Windows XP Language Interface Packs (LIPs) - Local…….ppt

Windows XPLanguage Interface Packs (LIPs) - Localized OSs for the Masses Russ Rolfe Program Manager Agenda XP international support in general Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Language Interface Packs (LIPs) Resources Questions Windows XP International Support 25 fully localized versions of the Operating System All versions of Windows XP are built from a single, Unicode-based, worldwide source… …and share the exact same out-of-the-box multilingual functionality: Input, edit, display in hundreds of languages Support for 120+ locales Text Services Framework (Windows XP) Advanced text input methods for speech, handwriting, etc Quiz MUI (Multilingual User Interface) – What it was originally Introduced in Windows 2000 Package of resources that allows other UI languages to be installed on US English Allows multiple UI languages to be use on the same machine Created from localized versions of the OS Windows XP offers 33 MUI languages, includes English MUI Version Scenario To support: English users Arabic users Japanese users MUI -- Meets User Request Allows user to switch UI language on single machine Changes system messages, dialogs, menus, help files, etc. display language. Allows different language users to share same machine (bi-lingual, multilingual) Allows users to roam to different machine MUI – Meets Administrators Requests Testing, deploying, and supporting one OS worldwide Deploying same SP/hot-fix, 0 delta Provide tech support in a preferred language Localized Versions vs. MUI The User Interface resources are fully localized. MUI does not localize: INF files UI strings stored in the registry Codebased components such as Hyperterminal Windows 2000 (90%) – Windows XP (97%) Windows Setup information customized for the specific language/country. Items such as: User locale, Keyboard layout, System locale etc This is a policy setting with the MUI Localized Versions vs. MUI Additional country specific device drivers added in the East