English spelling.

[Guest]

Hi all. I know it must seem a minor thing to most people but Americanese
spelling urks me. I use English spelling and I want to know how to teach XP
this. I have the enGB spell checker and all that but I want to know how to
change the spelling of "All Programs" in the Start Menu to "All Programmes",
and how to change the way XP spells favourites & color everywhere else (in
the GUI itself). Since XP is available in a variety of languages I cannot
believe it is impossible to achieve this unless Microsoft is deliberately
trying to alienate English users of the non-US variety and that can't be so
can it? Does anybody here know how to do this? I have seen articles on how
to change the text in the Start button for eg. & I know that requires some
pretty exact editing but I'm prepared to do it.
P.S: I know a lot of people don't care how their computer spells but I do.
P.P.S: I know a lot of English-speakers are happy to use "Programmes" when
talking about TV & "Programs" when talking about software but I am not one of
them and I want my children to use an OS which can spell correctly. Any
ideas?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Try this:

Go into Control Panel>Regional and Language Options and make sure that all
three tabs and submenus are set correctly to the Country where you are.

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi all. I know it must seem a minor thing to most people but
Americanese spelling urks

If I am not mistaken, that word is spelled (or "spelt," if you prefer)
"irks," both in the US and the UK.

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

Bingo!

DSH

If I am not mistaken, that word is spelled (or "spelt," if you prefer)
"irks," both in the US and the UK.

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

It's easy enough to do in Outlook Express.

DSH

I'm sometimes quite pedantic about spelling when it comes to features of
software, and I was surprised to see that it is in fact 'color' in the
display properties! I don't have a problem with the use of Programs, as I
believe that to be correct as it is the adapted word for such a context,
but
that's just my opinion.
I'm sorry but I can't offer you any useful advice on changing either, if
you
are familiar with the method of changing the 'Start' text, I am confident
that it's similar.
Regards