Apr 28, 2015  Compatibility with this language environment emulator software may vary, but will generally run fine under Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP on either a 32-bit or 64-bit setup.

New to this, and new to PC’s (this is my first laptop/PC). I’ve only ever played 3 h-games and they were already english patched from the start, so I downloaded applocal but never used it. Please humor me, I know this must be the umpteenth time you’ve seen this question.1. From what I read changing ur locale via control panel is something different than using applocal?

So, I do one OR the other, right, but not both?2. It looks like changing ur PC’s locale to Japanese is better to do than using just applocal?3.

I’m running Windows 8.1, all info I find (ANYWHERE) is on windows7, vista, and XP. I read on this page (nowhere else, yet) that you NEED to have Japanese language pack installed and these are ONLY available in “Ultimate” and “Home” editions (still a little fuzzy on that). Am I shit out of luck?Any help would be very appreciated, and if possible please enplane step-by-step as I am very new to everything PC. Thanks in advance.By the way, friggin’ LOVE this site! I played/read Umineko some years ago while it was still being released and Witch Hunt doing their translation. For me using AppLocale was not enough for installation – it bugged.I had to do the change the system settings as described above.After installation I could change the settings back (were annoying/causing troubles with other software so I wanted it back to my main language again).Playing/reading actually worked with AppLocale.If you have similar problems you might try the same (if installation is buggy with AppLocale change your settings but later after installation you can try playing/reading might work with AppLocale). So I’ve done this without any issues on my Windows 7 Premium OS, but I’ve got a question.

Is there any way to prevent certain programs from not using Japanese characters? I ask this because when I right click my desktop, my Intel Graphic options are all in Japanese. (It bothers me:/)I understand that I could change it back and forth from Japanese to English locale, but that would require me to restart my computer each time.

For convenience, I just leave it on Japanese locale for the most part, since everything else seems fine. Was just wondering if there was a workaround for this. If not, that’s fine as well. (I’ll just deal with it)Thanks. Correction:The tool does not automatically create a shortcut.Instead it executes with the configured settings (after step 4 in my previous post).You can however check the checkbox to additionally create a shortcut with the current settings before executing.You can manually specify the shortcut’s name.The shortcut will be created in the executable’s directory.That means if you choose the executable (.exe) in “C:ProgrammeVisual NovelVisual-Novel.exe” the shortcut will be created in the directory “C:ProgrammeVisual Novel”. Locale to other languages on PROFESSIONAL or HOME:1. Get the Laguage pack for your Version of windows (32 or 64 bit)(just google for Windows 7 SP1 MUI Language Packs (Official Direct Download Links))2.

Unpack.exe to.cab using a Program, just google exe2cabChoose language pack and namig new file rememberable like lp.cab3. Place new.cap in rememberabe folder (for example e:)4. Start cmd with admin rights5.

Type dism /online /add-package /packagepath:E:lp.cab and just wait a few minutes for the process to complete.6. Get Vistalizator (google it) and run in COMPATIBILTY MODE for WINDOWS 7 (if not it will not start at all, find it in the options by right clicking)7.

Choose your recently installed language pack in the list below and hit change language then hit exit8. Wait for the system to reboot an enjoy your localized version. I’m sorry for replying to you two months down the road but are you just that stupid?

The title of this is “Changing to JAPANESE LOCALE” not “translated Japanese games into English automatically”.This changes it so Japanese games can run and display the ORIGINAL Japanese text properly. If the game cannot run properly, or display the proper original text, then the English patch will not work. Sometimes the GAME won’t work at all without doing this.I know it requires effort, but think before you type. Applocale is still works in windows 7 if you use xp compatibility mode their is also a tool called “Vistalizator” that can allow you to instal language packs in the basic and home premium versions of windows 7.

You can also use SBapplocale if your good with the command line. But using a language pack switches your whole system to that language. So I’d recommend creating a partition with windows xp installed. It’s alot easier and why they had to make it so hard in the newer versions I’ll never know. Every system starting from windows vista already has various language packs installed by default – you just choose current one.Changing locale is totally harmless – it just lets windows know how it should handle non-english characters in programs that doesn’t use unicode characters sets – you will see absolutely no difference if you’re using only english programs ( apart from “” character in directory paths, which will look like yen symbol, but it’s just cosmetic change.

No idea why it does it ). If you’re using programs with non-english letters, that weren’t written with unicode, they will display some characters improperly, but everything will go back to normal once you change locale back to previous one.

Locale Emulator is a free open source program for Microsoft Windows devices to run programs in a locale other than the default locale of the operating system.Designed specifically for playing computer games that require a specific locale, it can be used to run any program - be it game or application - as if the the underlying system would use that locale as the default.Some programs may not run properly or at all if the system uses a locale that is not supported by it officially. If a game is released only in Japan for instance, it may require a Japanese system to run, and will refuse to do so if that is not the case. Locale EmulatorEnter Locale Emulator, a free program for Windows that you may use to emulate locales for specific programs that have language or country specific requirements.Locale Emulator is an open source program. It comes with an installer in the download package that adds the option to run a program under a different locale to the Explorer context menu.Note: Move the archive to a permanent location before installation, as you cannot move it afterwards directly anymore.

The files that are inside the folder are required, and the program won't work properly if they are missing.Simply right-click on any executable file and select the Locale Emulator context menu item, and then one of the available locales to run the executable using that emulated locale.The program ships with Japanese support included already, but you may use the global profile configuration window to add support for different locales in case you require those.You can load the configuration from the context menu, or during installation of the context menu entry. It supports a number of settings for each locale that you add to the program including setting a location and timezone, faking Registry and UI language, and running the program with elevated privileges.One shortcoming of Locale Emulator is that it does not support native 64-bit programs. It runs 32-bit programs on 32-bit and 64-bit systems fine, but does not support 64-bit programs on 64-bit systems.The application itself is compatible with all versions of Windows starting with Windows 7 Service Pack 1.

The development focus is Windows 10 however. AlternativeLocale Emulator works fine in many cases, but not in all.

Some programs may refuse to run, and there is little that you can do about that. This is the case for the aforementioned 64-bit programs for instance which the program won't emulate another locale for.What you can do in this case is create other user accounts on the operating system, and switch the locales for these accounts to the desired one.You may then use the 'run as other user' option to run programs that refuse to work properly under your main account. Closing WordsLocale Emulator is a handy program for users who want to run programs designed for specific locales. It is quite specialized in what it does and may appeal only to a small audience, and it may not work in all cases, but it is small, open source, and should work in the majority of cases.

Changing locale means changing a lot of things, program A might break when using locale X but program B might work, vice versa, and so on.Changing locale means restarting the computer, that’s why this program exists by emulating a locale without the need of restarting computer.I know you never use this program before because you mentioned about downloading the language pack, using this program does not bypass downloading the language pack.You clearly don’t understand why such program exists. Most likely Microsoft shared your vision too. Not every program is made in US you know.