MicrosoftApplocale

Microsoft internal code conversion tool

It allows non-Unicode software to run on Windows XP/2003, that is, it can execute simplified, traditional, and Japanese software at the same time.

How to use applocale:

Install it first, then click on the start menu, find Microsoft Applocale in all programs, then find Applocale, click in, then next step, select Start the application, then click Browse, select the EXE running file of the garbled game you want to convert

Software screenshot 1

Click "Browse" to find the game executable file

Software screenshot 2

Just choose Japanese.

Then click Next, select Chinese (Traditional) as the language of the application, and then click Next. Finally, you can choose to create a shortcut, so you don’t have to do it again next time you enter. Finally, click Finish! ThenAfter you enter the game, you will find that the garbled code problem has been solved.!!Haha!! It’s so cool!! If you want to enter again next time, just enter directly from the start menu!!

Note that the app is not omnipotent. Some games still cannot be played using this. If an error is reported and cannot be played, try using NTLEA or LocaleSwitch. One of them will work.

Patch packages for commonly used languages:

All are links to Microsoft official website, you can use it with confidence: Traditional Chinese: http://download.microsoft.com/download/officexpstandard/ie_zht/1/w98nt42kme/en-us/ie_zht.exe

Japanese: http://download.microsoft.com/download/OfficeXPStandard/ie_ja/1/W98NT42KMe/EN-US/ie_ja.exe

Korean: http://download.microsoft.com/download/officexpstandard/ie_ko/1/w98nt42kme/en-us/ie_ko.exe Need to restart after installation

Update log:

1.0 What is AppLocale

Unicode based platforms, such as Windows XP, emulate the language environment required to run non-Unicode applications by internally converting application's non-Unicode text data to Unicode using a system-wide variable commonly called the system local (or language for non-Unicode applications ). The language of the non-Unicode applications should be of the same script or family as the one defined by the system locale. Failing to meet this condition results in display of garbage characters in the UI of the application.


This approach has few usability limitations:

- Only an administrator has the ability of setting the system locale value.

- Setting the system locale requires a system reboot.

- Only one system locale can be set at a time.

AppLocale (or Application Locale) is a temporary solution to these limitations caused by non-Unicode applications running on the Unicode (UTF-16) based Windows XP. AppLocale detects the language of the legacy application and simulates a corresponding system locale for code-page to/from Unicode conversions.