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Why is there usually a folder called 1033 in Microsoft Folders

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I found that most of the software by Microsoft contains a 1033 folder. Is there any relation of the folder with Microsoft? Does it contain a special type of data?

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IIRC 1033 is some internal code for American English - so you will see directories with different numeric names in internationalised versions of the software. Edit: I do RC - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0h88fahh lists 1033 as the "Locale…

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