Can't turn off Japanese IME in Access XP

[dballred]

I have English Windows XP with Japanese selected for non-unicode programs, as
I have certain Japanese software that will not work without it. The subject
line in Outlook similarly won't show Japanese without it.

I have Office XP English version installed and everything works fine except
Access. I can't turn Japanese off. Every time my cursor enters a new field,
the language bar goes back to Japanese IME with hiragana enabled. Turning it
off only works while I am typing in that field. The Office XP Language
Settings program is completely unresponsive for any part of the Office Suite.
Even if I disable Japanese, it's fully functional in Office and the Access
problem doesn't go away.

There is no way I want to disable my other Japanese software just to clear
up an annoying Access glitch. Is there something out there, such as a
registry hack, that will allow me to enter English in Access without having
to disable the IME every time I type?

 

[dale303]

Sorry I can't help.

Having the same problem myself in MS Access 2003. It's driving me
nuts.

I was hoping you had found a fix.

I did find out you can turn off the IME for individual fields and form
controls but even that goes wrong if you have anything other than a US
keyboard.