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His phone buzzed. A text from the Shanghai dock chief: “Where is final ISO 7010 hot work block? If not correct by 0600, we flag safety violation.”
Change the system code page via command line before launching AutoCAD:
| Issue | Cause | Hot Fix (under 2 minutes) | |-------|-------|----------------------------| | Menus show mixed languages (e.g., English + French) | Corrupted CUIx file | Type CUILOAD → Unload partial CUI → Load correct language .cuix from C:\Users\[User]\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2023\R24.2\enu\Support | | Command line accepts only English aliases | Missing PGP file for target language | Copy acad.pgp from language subfolder (e.g., de-DE ) to your user profile → Type REINIT → Check "PGP File" | | Help system opens in wrong language | Registry leftover | WIN+R → regedit → Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R24.2\ACAD-xxxx:804\Language → Change value to en-US (or desired) | | Installation fails at 95% | Corrupt download or antivirus | Temporarily disable real-time protection → Run installer as admin → Reboot → Resume hot work |
If double-clicking a drawing file opens the wrong language, check your Windows "Standard apps" settings or modify the desktop shortcut properties. Language is often controlled by the parameter in the shortcut target. ODIS Component Failures:
