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Creating profiles in multiple languages

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Creating profiles in multiple languages

You can use language-specific versions of the Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) wizard to create service profiles in different languages. If you create your profiles with the same wizard options in different languages, you can provide your users with the same connection experience independent of language. For example, you can allow your users who speak French and your users who speak Japanese to connect to your service or private network in the same way.

Creating profiles for users of operating systems other than Windows XP or the Windows Server 2003 family

You can purchase installation CDs for the Windows Server 2003 family in a variety of languages. However, each CD is specific to only one language, known here as the system language. To build a profile for users who are not running Windows XP or a member of the Windows Server 2003 family, you will need to purchase a separate CD for each language in which you intend to create a profile. For example, if you want to create a German service profile for users who are not running Windows XP or a member of the Windows Server 2003 family, you must purchase and install the German version of a Windows Server 2003 operating system.

The reason that you must purchase a separate CD is that profiles built with the Windows Server 2003 family require Connection Manager 1.3 to function. Users who are not running Windows XP or a member of the Windows Server 2003 family will not have Connection Manager 1.3, so you must include it when you build a profile for them. The version of Connection Manager 1.3 you include will appear in your system language, regardless of whether it matches the system language of your users. The only way to change your system language to match the system language of your users is to install a version of the operating system that is specific to the system language of your users. Even if you create a profile on a Multi-Language User Interface (MUI) version of the Windows Server 2003 family, Connection Manager still appears in the system language that is specific to that version.

Creating profiles for users of Windows XP or the Windows Server 2003 family

For users who are running Windows XP or a member of the Windows Server 2003 family, you do not need to include Connection Manager 1.3 when you create a profile. However, you must change your input language and your Language for non-Unicode programs settings so that they match the system language of your users. Your input language determines which characters you can type in the CMAK wizard and as you create phone books. The CMAK wizard itself and Phone Book Administrator will still appear in your system language. If your input language differs from your system language, a warning message appears when you start the CMAK wizard. The message should remind you that, if you include Connection Manager 1.3, it will appear on your users' computers in your system language, which might not match that of your users. If you do not plan to include Connection Manager 1.3, you can close the warning message and proceed with the wizard.

For more information about changing your input language, see Specify regional and language options and user's name during Setup and Regional and Language Options overview.