.NET Framework language packs contain translated text, such as error messages, for languages other than English. Installation of a language pack is not required to run .NET Framework applications on a non-English operating system; however, it is suggested.  Multiple language packs, each for a different language, can be installed on a single computer.

For more information about the .NET Framework, see http://www.microsoft.com/netframework. (This site may be in English.)

The .NET Framework Chinese (Traditional) language pack can be installed on the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows 98. ASP.NET is not supported.
• Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE). ASP.NET is not supported.
• Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me). ASP.NET is not supported.
• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation or Server) with Service Pack 6.0a. ASP.NET is not supported.
• Microsoft Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Datacenter Server, or Advanced Server) with the latest service pack.
• Microsoft Windows XP .
• Windows Server 2003 Family.

Before installing a language pack, you must be running Internet Explorer version 5.01 or later and must have already installed the .NET Framework version 1.1.

NOTE  When installing a .NET Framework language pack on a computer running the Windows 98 or Windows Me operating system, the system code page and font must support the language pack being installed. There are several options:

• Install the same language pack as the language of Windows 98. For example, install the Japanese language pack on the Japanese version of Windows 98.
• Install a localized version of the language pack on a localized version of Windows 98, in which the system code page is the same for both languages. For example, install the French language pack on the German version of Windows 98.
• Install the .NET Framework 1.1 on any localized version of Windows 98. If the system code page and font do not support the language of the .NET Framework language pack being installed, dialogs will not display correctly. For example, when installing the Japanese language pack on the English version of Windows 98, setup dialogs will not display text correctly.

This limitation applies only to Windows 98 and Windows Me systems. You can install any .NET Framework language pack on any language version of Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows XP, or the Windows Server 2003 family.

• One of the following operating systems:
  • Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Datacenter Server, or Advanced Server) with the latest service pack
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows Server 2003 Family
• Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.6 (MDAC 2.7 SP1 recommended)
• Pentium 133 MHz processor with a minimum of 128 MB of memory (256 MB recommended)

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. (In Windows XP, click Start and then click Control Panel.)
2. Click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Chinese (Traditional) Language Pack and then click Change/Remove. (In Windows 9x, click Add/Remove.)
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