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dirkb

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Oct 26, 2005

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Jul 30, 2008 4:09 AM

VI Client defaults to german locale after 3.5 U2 update: how to change?

Hello,

i just installed all latest patches including 3.5 Update 2. VI Client has been updated after logging onto the rebooted server. Now the logon and all UI is german and i don´t see a way to change this. The locale in /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml is set to "en_US" i didn´t instally any language packs other than the default install & patches.

Server: ESX 3.5 U2 Build 103908; Client: Vista Enterprise English, regional settings are germany though.

Thanks for any help,

Dirk

Tags: client, 3.5, 3.5.0-103908, language

raoulst

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Jul 3, 2006

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1. Jul 30, 2008 8:48 AM

in response to: dirkb

Re: VI Client defaults to german locale after 3.5 U2 update: how to change?

Hi,

here it's just the tasks that are displayed in German when I connect to an ESX 3.5.0 U2 server. Seems that it depends on the ESX server what language is used. When I connect to an ESX 3.0.2 host the tasks are displayed in English.

raoulst

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dirkb

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2. Jul 31, 2008 1:37 AM

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Re: VI Client defaults to german locale after 3.5 U2 update: how to change?

I just checked the Release Notes and found:

VI Client Might Override the Language Preference Setting

VI Client might override the language preference setting and display

some messages in a language other than its primary language. It might

display messages that are dynamically generated by the server

(VirtualCenter Server and ESX Server) in the primary language set on

the server. This issue, however, does not occur if all the software are

run on the same language platform.

Still no workaround though...

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raoulst

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3. Jul 31, 2008 5:30 AM

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Re: VI Client defaults to german locale after 3.5 U2 update: how to change?

I think I found an ugly workaround.

On the client computer go to:

Control Panel -> "Regional and Language Options" -> "Standards and formats": "English (United States)"

(Close and reopen VI-Client)

Apart from causing a lot of other applications to look or behave a little different, that seems to work.

regards, raoulst

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zybr

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4. Aug 29, 2008 7:45 AM

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Re: VI Client defaults to german locale after 3.5 U2 update: how to change?

I am experiencing the same problem. - My local region settings are set to german (switzerland) though.

I cannot believe that we're the only ones that get frustrated about the "language switch" of the VI Client.

My Client:

Windows XP SP3 - English Installation with MUI Packs

Since it's been a month that the first post was created and nobody could come up with a real solution, I will write to VMware Support.

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zybr

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5. Aug 30, 2008 5:56 AM

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Re: VI Client defaults to german locale after 3.5 U2 update: how to change?

I didn't had to open up a support call with VMware.

After looking at the installation directory on my PC I did the following thing:

renamed folder "de" to "de-old" in C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\2.5

et voila! Only the logon mask appears in german, the server's surface is now in english.

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dirkb

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6. Sep 1, 2008 7:27 AM

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Re: VI Client defaults to german locale after 3.5 U2 update: how to change?

Thanks, this workaround worked for me as well.

But still before i deploy the patches to other ESX-Servers i´ll wait for a real patch. I don´t want to rename folder names on all VI Client systems and the last problem with license expiration did not accelerate my patch adoption.

Thanks again,

Dirk