This article describes the Windows PowerShell 1.0 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) Multilingual User Interface (MUI) update package for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). The Windows PowerShell 1.0 MUI update package will be released by the end of the calendar year 2006.

Note The Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 MUI update package supports the following 10 languages:

•	German
•	Spanish
•	French
•	Italian
•	Japanese
•	Korean
•	Portuguese
•	Russian
•	Chinese – Simplified
•	Chinese – Traditional

The Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 MUI update package installs additional files for these languages.

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Windows PowerShell is a new command line shell and scripting language. Windows PowerShell can be used for system administration and to manage applications that run on Windows. Windows PowerShell helps accelerate automation and is easy for organizations to learn and use so that they can achieve better productivity and control.

The Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 MUI update package is only supported on an English (United States) language-based operating system. Before you install the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 MUI update package, you must install the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 English update package. For more information about the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 English update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: To enable the functionality that is provided by the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 MUI update package, you must install the Windows MUI package.

For a non-English (United States) language-based operating system, you must install the language-specific version of Windows PowerShell. You can only run the language-specific version of Windows PowerShell or English (United States) version of Windows PowerShell on a non-English (United States) language-based operating system. The Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 MUI update package is not supported on a non-English (United States) language-based operating system.

Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 uses Package Installer technology for Windows XP and for Windows Server 2003-based installations. The location of the Windows PowerShell installation folder is not configurable. For computers that are running the x86-based version of Windows, Windows PowerShell is installed in the following folder: By default, 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows PowerShell are installed for computers that are running the x64-based version of Windows.

The 64-bit version of Windows PowerShell is installed in the following folder: The 32-bit version of Windows PowerShell is installed in the following folder: Note The %windir% placeholder represents the path of the Windows system folder. Typically, C:\Windows is the path of the Windows system folder.

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Update information

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2, x86-based versions

Download the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 WindowsXP-x86 MUI package now. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73499&clcid=0x09)

Update for Windows XP with Service Pack 2, x64-based versions

Download the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 WindowsXP-x64 MUI package now. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73500&clcid=0x09)

Update for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, x86-based versions

Download the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 WindowsServer2003-x86 MUI package now. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73502&clcid=0x09)

Update for Windows Server 2003, x64-based versions

Download the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 WindowsServer2003-x64 MUI package now. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73503&clcid=0x09)

Update for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, Itanium-based versions

Download the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 WindowsServer2003-ia64 MUI package now. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73504&clcid=0x09)

Release Date: End of the calendar year 2006.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites

To install this update, you must have the original release version of Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (version 2.0.50727) installed on your computer.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this update.

Note You may have to restart your computer after you apply this update if files that are being installed or uninstalled are being used. If these files are being used, a restart prompt appears unless the installer is running in unattended mode. This scenario occurs only when the same version of Windows PowerShell is installed on the computer and is not completely uninstalled.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

Registry information

You cannot install the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 MUI update package if Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 is installed on the computer. To determine whether Windows PowerShell 1.0 is installed on the computer, view the following registry entry value:If the Install registry entry is set to 1, Windows PowerShell 1.0 is installed on the computer. If the Install registry entry is not present, Windows PowerShell 1.0 is not installed on the computer.

Note If Windows PowerShell 1.0 is installed on the computer, you must remove Windows PowerShell 1.0 before you install the Windows PowerShell 1.0 MUI update package. To remove Windows PowerShell 1.0, follow these steps:

1.	Click Start, click Run, type appwiz.cpl, and then click OK.
2.	Click to select the Show updates check box.
3.	In the Currently installed programs list, click Windows PowerShell(TM) 1.0, and then click Remove.
4.	Follow the instructions to remove the Windows PowerShell(TM) 1.0 program.

File information

The following files are included in the update:

•	About_alias.help.txt
•	About_arithmetic_operators.help.txt
•	About_array.help.txt
•	About_assignment_operators.help.txt
•	About_associative_array.help.txt
•	About_automatic_variables.help.txt
•	About_break.help.txt
•	About_command_search.help.txt
•	About_command_syntax.help.txt
•	About_comparison_operators.help.txt
•	About_continue.help.txt
•	About_core_commands.help.txt
•	About_display.xml.help.txt
•	About_environment_variable.help.txt
•	About_escape_character.help.txt
•	About_execution_environment.help.txt
•	About_filter.help.txt
•	About_flow_control.help.txt
•	About_for.help.txt
•	About_foreach.help.txt
•	About_function.help.txt
•	About_globbing.help.txt
•	About_history.help.txt
•	About_if.help.txt
•	About_line_editing.help.txt
•	About_location.help.txt
•	About_logical_operator.help.txt
•	About_method.help.txt
•	About_pssnapins.help.txt
•	About_namespace.help.txt
•	About_object.help.txt
•	About_operator.help.txt
•	About_parameter.help.txt
•	About_parsing.help.txt
•	About_path_syntax.help.txt
•	About_pipeline.help.txt
•	About_property.help.txt
•	About_provider.help.txt
•	About_quoting_rules.help.txt
•	About_redirection.help.txt
•	About_ref.help.txt
•	About_regular_expression.help.txt
•	About_reserved_words.help.txt
•	About_scope.help.txt
•	About_script_block.help.txt
•	About_shell_variable.help.txt
•	About_signing.help.txt
•	About_special_characters.help.txt
•	About_switch.help.txt
•	About_system_state.help.txt
•	About_types.help.txt
•	About_commonparameters.help.txt
•	About_where.help.txt
•	About_while.help.txt
•	About_wildcard.help.txt
•	Aefault.help.txt
•	icrosoft.powershell.commands.management.dll-help.xml
•	Microsoft.powershell.commands.utility.dll-help.xml
•	Microsoft.powershell.consolehost.dll-help.xml
•	Microsoft.powershell.security.dll-help.xml
•	Microsoft.powershell.commands.management.resources.dll
•	Microsoft.powershell.commands.utility.resources.dll
•	Microsoft.powershell.consolehost.resources.dll
•	Microsoft.powershell.security.resources.dll
•	System.management.automation.resources.dll
•	System.management.automation.dll-help.xml
•	Powershell.exe.mui
•	Releasenotes.rtf
•	Gettingstarted.rtf
•	Userguide.rtf
•	Quadfold.rtf

For more information about Windows PowerShell, visit the following Microsoft Web sites: For more information about the Windows PowerShell 1.0 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) localized update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about the Windows PowerShell 1.0 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) English update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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