Windows CE Localization

[Brent Hughes]

Hi All,

We are attempting to localize a Windows CE application written in C#. We
work in US-English, but are targeting Spanish for an installation in Chile.

We are running Windows CE 5.0. However, we noticed that the operating system
will not allow us to change the CurrentUICulture of the system.

By using the Region & Language application in the Control Panel, we are able
to set the current locale to a non-English locale. This setting seems to
affect the CurrentCulture variable available in the running application.
Unfortunately, on the Language tab of the Region & Language application, the
ability to change from English to another language is disabled. We feel that
being able to change this setting in the Region & Language section of the
Control Panel would allow us to affect the CurrentUICulture of the
application. We are not certain of this though. We have tested the
application on a Windows Mobile device (iPaq) and were able to change the
language through the Control Panel thereby localizing the application. It
seems to just be this Windows CE device that we are having trouble with.

In any event, I think we just need to figure out the following questions:

Is it possible to change languages in Windows CE 5.0?
If so, how can this be done?
Is there such a thing as a language pack for Windows CE 5.0? (Initial
searches were fruitless.)
If there is no way to change the language of the implementation, is there a
way to obtain Windows CE in Spanish?
Is there multi-language Windows CE 5.0?
If so, where can it be obtained?

Thanks!

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

It's up to the device OEM to decide what, if any, alternative languages are
allowed in his operating system. The configuration of the operating system
is done when it is built; if you need a language that was not built in by
the device OEM, *he* will have to add it.

In answer to some of your other questions, Windows CE is not *a* thing, but
a set of components that the device OEM can choose to include *or not*, to
build the operating system for the target piece of hardware. If the OEM
doesn't include mult-language support, it's not there. You can never buy
Windows CE in a box that you'd just haul off and install on some random
device as you would with XP or Vista. There is significant porting effort
to make Windows CE run on a given piece of hardware, so that isn't
practical. So, although it's possible for your device's OEM to build a
multi-language version of Windows CE for your particular hardware, he's the
only one who can do it and you'll have to get it from him or live without
it.

Paul T.

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[marion hillman]

Hi! I am writing to you as you seem to know something about WindowsCE. I have an MID Windows CE 5.0 model A10JQ. . Recently a friend picked it up and somehow pressed the Windows CE panel it now asks for a password(I have never used this) and not knowing it will not let me in.
I have spent hours trailing through the internet to no avail. Do hope you can help- or at least point me in the right direction. I have a Mac ibookG4
so cannot download ' exe . many thanks in anticipation , Marion Hillman
email: relc...@gmail.com

>> On Monday, January 14, 2008 2:00 PM Paul G. Tobey [eMVP] wrote:

>> It's up to the device OEM to decide what, if any, alternative languages are
>> allowed in his operating system. The configuration of the operating system
>> is done when it is built; if you need a language that was not built in by
>> the device OEM, *he* will have to add it.
>>
>> In answer to some of your other questions, Windows CE is not *a* thing, but
>> a set of components that the device OEM can choose to include *or not*, to
>> build the operating system for the target piece of hardware. If the OEM
>> doesn't include mult-language support, it's not there. You can never buy
>> Windows CE in a box that you'd just haul off and install on some random
>> device as you would with XP or Vista. There is significant porting effort
>> to make Windows CE run on a given piece of hardware, so that isn't
>> practical. So, although it's possible for your device's OEM to build a
>> multi-language version of Windows CE for your particular hardware, he's the
>> only one who can do it and you'll have to get it from him or live without
>> it.
>>
>> Paul T.
>>
>>
>> "Brent Hughes" <bre...@a-s-e.com> wrote in message
>> news:uTBlYutV...@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

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[r_z_...@pen_fact.com]

I took a few minutes to look for info on your MID A10JQ. It seems like
a rather odd device distributed only by Maplins in the U.K. Retail
devices (like Pocket PCs and Windows Mobile phones) based on Windows
CE generally have a way to do a "hard" reset that will eliminate any
installed applications, passwords, etc. Specialized devices based on
Windows CE often avoid such reset. If you have a manual, it's likely
to have instructions for such a reset, if it's supported (usually the
only useful info in the manuals).

Good luck.

On Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:39:23 GMT, marion hillman <relc...@gmail.com>
wrote:

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