The embedded resource version of the LIP MUI files is incorrect in Windows XP Starter Edition (913808)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Starter Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Windows XP Starter Edition, the embedded resource version of the Language Interface Pack (LIP) Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) files is incorrect. The embedded resource version incorrectly corresponds to Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). When you install a software update such as a hotfix or service pack, the version of the base DLL is updated. When this occurs, the embedded resource in the corresponding Windows XP Starter Edition MUI file will no longer load.

RESOLUTION

Update information

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

DownloadDownload the WindowsXP-KB913808-x86-ENU.exe package now.

Release Date: April 24, 2006

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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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

How the embedded resource checksum on the base DLL is calculated has been changed in Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). In Windows XP SP2, this calculation is based on an enumeration of the resource types in the corresponding MUI file. In Windows XP SP1, this calculation is based on all the resource types in the base DLL.

The following registry subkey is updated when you install this update:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\MUILanguages\RCV2

The following registry subkey is removed when you install this update:

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\MUILanguages\FileVersions

For more information about Windows XP Starter Edition, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/newsroom/winxp/08-10winxpstarterfs.mspx

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

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/26/2006
Keywords:ATdownload kbmui kbWinXPpreSP3fix kbBug kbfix kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbpubtypekc KB913808 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO
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