Microsoft KB Archive/182670

= System Default Locale is Changed When Administrator Logs On =

Article ID: 182670

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
 * Microsoft Site Server 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Commercial Internet System 1.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Merchant Server 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q182670



SYMPTOMS
Services running on a computer running Windows NT Server will change locale when an administrator logs on at the console that has a different locale. Operations that use the locale may fail.



CAUSE
When the administrator, or an account with equivalent privileges, logs on to the console, the System Default locale is changed to match the locale of the logged on user.



RESOLUTION
The only current workaround is to ensure that the accounts that log on to the console use the same locale as the System Default locale. The simplest way to ensure these are the same is to create an administrator level account, or rename the existing Administrator account, whose sole use is to log on to the console.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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