An update is available for Language Interface Packs and Multilingual User Interfaces to improve support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (883921)

SYMPTOMS

After you install Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) on a computer that has a Language Interface Pack (LIP) or Multilingual User Interface (MUI) installed, you may experience the following symptoms:

Some user interface items that were localized in the Language Interface Pack appear in the English language or to the original language of your Windows XP installation.
New features in Windows XP SP2, such as the Security Center, appear in English or in the original language of your Windows XP installation.

You expect Windows XP SP2 features to appear in the language that you configured by using the Language Interface Pack or Multilingual User Interface .

RESOLUTION

Update information

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the WindowsXP-KB883921-X86-ENU.exe package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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Prerequisites

To install this update, you must be running Windows XP SP2 and have a language interface pack installed.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you install this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The following files are updated by the update that is described here.

Note These files depend on the particular LIP or MUI that you install. For a particular language interface pack installation, only some of these files may be installed.

Arrowbullet.gif
Browselc.dll
Butn_close.gif
Butn_maximize.gif
Butn_minimize.gif
Butn_resize.gif
Covergraphic1.jpg
Default.css
Display2_350w.jpg
Inetres.dll
Lip_gettingstarted.htm
Mlang.dll.mui
Mshtmler.dll
Msi.dll.mui
Msoeres.dll
Screen_resolution_675w.jpg
Shdoclc.dll
Spacer.gif
Startmenu_600w.jpg
Wab32res.dll
Window_600w.jpg
Winkey.gif
Wmm2res.dll.mui
Wmm2res2.dll.mui
Wmploc.dll.mui
Wmpshell.dll.mui
Xpsp1res.dll
Xpsp2res.dll

MORE INFORMATION

A Language Interface Pack is a high-quality, localized "skin" to localize your Windows XP user interface.

The binary files in the base operating system in Windows XP SP2 are different from the binary files in earlier versions of Windows XP. When Windows XP starts, it loads the resources in the MUI files that are included in a LIP or MUI if certain conditions are met. The update package that is available on the Windows Update site provides updated MUI files for the LIP or MUI that match the new the binary files in the base operating system.

The update package also provides the following necessary items:

An updated "Getting Started Guide" for the LIP that includes Windows XP SP2-specific information.
An updated resource dynamic link library (DLL) file, Xpsp2res.dll, that improves localization support for Windows XP SP2 in the the LIP or MUI .
MUI files that support Windows Media Player 9 and Windows Movie Maker 2. These features are new in Windows XP SP2.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates