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Some elements of the user interface in some preinstalled Greek versions of Windows Vista contain English text, text that is truncated, or linguistic errors

Article ID: 932638

Article Last Modified on 4/10/2007

APPLIES TO

Windows Vista Ultimate
Windows Vista Enterprise
Windows Vista Business
Windows Vista Home Premium
Windows Vista Home Basic
Windows Vista Starter

SYMPTOMS

You are running a computer on which the Greek version of Windows Vista was preinstalled by the manufacturer. However, you notice that certain elements of the user interface are not displayed as expected. Specifically, certain elements of the user interface contain English text, text that is truncated, or linguistic errors.

Most preinstalled systems are not affected by this problem. To determine whether you are experiencing these symptoms, follow these steps:

Click Start , and then click Help and Support.
Under Πληροφορίες από τη Microsoft, click Εύρεση των αρχείων και των φακέλων σας.
In the upper-right corner, click Εμφάνιση όλων.
Under Για να φιλτράρετε τα αρχεία σας, view the text that is displayed in the image.

The image contains the English words "Sort" and "Group." If these words are displayed in Greek as "Ταξινόμηση" and "Ομαδοποίηση," you are not experiencing this problem.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the Greek version of Windows Vista that was preinstalled on the computer contains an incorrect version of the translated user interface.

RESOLUTION

Update information

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Update for Windows Vista

Download the Update for Windows Vista package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: multilingual mui translation localize incorrect picture

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Microsoft KB Archive/932638

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