Input.dll error message when you click Details in the "Regional and Language Options" dialog box

You click the Languages tab in the Regional and Language Options dialog box on a computer that is running the Japanese version or the Korean version of Microsoft Windows XP. When you click Details, you receive the following error message:

Input Method Editor (IME) 9 is not set as the default input method editor.

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods depending on your version of Windows XP:

Japanese version

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Locate the following registry key:
   HKCU\Software\Microsoft\IMEJP\9.0\SetPreload
3. In the details pane, right-click the SetPreload DWORD value, and then click Delete.
4. Exit Registry Editor.
5. Restart the computer.

Note If there are other user accounts on the computer, log on to the computer as each user, and then follow these steps for each user.

Korean version

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Locate the following registry key:
   HKEY_Current_User\Software\Microsoft\IMEKR\7.0\Migrated
3. Right-click Migrated, and then click Delete.
4. Exit Registry Editor.
5. Restart the computer.

Note If there are other user accounts on the computer, log on to the computer as that user, and then follow these steps for each user.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.