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Subject:Re: Canadian French advice? From:"Eric L. Dunn" <edunn -at- TRANSPORT -dot- BOMBARDIER -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:00:39 -0400
As an anglophone, bilingual, Montrealer, I must admit the translation is
completely wrong. It neither gives steps, nor does it say the same thing. It
gets to it I suppose, but it is very convoluted. I would personally reject
the
translation
1. From the Start menu, choose Run.=20
The Run dialog box appears.
2. In the text box, type regedit then click OK.
Would by my reconning translate as:
1. Selectionner, demmarage du menu principale de windows.
La fenetre demarage apparaitra
2. Tapper 'Regedit' puis selectionner OK.
And my francophone coworker agrees with me. Good luck.
