Windows 2000 Multi Language Pack Download

Multilingual User Interface (MUI) is the name of a Microsoft technology for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and other applications that allows for the installation of multiple interface languages on a single system. On a system with MUI, each user would be able to select their own preferred display language. MUI technology was introduced with Windows 2000 and has been used in every release since (up to Windows 10). The MUI technology is covered by an international patent titled 'Multilingual User Interface for an Operating System'.^[1] The inventors are Bjorn C. Rettig, Edward S. Miller, Gregory Wilson, and Shan Xu.

1. Sep 18, 2019.
2. That is- there were no 'language packs', at least not as far as I recall. There are two ways in which Windows 2000 can support multiple languages - localized versions of the operating system and Regional Settings (also called Locales) within a localized version.

Functionally, MUI packs for a certain product perform the same task as localized versions of those product, but with some key technical differences. While both localized versions of software and MUI versions display menus and dialogs in the targeted language, only localized versions have translated file and folder names. A localized version of Windows translates the base operating system, as well as all included programs, including file and folder names, objects names, strings in registry, and any other internal strings used by Windows into a particular language. Localized versions of Windows support upgrading from a previous localized version and user interface resources are completely localized, which is not the case for MUI versions of a product. MUI versions of a product do not contain translated administrative functions such as registry entries and items in Microsoft Management Console. The advantage of using MUIs over localized versions is each user on a computer could use a different language MUI without requiring different versions of software installed and dealing with the conflicts that could arise as a result. For example, using MUI technology, any version of Windows can host Windows applications in any other language.^[2]

MUI in Windows 2000 and Windows XP[edit]

MUI products for these versions were available only through volume agreements from Microsoft. They were not available through retail channels. However, some OEMs distributed the product. Up to Windows XP, MUI packs for a product are applied on top of an English version to provide a localized user experience.

MUI in Windows Vista and Windows 7[edit]

Jan 07, 2013. Download Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) free. Windows Service Pack 4 (SP4) for Windows 2000.

Windows Vista further advanced MUI technology with support for single, language-neutral, language-independent binary files supporting multiple language skins, with the language-specific resources contained in separate binaries. The MUI architecture separates the language resources for the user interface from the binary code of the operating system. This separation makes it possible to change languages completely without changing the core binaries of Windows Vista, or to have multiple languages installed on the same computer while using the same core binaries. Languages are applied as language packs containing the resources required to localize part of or the entire user interface in Windows Vista.

MUI packs are available to Windows Vista Enterprise users and as an Ultimate Extra to Windows Vista Ultimate users. MUI packs are also available to Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate edition users.

Beginning with Windows Vista, the set of associated MUI APIs are also made available to developers for application development.

Beginning with Windows 7, Microsoft started referring to MUIs as 'Language Packs,' although this isn't to be confused with Language Interface Packs (LIP)^[3]

MUI in Windows 8/8.1/RT and Windows 10[edit]

Beginning with Windows 8/RT, all editions of Windows are able to download and install all Language Packs.^[4]

See also[edit]

Windows 2000 Multi Language Pack Download Free

• Language Interface Pack (LIP)

References[edit]

Download Windows 7 Language Pack Manually

Install Windows 8 Language Pack

1. ^US patent 6252589, 'Multilingual user interface for an operating system', published 2003-05-14
2. ^'Guide to Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface'. Microsoft. Retrieved 24 Feb 2014.
3. ^'How To Install Language Packs In Windows 7'. The Windows Club. Retrieved 29 Apr 2016.
4. ^'Language packs are available for Windows 8 and Windows RT'. Microsoft. Retrieved 29 Apr 2016.

External links[edit]

• Windows MUI Knowledge Center^{[permanent dead link]}

To get to the download page for the latestversion of Windows95 and
NT4 Workstation Personal-Web-Server, follow the links for the
'Windows NT4 SERVER Option Pack', staring from theMicrosoft
Main-Webpage for NT-server: http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver
Scroll down to the section for 'Recommended Updates'and
select 'Windows NT Server 4.0 Option Pack':
BEFORE clicking on'Next', have a look to the 'Read MeFirst' information,
which I included here, for the information on NT-Server,NT-Workstation and
Windows95:

AFTER viewing the 'ReadMe First' (above), click on 'Next':
The 'License Agreement',continue via 'Next':
You can select the download method.
Since I like to keep myself control on the download, I selected :Option 2
Select the Operating system: NT Server, NT Workstation orWindows95.
Then click on 'Next' (hidden above behind the drop-down list)
Select the 'Language' , then 'Next'(hidden above behind the drop-downlist)
Usually, Microsoft downloads are available from multiple site,but
for the 'Option Pack' only one download server isavailable.
I hope you have a fast Internet connection:
The NT4 Workstation version is 35.4 Mbyte
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