INFO: How to Determine if IMM is Enabled on Windows 2000 (250280)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q250280

SUMMARY

Although Input Method Editors (IME) can be installed and used on every version of Microsoft Windows 2000, they are not installed by default on non-Asian versions of Windows 2000.

MORE INFORMATION

IME and Input Method Manager (IMM) is enabled only when the user has installed an Asian language pack on Windows 2000. An IME-enabled application can call the GetSystemMetrics function with SM_IMMENABLED to determine whether IMM is enabled. SM_IMMENABLED indicates whether the system is ready to use a Unicode-based IME on a Unicode application. To ensure that a language-dependent IME works, check SM_DBCSENABLED and the system ANSI CodePage. Otherwise, the ANSI or Unicode conversion may not be performed correctly, or some components like fonts or registry setting may not be present.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/20/2003
Keywords:kbinfo kbLocalization KB250280
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