language problems

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For some reason some of the text in my English Windows XP
pro has turned Spanish. Some dialog boxes (error pop-ups
mostly) and some sub-menus (for instance, the print
preview menu in wordpad) come up in Spanish instead of
English. I have no idea why this happens, but as you can
imagine, having to click on buttons that are not in a
language you understand can be frustrating. This only
happens on certain menus, but it happens on those all the
time (not randomly). I have checked all of the 'language'
settings that I know of (IE and Control Panel) and they
are all set to English(US). Does anyone know how I can
make EVERYTHING in Windows revert back to English?
 
For some reason some of the text in my English Windows XP
pro has turned Spanish. Some dialog boxes (error pop-ups
mostly) and some sub-menus (for instance, the print
preview menu in wordpad) come up in Spanish instead of
English. I have no idea why this happens, but as you can
imagine, having to click on buttons that are not in a
language you understand can be frustrating. This only
happens on certain menus, but it happens on those all the
time (not randomly). I have checked all of the 'language'
settings that I know of (IE and Control Panel) and they
are all set to English(US). Does anyone know how I can
make EVERYTHING in Windows revert back to English?
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Locate the file mfc42loc.dll and, if found, check its properties.

This file tells mfc42.dll what language to use in some dialog and menu
boxes. Installing a program that comes in multiple languages (or installing
an update that is not the same language as the operating system) will
occasionally drop a copy of this file that does not match the user's
language settings. Renaming or deleting the file allows Windows to use the
preferred language instead of the language noted by the file.

NOTE: My XP installation is over 2 years old and I do not have any copies
of the mfc42loc.dll file on my system. Do NOT rename or move the mfc42.dll
file. That is a normal file and should be left alone.
 
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