Something else that causes problems with detection is that services run as US English unless the user has specifically changed the system service account settings (Administrative tab in "Region and Language" in Win7). I believe this will cause Windows Installer to think it is running as US English even though the user's settings are UK English.
Neil -----Original Message----- From: Neil Sleightholm Sent: 30 December 2011 15:45 To: 'chr...@iswix.com'; General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: RE: [WiX-users] UK Localization To add to what the others have said: we do get localised s/w but in general I would say it is not very common and localised installers even rarer unless there is a special license. Most of us have got used to it being US and not having "Favourites" spelt correctly :-) One of the big issues I find is detecting a UK installation, we don't get a localised version of Windows we get US and it is down to the user to localise it. Most people set the date/currency correctly and now in Windows 7 will set the location but often I still find that the cultural settings will report as US English. The application I work on needs to install differently in the UK and US and this is not a simple as it sounds. Neil -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Painter [mailto:chr...@iswix.com] Sent: 20 December 2011 19:34 To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: [WiX-users] UK Localization I have a customer who has asked that I create a UK English localization for an existing installer. I have a very high level / broad question that I'm hoping can be answered by somebody from the other side of the pond. First, let me apologize in advance if I misuse or otherwise unintentional insult anyone by making incorrect references to political subdivisions of the UK. Now is the chance to enlighten me. :-) I guess the first place to start is by asking what are the cultural expectations in the UK with respect to localized installers? I see that neither InstallShield or WiX have built-in support for English languages other then en-US/1033/0x409. Is it common practice for products to be localized or is it very rare? Someone on my twitter feed commented that Win7 installations in the UK still have a codepage of 1033. Is that correct? The simple question is: Is it possible and should it be done? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
