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9 multilingual settings for the operating system – Siemens SIMATIC PANEL PC 877 User Manual

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Operation and configuration

9.2 Additional Drivers and Applications

SIMATIC Panel PC 877

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Operating instructions, Release 07/2006, A5E00877780-01

9.2.9

Multilingual settings for the operating system

Windows MultiLanguage MUI operating system enables users to set the language of the GUI

to their individual preference. Some elements are not localized, however, and remain in the

original language of the system - English.
You should therefore always install English language service packs. Further information

about the language of the GUI, regional settings and inputs is available on the Internet at
http://support.microsoft.com.

Setting up the language selection for Windows 2000 Professional

The Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) allows you to set up the Windows 2000 Professional

menus and dialogs for additional languages.
To set the required languages for the Windows 2000 Professional menus, dialogs and

keyboard layout, select:

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional Options > General tab, Setting for current user field and Language settings for

the system field and the Keyboard layout field in the Input locales tab.

In addition to the menu and dialog language settings, you also need to set the default

language by selecting Set Default... from the Regional Options dialog box.
The default language setting of your Windows 2000 Professional installation is English and a

US keyboard layout. To change to another language and keyboard layout, open the Control

Panel and select:

Notice
If you use a different keyboard layout to "Englisch/USA international", the internal keyboard

codes will no longer be correct.

Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional Options >General tab, Setting for current user field and

Language settings for the system field and the Input language field in the Input Locales tab.

Setting up the language selection for Windows XP Professional

The Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) allows you to set up the Windows XP Professional

menus and dialogs for additional languages.
Default language of your Windows XP Professional MUI installation is English and a US

keyboard layout. You can change the language in the Control Panel. Select: