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How to use the new language locales in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2)


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Summary

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 includes new language locales. You can use the new locales to specify how some programs display numbers, currencies, dates, and times. You can also use the new locales to specify the language that is used by programs that do not use Unicode encoding. If you use one of the new locales, and you want to remove Windows Server 2003 SP2, you must first change the locale to a locale that is not one of the new locales.

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Introduction

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) supports many new language locales. This article discusses how to use the new locales to specify how some programs display numbers, currencies, dates, and times. This article also discusses how to use the new locales to specify the language that is used by non-Unicode programs. Finally, this article describes what you must do before you remove Windows Server 2003 SP2 if you use one of the new locales.

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New language locales that Windows Server 2003 SP2 supports

In addition to the locales that earlier versions of Windows Server 2003 support, Windows Server 2003 SP2 supports the following new locales:
  • Bosnian (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyrillic)
  • Bosnian (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latin)
  • Croatian (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  • Filipino (Philippines)
  • Frisian (Netherlands)
  • Inuktitut (Canada, Latin)
  • Irish (Ireland)
  • isiXhosa / Xhosa (South Africa)
  • isiZulu / Zulu (South Africa)
  • Luxembourgish (Luxembourg)
  • Maltese (Malta)
  • Maori (New Zealand)
  • Mapudungun (Chile)
  • Mohawk (Mohawk)
  • Nepali (Nepal)
  • Pashto (Afghanistan)
  • Quechua (Bolivia)
  • Quechua (Ecuador)
  • Quechua (Peru)
  • Romansh (Switzerland)
  • Sami, Inari (Finland)
  • Sami, Lule (Norway)
  • Sami, Lule (Sweden)
  • Sami, Northern (Finland)
  • Sami, Northern (Norway)
  • Sami, Northern (Sweden)
  • Sami, Skolt (Finland)
  • Sami, Southern (Norway)
  • Sami, Southern (Sweden)
  • Serbian (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyrillic)
  • Serbian (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Latin)
  • Sesotho sa Leboa / Northern Sotho (South Africa)
  • Setswana / Tswana (South Africa)
  • Welsh (United Kingdom)

Specifying regional options

To use a new locale to specify how some programs display numbers, currencies, dates, and times, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, click Run, type intl.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. Click the Regional Options tab.
  3. In the Select an item to match its preferences, or click Customize to choose your own formats drop-down list, click a locale, and then click OK.

Specifying the language that is used by non-Unicode programs

To use a new locale to specify the language that is used by programs that do not use Unicode encoding, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, click Run, type intl.cpl, and then click OK.
  2. Click the Advanced tab.
  3. In the Select a language to match the language version of the non-Unicode programs you want to use box, click a locale, and then click OK.

Removing Windows Server 2003 SP2 from your computer

If you are using a new locale, and you want to remove Windows Server 2003 SP2, you must first change the locale settings by following the steps in the "Specifying regional options" section or the "Specifying the language that is used by non-Unicode programs" section. When you set a new locale, make sure that you select a locale which is not one of the locales that are listed in the "New locales that Windows Server 2003 SP2 supports" section.

Note Before you remove Windows Server 2003 SP2, you must change the regional options for each user who is using one of the new locales. To change the language that is used for non-Unicode programs for all users, you must log on to the computer as a user who has administrator credentials.

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Article Info
Article ID : 932659
Revision : 3
Created on : 10/11/2007
Published on : 10/11/2007
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