Problems When You Install a Windows 2000 Hotfix on a Computer Running the MUI Version of Windows 2000 (313734)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server MultiLanguage Version
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server MultiLanguage Version
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional MultiLanguage Version

This article was previously published under Q313734

SYMPTOMS

You may encounter errors when you try to install a Windows 2000 hotfix on a computer that is running the MultiLanguage User Interface (MUI) version of Windows 2000 and the default language is set to anything other than English.

CAUSE

This problem can occur when Hotfix.exe in the pre-Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2) hotfix package incorrectly reads file version information that is stored in the hotfix file's .mui resource file.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, switch from the language that you are using back to the default language (English) before you install the hotfix.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about a related problem, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

301416 Internet Explorer Quits Immediately After Installing Windows 2000 SP2 with MUI

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	11/20/2003
Keywords:	kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB313734