Q197284: DirectX 6.1: Text in DirectPlay Dialog Boxes Changes to English

Article: Q197284
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbui kbimu msgame
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Age of Empires, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Age of Empires Expansion: The Rise of Rome, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 98 
- Microsoft DirectX Software Development Kit, version 6.0 
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you install DirectX 6.1 on a Windows 98-based computer using using certain
foreign language versions of Windows 98, the text in DirectPlay dialog boxes may
change to English.

NOTE: DirectPlay is used to connect to other computers during game play.

CAUSE
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DirectX 6.1 does not support all languages. See the "More Information" section
later in this article for a list of languages that DirectX 6.1 supports.

RESOLUTION
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To prevent this issue from occurring, do not install DirectX 6.1 if you are
using a foreign language version of Windows 98 that is not on the list of
supported languages in the "More Information" section of this article.


MORE INFORMATION
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DirectX 6.1 supports the following foreign language versions of Windows 98:

- Chinese (Simplified)

- Chinese (Traditional)

- Czech

- Dutch

- English

- French

- German

- Italian

- Japanese (Including NEC PC-98 series)

- Korean

- Polish

- Portuguese (Brazil)

- Russian

- Spanish

- Swedish

Additional query words: 1.00 6.00 msgame dx6 switch changes

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Keywords          : kbenv kbui kbimu msgame 
Technology        : kbOSWin98 kbSDKDirectXsearch kbAudDeveloper kbOSWinSearch kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbAOE kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbZNotKeyword kbSDKSearch kbAOESearch kbSDKDirectX600 kbAOEExpRome kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim98 kbSimSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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