Downloads: HF pAppLoc

HF pAppLoc extends AppLocale, making it simpler to install and easy to use with Japanese games.

HF pApploc DOES NOT WORK WITH WINDOWS 10 OR x64 GAMES
Look further down for alternatives

How to use

1. Right-click a Japanese .exe or shortcut.
2. Select Run with Japanese locale or Run with Japanese locale as administrator to run it with Japanese locale.

Why is HF pAppLoc easier?

• HF pAppLoc fixes that you have to run the AppLocale msi from a command prompt launched as administrator (on Vista/7). Just a few clicks and you have AppLocale installed.
• With HF pAppLoc you can easily run a Japanese game/setup as administrator, which fixes the annoying incompatibility/issue with UAC on Vista/7, i.e. the dreaded "AppLocale was unable to launch the specified application. Please make sure the application specified is valid.". This error would otherwise require you to run AppLocale as administrator in various awkward ways.
• HF pAppLoc doesn't display the annoying warning that "AppLocale is only a temporary solution" (thanks to piaip!).
• Installing/uninstalling HF pAppLoc is easier than having to bother with .reg files to get/remove the context menu (right-click) feature for Japanese games.

Requirements

• HF pAppLoc has been tested on all versions of Windows (including Windows 8 64 bit). The only platform requiring special attention is ancient Windows XP:
• Windows XP: Asian language support must be installed to successfully run Japanese games (in Control Panel->Regional Settings). Note: Asian language support is a prerequisite to run any Japanese games on Windows XP (it doesn't matter whether you use HF pAppLoc, change regional settings, use AppLocale or NTLEA - you still have to install Asian language support to make it run).

How it works

1. HF pAppLoc installs AppLoc by piaip (aka. pAppLoc). pAppLoc is AppLocale without the annoying warning that "AppLocale is only a temporary solution" each time you use it.
2. HF pAppLoc optionally installs an additional AppLocA.exe and configures it to be always run as admin.
3. HF pAppLoc optionally adds two context menu items, Run with Japanese locale and Run with Japanese locale as administrator .

Want to know more?

• Participate in the HF pApploc discussion.
• Read the Right-Click Context Menu for AppLocale discussion to learn more about piaip AppLoc, the right-click feature and more.

Known Issues

• AppLocale works for the majority of games and setups, but unfortunately not for all. Change Windows regional settings to Japanese if you can't get it to work.
• If you're on XP: You would probably never need to use Run with Japanese locale as administrator, so you can just ignore it.

Does this work on Windows 8?
Yes, the setup has been tested on Windows 8.1 x64.
View the spoiler for proof.

Spoiler

Here you can see the setup complete:

And here are the right-click options:

Credits

• HF pAppLoc would not have been possible without: piaip, wingmare and phgborges.
• Special thanks to Freaka, TheShadow, squall leonhart and all modders and contributors from HongFire.

Alternatives

If HF pAppLoc doesn't work for your particular game, try the following alternatives:
Locale Emulator
NTLEA
XP compatibility mode (Windows 7 required)

Version history

Spoiler

2015.09.10, 1.2: Restrict the setup to be less than Windows 10, because AppLocale doesn't work in win10.
2014.06.27, 1.1.2: Save rtf files with Write on Win 7 to fix error on Win8.
2013.11.03, 1.1: Built with Inno Setup 5.5.4 to hopefully fix issue on Win 8.1
2012.03.15, 1.0: Add Chinese Simplified/Traditional options. 39k+ downloads without any bug reports qualifies this to be 1.0.
2011.11.26, 0.9.1: Minor update. Just adding the LUA shield to the right click as admin
2011.08.27, 0.9: Add Korean and Chinese right-click options
2011.05.28, 0.8: Improve AppLocale stability: Setup will now check for a previous AppLocale installation and will optionally uninstall it to be able to continue. AppLoc.tmp is included and is set to read-only to guard it against corruption.
2011.05.23, 0.7: Right-click items are now optional.
2011.05.06, 0.6: Improve the way pAppLoc is uninstalled (no longer needs the papploc.msi).
2011.05.06, 0.5: Fix issue with running as admin. Improve documentation.
2011.05.06, 0.4: Change naming of right-click items to be more like what you'd expect on Windows.
2011.05.06, 0.3: Support full uninstallation.
2011.05.05, 0.2: Support partial uninstallation (pAppLoc is not uninstalled)
2011.05.04, 0.1: First version