How to change the language Opus uses

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How to change the language Opus uses

Postby leo » 27 Jul 2010, 23:14

Below are three alternative ways to change the language of your Directory Opus installation.

The second and third methods involve running commands. Those commands can be pasted into the Start -> Run box (Windows XP) or into the Start Menu search field (Windows Vista and above) or into a command prompt (any Windows version).

Obviously, if you have installed Opus to a non-standard location then you will need to adjust the commands to match.


  1. Via Preferences (the usual, simple way)

    In Opus, go to Settings -> Preferences / Miscellaneous / Language and select another language from the list.

    Of course, doing that may be difficult if Opus is running in a language you do not understand. :-) In that case, use one of the other two methods.


  2. Command to open Preferences

    Jump directly to the Language page of Preferences by running this command:

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    "C:\Program Files\GPSoftware\Directory Opus\dopusrt.exe" /cmd Prefs PAGE=Language


  3. Command to change language

    Alternatively, you can tell Opus to switch to a specific language via the command line.

    Before doing this you must fully exit Opus. (Closing all the windows isn't enough, by default. See How to Exit Directory Opus.)

    After exiting, run this command:

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    "C:\Program Files\GPSoftware\Directory Opus\dopus.exe" language=english

    Go to C:\Program Files\GPSoftware\Directory Opus\Language to see which languages/names are available. (Do not include the .dll part of the filenames.)
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