https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=39856
--- Comment #4 from sworddragon2@aol.com --- I wasn't able to successfully install/enable an english language pack. But I have found an alternative way to test this issue because the question here is what basically happens if HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit\LastKey points to a non-existent registry key. To test this I have opened regedit in Windows XP, selected any random key, closed regedit and imported the following file:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit] "LastKey"="test"
After starting regedit again the root key was selected. If I'm opening regedit with Wine, selecting any random key, closing regedit, manually setting HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit\LastKey in ~/.wine/userdef.reg to "test" and then starting regedit again the first child key of the root key is selected.
So this issue is about that Windows XP's regedit does default to the root key while Wine's regedit does default to the first child key of the root key.