Windows PowerShell 1.0 Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Language Pack for Windows Server 2003 and for Windows XP

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INTRODUCTION

This article describes the installation packages for the Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) Language Packs for Windows PowerShell 1.0. The language packs must be used with Windows PowerShell 1.0 in the following versions of Windows:

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2)

The Windows PowerShell 1.0 MUI Language Pack displays the Windows PowerShell 1.0 interface in Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

The MUI Language Packs run only on MUI versions of Windows, in which the Windows interface can appear in multiple languages. If you are running an MUI version of Windows, first install the English-language version of Windows PowerShell 1.0 and then install the MUI Language Pack for Windows PowerShell 1.0.

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MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Windows PowerShell is a new command-line shell and scripting language that is designed for system administration and automation. Built on the .NET Framework, Windows PowerShell lets IT professionals and developers control and automate the administration of Windows and applications.

Windows PowerShell includes the following features:

More than 130 command-line tools ("cmdlets") that you can use to perform common system administration tasks. These tasks include managing services, managing processes, managing event logs, managing certificates, modifying the registry, and using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
Command-line tools that are easy to learn and easy to use. These tools have standard naming conventions and common parameters. The tools also include simple tools to sort, to filter, and to format data and objects.
Support for existing scripting languages, for existing command-line tools, and for multiple versions of Windows. These versions include Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2008.
Features that let users browse data stores as if they were file systems. These data stores include the registry and certificate stores.
Standard utilities for managing Windows data in different stores and formats. These stores and formats include Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI), Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), COM objects, ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), HTML, and XML.
Sophisticated expression parsing and manipulation of objects in the .NET Framework at the command line. This manipulation includes the pipelining of objects to help IT professionals work more efficiently and effectively.
An extensible interface that enables independent software vendors and enterprise developers to build custom cmdlets. You can use custom cmdlets to meet unique application and system administration requirements.

For more information about the installation packages for the English versions of Windows PowerShell, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

926139 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926139/ ) Windows PowerShell 1.0 English Language Installation Packages for Windows Server 2003 and for Windows XP

For more information about the installation packages for the localized versions of Windows PowerShell, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

926140 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926140/ ) Windows PowerShell 1.0 Localized Installation Package for Windows Server 2003 and for Windows XP

For more information about Windows PowerShell, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:

Windows PowerShell
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/default.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/powershell/default.mspx)

Windows PowerShell Blog
http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell (http://blogs.msdn.com/powershell)

Windows PowerShell Discussion Group
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.powershell (http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.powershell)

Windows PowerShell SDK
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714469.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms714469.aspx)

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MUI Language Pack details

The MUI Language Pack provides a user interface for Windows PowerShell 1.0 in the following languages:

Windows x86-based versions Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian
Windows x64-based versions Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish
Windows Itanium-based versions French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish

Installation sequence

Each version of Windows PowerShell 1.0 is associated with a version-specific MUI language pack. The MUI interface works correctly only when you have the same versions of the Windows PowerShell program and the MUI Language Pack.

If you have any other versions of Windows PowerShell 1.0 on the computer, uninstall the MUI language pack and the other version of Windows PowerShell 1.0 before you install the new version and the new MUI language pack. The installation program for the Windows PowerShell 1.0 MUI language pack fails if the system does not have all the required programs, or if it has any other version of the Windows PowerShell 1.0 MUI language pack.

To install the Windows PowerShell 1.0 MUI Language Pack, follow these steps:

Uninstall any other Windows PowerShell 1.0 MUI language packs.
Uninstall any other versions of Windows PowerShell 1.0.
Install the English version of Windows PowerShell 1.0.
Install the Windows PowerShell 1.0 MUI language pack.

Installation folders

The resource files for each language are installed in the following directories.

On 32-bit versions of Windows, the language-specific resource files for the MUI Language Pack are installed in the following folder:

%windir%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\V1.0\<locale>

Note In this folder, %windir% represents the Windows system folder. Typically, this folder is C:\Windows.

By default, the language resource files for both the 32-bit versions and 64-bit versions of Windows PowerShell are installed in the following locations on 64-bit versions of Windows:

The 64-bit version of Windows PowerShell is installed in the following folder:
%windir%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\V1.0\<locale>
The 32-bit version of Windows PowerShell is installed in the following folder:
%windir%\Syswow64\WindowsPowerShell\V1.0\<locale>

Note In these folders, %windir% represents the Windows system folder. Typically, this folder is C:\Windows.

System requirements

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or Windows XP with SP2
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (2.0.50727)
Windows PowerShell 1.0 (RTW), English-language version

Before you install the Windows PowerShell 1.0 MUI Language Pack, install an English version of Windows PowerShell. For more information about the installation packages for the English versions of Windows PowerShell, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

926139 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926139/ ) Windows PowerShell 1.0 English Language Installation Packages for Windows Server 2003 and for Windows XP

To install the .NET Framework 2.0, visit the following Microsoft Web site to download the Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5)

Restart requirements

You do not have to restart the computer after you install the Windows PowerShell 1.0 MUI Language Pack.

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Download the Windows PowerShell MUI Language Pack

To download the MUI Language Pack for Windows PowerShell 1.0 (RTW), select the language pack for your version of Windows. The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.