"The default country for my Outlook Contacts is different from the timezone on my PC. How can I get Contacts to default to my country? Outlook Contacts assumes a new contact is always in the country I used to live (and where the current Outlook version on my computer was set up). I would like a new contact to default to my new location but can't find how to do this."
The default country location in the Check Address dialog is controlled by the Location configured in Control Panel's Region and Language Settings.
Change Windows Regional Setting
In Windows 7, find Region and Language and choose the desired location or country. You may need to restart Outlook or reboot Windows for the change to take effect.
In Windows XP, go to Control Panel and find Regional and Language Settings. Choose the desired country. In my experience, the change takes effect immediately and you will not need to restart Outlook. If the change is not showing in the Check Address dialog, restart Outlook or reboot the computer.
Published October 21 2011
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This does not work. Even if I have changed regional local to India, Still I am getting blank while creating new contacts.
Hi thanks for the suggestion but i have tried this before and it still shows Unted States as standard country.. i have Outlook 2007 in combination with WIN7.. please help…
What language is Windows set to use? Also, that only applies to new contacts going forward, not existing contacts. You can use a Group by Country/Region field and drag between groups to correct the countries on existing contacts.
I agree with the other people posting – I have confirmed that setting is, was and likely always will be set to “Canada” but Outlook appears to suggest I should move. I’m kind of fond of my country and not really wanting to move to the US -Sorry Bill Gates.
If anyone has a solution that actually works, versus just posting an idea as a solution and apparently not actually trying it out, please let us know!