Microsoft KB Archive/229981

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Err Msg: The Windows 95 Year 2000 Update Could Not Determine Your Language Settings

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Q229981

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 2.5

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SYMPTOMS
When you run the Windows 95 Year 2000 Update, you may receive the following error message:

The Windows 95 Year 2000 Update could not determine your language settings. Do you want to continue installing the Update?

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the ResourceLocale information is missing in the registry. The Windows 95 Year 2000 Update relies on this key to determine the language version of Windows that is installed.

RESOLUTION
If you are certain that the Year 2000 Update language version you are installing matches your Windows language version, click Yes to continue installing.

MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Windows 95 Year 2000 Update, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

"Q225050 Availability of the Windows 95 Year 2000 Update" Additional query words: y2k

Keywords : kberrmsg kbtool kbYear2000 win95

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95 kbWin95OPKOSR25 kbWin95OPKOSR210