How can I change a Windows user's regional settings/date format?

Question

I use a VB6/COM+ application which outputs date/time values based on the short date settings in the Control Panel, Regional Settings, for the user that runs it. The program

Answer 1

code:

Imports System.Threading
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = New CultureInfo("en-US", False)
Microsoft.Win32.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International", "sShortDate", "M/d/yyyy")