Microsoft KB Archive/271674

= Windows Millennium Edition Intl.txt File Contents =

Article ID: 271674

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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This article was previously published under Q271674



SUMMARY
This article contains a copy of the information contained in the Intl.txt file included with Windows Millennium Edition. The Intl.txt file contains information about Pan-European regional settings and contains information about installing Windows Millennium Edition in Pan-European countries, features, settings, and compatibility issues. The Intl.txt file is located in the Win98 folder on the Windows Millennium Edition CD-ROM. Setup copies the Intl.txt file to the Windows\Options\Install folder.



MORE INFORMATION
 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition README for Pan-European Regional Settings

(c)Copyright Microsoft Corporation, 2000

This document provides complementary or late-breaking information to supplement the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium (Windows Me) documentation.

HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT

To view Intl.txt on-screen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.

To print Intl.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor, and then on the File menu, click Print.

CONTENTS

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAN-EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

PROGRAM SUPPORT

DOCUMENT SUPPORT

INSTALLING SUPPORT FOR YOUR COUNTRY

REGIONAL SETTINGS

UPGRADING FROM THE PAN-EUROPEAN EDITION OF MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95, U.S. EDITION OF WINDOWS 98, OR WINDOWS 98 SECOND EDITION

UPGRADING FROM THE U.S. EDITION OF MICROSOFT WINDOWS 95, WINDOWS 98, OR WINDOWS 98 SECOND EDITION

MULTILINGUAL FEATURES IN WINDOWS Me

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Windows Me includes all the support provided in the Pan- European Edition of Windows 95 and the support provided in Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition. It provides both program support and document support for markets that did not have a localized version of Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 98 Second Edition.

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== PROGRAM SUPPORT

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Windows Me provides support for localized programs. For example, you can run Russian Microsoft Office 2000 on Microsoft Me.

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You can use Windows Me to create a multilingual document with TrueType fonts in all programs that support TrueType fonts. For example, you can now create a document in Microsoft Word 2000 for Windows that includes Czech, Russian, Greek, and French text.

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You can install this version of Windows Me by upgrading from an existing installation of Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 98 Second Edition. By default, your existing settings are detected and maintained. For example, when you upgrade from Polish Microsoft Windows 95, your default regional settings are still in Polish, your default keyboard still generates Polish characters, and you run your Windows-based programs as you did before.

If you install Windows Me on a computer that is currently running MS-DOS only, you should specify the language, country/ region and keyboard layout you want during Setup. The default is English and the United States.

To change your regional settings:

1. During Setup, select the Custom option in the Windows Me   Setup wizard. 2. In the Language dialog box, click your spoken language. Click Next to continue.

3. In the Country/Region dialog box, click your country. Click Next to continue.

4. In the Keyboard Layout dialog box, click your preferred keyboard. Click Next to continue.

Setup then installs these regional settings and keyboard layout values for Windows-based and MS-DOS-based programs.

NOTE: Some languages default to the U.S. keyboard that is defined for MS-DOS windows and MS-DOS-based programs.

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Windows Me defines which Windows and MS-DOS code pages and system fonts are installed on your computer. You cannot change these settings after Setup.

Regional Settings also defines which international settings-- such as date, currency, time formats, and sort orders for programs your computer will use.

To change your international settings after Setup:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Open Regional Settings. If you do not see the Regional Settings icon, click View All Control Panel Options.

3. On the Regional Settings tab, select the appropriate language and country/region.

4. To change your number, currency, time, and date settings, click the respective tab, and then make your changes.

5. Click OK.

Regardless of whether you are upgrading over Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 98 Second Edition, it is recommended that you verify that your regional settings have been detected correctly.

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When you are upgrading from the Pan-European Edition of Windows 95, U.S. Edition of Windows 98, or Windows 98 Second Edition, the upgrade is performed automatically, using the current regional settings and keyboard values.

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When you are upgrading from the U.S. Edition of Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 98 Second Edition, the Language, Country, and Keyboard screens will appear if the following two conditions are met:

- At least two keyboards are installed.

- Multilanguage Support is installed.

NOTE: If these two conditions are not met, these screens do not appear. The existing settings are used and upgraded automatically.

If the Language, Country/Region and Keyboard screens appear, you can select your respective settings and then during Setup these values are used.

SWEDISH KEYBOARD ISSUE

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========= A Swedish user booting off the Windows Millennium Edition Emergency Boot Disk finds that the keyboard has Slovenian characters instead of Swedish characters.

CAUSE

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Inconsistency between W95 and W98 in using SW or SV for Swedish and Slovenian in MS-DOS mode. Correct abbreviation for Swedish in Windows Millennium Edition is SW.

RESOLUTION

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Edit config.sys on the EBD and change regional and keyboard settings installed to SW.

MULTILINGUAL FEATURES IN WINDOWS ME

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You can use Windows Me to create documents in many different languages. For example, you can create documents in Central European, Cyrillic, Baltic-based languages, Greek, or Turkish. After Windows Me is installed, refer to &quot;Multilingual Documents, Creating&quot; in Windows Help and Support for more information.

In Windows Me, you can also load multiple keyboard layouts in Windows programs. This makes it easy to create multilingual documents. To switch between keyboards, press the left ALT+SHIFT. For more information, refer to &quot;Keyboard, layout&quot; in Windows Help and Support.

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