Installing localized versions of dotnetfx.exe to windows 98 & me

[Ken Cattanach]

Hi,

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnnetdep/html/vsredistdeploy1_1.asp

The above article gives some instructions on installing localised versions
of dotnetfx.exe and language packs onto windows 98 and me. Specifically, it
mentions:

"Install the same language pack as the language of Windows. For example,
install the Japanese Language Pack on the Japanese version of Windows 98"

Programatically, how do I determine what language a instance of Windows 98
or Me is?

Thanks,

Ken.

 

[Tian Min Huang]

Hello Ken,

Thanks for your post. As I understand, you want to know the language of a
Windows before installing dotnetfx.exe. Please correct me if there is any
misunderstanding. We can able to check the it in System Information of
Windows by the following steps:

1. Go to "Start" -> "Run".

2. Type in the following command:
msinfo32

3. The OS Name will display the deatiled infomation includeing its language
except for English.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any problems or concerns.

Regards,

HuangTM
Microsoft Online Partner Support
MCSE/MCSD

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[Tian Min Huang]

Hi Ken,

Sorry for the misunderstanding. To programmatically get the language
version of Win 9x/ME, you should use Registry class to check he UI language
which is stored in the registry at:
HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\ResourceLocale

This key will return the language ID (LangID) of the UI in hexadecimal
(e.g. 00000409 for English).

Please also refer to the following KB article:

HOWTO: Determine Default Language ID of Windows 95 or WinNT
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=181604

Have a nice day!

Regards,

HuangTM
Microsoft Online Partner Support
MCSE/MCSD

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