If you are confident in using the Registry Editor, you can manually check for the missing keys.
AutoData is powerful yet aging software that relies heavily on the Windows Registry to store configuration settings, including its language preferences. This error arises in the following scenarios:
They may provide a registry patch or a specialized reset tool.
The Windows Registry is a centralized database that stores configuration settings and options for the operating system and installed applications. It contains information about user preferences, software settings, and system configurations. Autodata, like many other software applications, relies on the Registry to store and retrieve its settings, including language preferences. If you are confident in using the Registry
If changing regional settings fails, you may need to manually re-register the language files included with the software.
Right-click the .reg file and select , or right-click the .cmd file and select Run as Administrator .
AutoData was designed with English systems in mind. Even if your display language is set to something else, you must change the regional format to a compatible one. The Windows Registry is a centralized database that
💡 Pro tip: Export the registry key as a .reg file once fixed – you can quickly reapply it later.
Double-click it and set its value data to (which is the standard hex code for English US). Close the editor and reboot your machine.
Similarly, if you use or similar registry cleaners, avoid running them after installing AutoData, or restore the backed-up registry keys they removed. If changing regional settings fails, you may need
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\AutoData\Settings
Back up your registry by clicking File > Export before making any changes.
The message is intimidating at first glance, but the fix is almost always straightforward: a missing or corrupted registry value. By following the step-by-step solutions above—starting with manually creating the Language DWORD—you can restore full functionality in under five minutes.
Whether this error started immediately after a or a Windows update .
The error message "Error reading the language settings from the registry" in Autodata