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Q129451: Microsoft Windows Simplified Chinese 3.2 Upgrade Is Available

Article: Q129451
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1; :3.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 07-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows Simplified Chinese, version 3.2 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Windows Simplified Chinese version 3.2 is an upgrade for Microsoft
Windows Simplified Chinese version 3.1. Simplified Chinese is used mainly in the
People's Republic of China.

The upgrade has some new and improved IMEs (Input Method Editors). It now comes
with the following IMEs:

  ZhiNeng ABC IME;
  ZhengMa IME;
  PingYin IME;
  GuoBiao IME;
  TongYong MaBiao IME.

The first two IMEs did not exist in Simplified Chinese Windows version 3.1.

Simplified Chinese version 3.2 also features a new and improved IME interface.

Windows version 3.2 is available only in Simplified Chinese. There is no Windows
version 3.2 for any other language.

Simplified Chinese SDK extention version 3.1 can be used to develop applications
for both Simplified Chinese Windows version 3.1 and Simplified Chinese Windows
version 3.2.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.20 mainland GB kbinf prc

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHLangChineseSimp kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310 kbWin320
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1; :3.2

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