XP Home Edition- System languages- MUI and LIP

[Guest Duncan999-]

Hello,

 

My laptop is set up in English for my benefit and I'd like to have it

simultaneoulsy set up in Thai for my wife.

 

Msinfo32.exe output at end.

 

I've succeeded in changing the input language to Thai for her user account

and she is able to use the on screen keyboard to correlate the english KB to

a Thai one. I've also been able to download a language interface pack that

unfortunately has the byproduct of changing the entire system language for

all users to Thai, this is no good for me.

 

In reviewing the MS KBase articles, it seems mostly clear that I need a

professional version of the OS to get MUI functionality. One article shows

that there's a hot fix requiring base of SP3 named

'WindowsXP-KB942766-v6-x86-ENU' that may offer me hope. I'm trying it as I

write.

 

Has anyone worked out a clever way to get this functionality using XP home

edition or does anyone know whether an upgrade to XP Professional will

immediately offer this functionality please? Some comments in other forums

imply that a download is required to get this functionality and that MS does

not offer one, due to the licencing arrangements meaning this feature is

mostly offered in corporate environments.

 

Any help gratefully received, sorry about the length of the post.

 

Duncan

 

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600

OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

System Name DGNGYV1J

System Manufacturer Dell Inc.

System Model Inspiron 6000

System Type X86-based PC

Processor x86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1729 Mhz

BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A08, 22/07/2005

SMBIOS Version 2.3

Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS

System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32

Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2

Locale United Kingdom

Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180

(xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"

User Name DGNGYV1J\D**********

Time Zone GMT Standard Time

Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB

Available Physical Memory 328.97 MB

Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

Page File Space 2.40 GB

Page File C:\pagefile.sys

[Guest Fiddler]

Re: XP Home Edition- System languages- MUI and LIP

 

XP Pro will not give you what you want.

 

"Duncan999-" <Duncan999-@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B68AB876-35E0-4C7A-A55F-46E28C11DE25@microsoft.com...

> Hello,

>

> My laptop is set up in English for my benefit and I'd like to have it

> simultaneoulsy set up in Thai for my wife.

>

> Msinfo32.exe output at end.

>

> I've succeeded in changing the input language to Thai for her user account

> and she is able to use the on screen keyboard to correlate the english KB

> to

> a Thai one. I've also been able to download a language interface pack that

> unfortunately has the byproduct of changing the entire system language for

> all users to Thai, this is no good for me.

>

> In reviewing the MS KBase articles, it seems mostly clear that I need a

> professional version of the OS to get MUI functionality. One article shows

> that there's a hot fix requiring base of SP3 named

> 'WindowsXP-KB942766-v6-x86-ENU' that may offer me hope. I'm trying it as I

> write.

>

> Has anyone worked out a clever way to get this functionality using XP home

> edition or does anyone know whether an upgrade to XP Professional will

> immediately offer this functionality please? Some comments in other forums

> imply that a download is required to get this functionality and that MS

> does

> not offer one, due to the licencing arrangements meaning this feature is

> mostly offered in corporate environments.

>

> Any help gratefully received, sorry about the length of the post.

>

> Duncan

>

> OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

> Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600

> OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

> System Name DGNGYV1J

> System Manufacturer Dell Inc.

> System Model Inspiron 6000

> System Type X86-based PC

> Processor x86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1729 Mhz

> BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A08, 22/07/2005

> SMBIOS Version 2.3

> Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS

> System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32

> Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2

> Locale United Kingdom

> Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180

> (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"

> User Name DGNGYV1J\D**********

> Time Zone GMT Standard Time

> Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB

> Available Physical Memory 328.97 MB

> Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

> Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

> Page File Space 2.40 GB

> Page File C:\pagefile.sys

[Guest Duncan999-]

Re: XP Home Edition- System languages- MUI and LIP

 

Thanks Fiddler, do you have any suggestions for getting this functionality

with MS OSs please?

 

"Fiddler" wrote:

> XP Pro will not give you what you want.

>

> "Duncan999-" <Duncan999-@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:B68AB876-35E0-4C7A-A55F-46E28C11DE25@microsoft.com...

> > Hello,

> >

> > My laptop is set up in English for my benefit and I'd like to have it

> > simultaneoulsy set up in Thai for my wife.

> >

> > Msinfo32.exe output at end.

> >

> > I've succeeded in changing the input language to Thai for her user account

> > and she is able to use the on screen keyboard to correlate the english KB

> > to

> > a Thai one. I've also been able to download a language interface pack that

> > unfortunately has the byproduct of changing the entire system language for

> > all users to Thai, this is no good for me.

> >

> > In reviewing the MS KBase articles, it seems mostly clear that I need a

> > professional version of the OS to get MUI functionality. One article shows

> > that there's a hot fix requiring base of SP3 named

> > 'WindowsXP-KB942766-v6-x86-ENU' that may offer me hope. I'm trying it as I

> > write.

> >

> > Has anyone worked out a clever way to get this functionality using XP home

> > edition or does anyone know whether an upgrade to XP Professional will

> > immediately offer this functionality please? Some comments in other forums

> > imply that a download is required to get this functionality and that MS

> > does

> > not offer one, due to the licencing arrangements meaning this feature is

> > mostly offered in corporate environments.

> >

> > Any help gratefully received, sorry about the length of the post.

> >

> > Duncan

> >

> > OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

> > Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600

> > OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

> > System Name DGNGYV1J

> > System Manufacturer Dell Inc.

> > System Model Inspiron 6000

> > System Type X86-based PC

> > Processor x86 Family 6 Model 13 Stepping 8 GenuineIntel ~1729 Mhz

> > BIOS Version/Date Dell Inc. A08, 22/07/2005

> > SMBIOS Version 2.3

> > Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS

> > System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32

> > Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2

> > Locale United Kingdom

> > Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180

> > (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"

> > User Name DGNGYV1J\D**********

> > Time Zone GMT Standard Time

> > Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB

> > Available Physical Memory 328.97 MB

> > Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB

> > Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB

> > Page File Space 2.40 GB

> > Page File C:\pagefile.sys

>

>

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