06,00,84,08,54,0b,00,00,06,00

&quot;1&quot;=hex:0e,c0,5f,13,6a,be,a4,25,6c,2f,74,59,0b,e1,b2,3f,05,45,1e,21,24,a8,ac,71,65,75,3b,fb,bd,4e,76,34,41,8b,d1,cc,4e,d5,cb,29,af,92,35,19,ce,18,9f,5c </li></ol> </li> Locate and then delete the following registry subkey:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\MUILanguages\FileVersions\ 

Note  is the language ID of the MUI that is installed. For example, the  for Hebrew is 040d. The  for Arabic is 0401.

The following language settings are available. </li> Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.</li></ol>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

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MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the MUI, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/DrIntl/faqs/muifaq.mspx#MUIques1

For more information about security bulletin MS07-061, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

943460 MS07-061: Vulnerability in Windows URI Handling could allow remote code execution

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