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

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Windows PowerShell is a new command-line shell and scripting language for the system administration and management of applications that run in Windows. Windows PowerShell helps accelerate automation and is easy for organizations to learn and to use.

Windows PowerShell 1.0 uses Package Installer technology for Windows XP-based and for Windows Server 2003-based installations. The location of the Windows PowerShell installation folder is not configurable. For computers that are running x86-based versions of Windows, Windows PowerShell Setup is installed in the following folder: By default, 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows PowerShell are installed for computers that are running x64-based versions 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 %Windir% 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 English package now. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73250&clcid=0x409)

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

Download the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 WindowsXP-x64 English package now. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73251&clcid=0x409)

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

Download the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 WindowsServer2003-x86 English package now. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73252&clcid=0x409)

Update for Windows Server 2003, x64-based versions

Download the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 WindowsServer2003-x64 English package now. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73253&clcid=0x409)

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

Download the Windows PowerShell 1.0 RC2 WindowsServer2003-ia64 English package now. (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=73254&;clcid=0x409)

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 the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (version 2.0.50727) installed on the computer.

Restart requirement

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

Note You may have to restart the 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 English update package if Windows PowerShell 1.0 is installed on the computer. To determine whether Windows PowerShell 1.0 is installed on the computer, locate and then click the following registry subkey: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 English 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
•	Default.help.txt
•	Microsoft.powershell.commands.management.dll
•	Microsoft.powershell.commands.management.dll-help.xml
•	Microsoft.powershell.commands.utility.dll
•	Microsoft.powershell.commands.utility.dll-help.xml
•	Microsoft.powershell.consolehost.dll
•	Microsoft.powershell.consolehost.dll-help.xml
•	Microsoft.powershell.security.dll
•	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
•	System.management.automation.dll-help.xml
•	Dotnettypes.format.ps1xml
•	Filesystem.format.ps1xml
•	Registry.format.ps1xml
•	Certificate.format.ps1xml
•	Help.format.ps1xml
•	Types.ps1xml
•	Powershellcore.format.ps1xml
•	Powershelltrace.format.ps1xml
•	Pwrshmsg.dll
•	Pwrshsip.dll
•	Powershell.exe
•	Powershell.exe.mui
•	Profile.ps1
•	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) Multilingual User Interface 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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