"VMware vSphere web client" Change language

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http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/micros ... Id=1016403

Purpose
This article provides steps to force a localized installation of vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client to launch using the localized language/English.
Resolution To launch the vSphere Client and force it to use a localized language or to switch to English:

1. Ensure that the Language pack is installed on your Windows Operating system.
2. Launch the vSphere Client. Click Start > Run, and run the command:
   
   "C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe" -locale en_US
3. Click OK. The vSphere Client launches in English.
   
   Note: Use the locale identifier for the localized language you wish to use. The supported languages are:
   
   In vSphere 4.0:
   
   • English: en_US
   • German: de_DE
   • Japanese: ja_JP
   • Simplified Chinese: zh_CN

In vSphere 4.1:

• English: en_US
• German: de_DE
• Japanese: ja_JP
• Simplified Chinese: zh_CN
• French: fr_FR

In vSphere 5.x:

• English: en_US
• German: de_DE
• Japanese: ja_JP
• Simplified Chinese: zh_CN
• French: fr_FR
• Korean: ko_KR

To view the web client in a localized language:

Append the localization parameter to the URL used for accessing the web client:

Note: Languages supported are English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese.

• The default URL for the vSphere Web Client is:
  
  https://client-hostname:9443/vsphere-client
• To specify a language, append:
  
  
  • English: /?locale=en_US
  • German: /?locale=de_DE
  • French: /?locale=fr_FR
  • Japanese: /?locale=ja_JP
  • Korean: /?locale=ko_KR
  • Chinese: /?locale=zh_CN
• For example, to display the vSphere Web Client in French, use:
  
  https://client-hostname:9443/vsphere-client/?locale=fr_FR