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Q166425: Pan Chinese WinNT 4.0 Installation Question & Answer

Article: Q166425
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation, Pan Chinese Edition, version 4 
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1. Q. What is Pan Chinese Windows NT Workstation version 4.0?

  A. In the Hong Kong environment, the mixed use of Simplified and Traditional
  Characters is demanding. Because of this, Microsoft introduced the Microsoft
  Pan Chinese Windows NT operating system. This operating system combines
  Traditional and Simplified Chinese Windows NT Workstation features and the
  core elements are based on the Simplified Chinese version of Windows NT
  Workstation 4.0. Most of the interface is in English. You can create
  documents with Traditional and Simplified Chinese Characters by using GBK and
  Unicode code pages. Traditional Chinese BIG5 Characters are also supported by
  switching locales.

2. Q. What does locale mean?

  A. Locales are simply user preference information that is related to the
  user's language and sub-language, represented as a list of values. For
  example, Chinese (PRC), Chinese (Taiwan), and Chinese (Hong Kong) locale. At
  a very high level, Windows Natural Language Support (WinNLS) incorporates
  several disparate definitions of a locale into one coherent model. Like
  Windows NT, WinNLS has been designed to be general enough at a low level to
  support multiple distinct high-level functions.

3. Q. Which code page supports which locale?

  A. Chinese (PRC, Hong Kong, and Singapore) locales are supported using GBK and
  Unicode code pages. The Chinese (Taiwan) locale is supported using BIG5 and
  Unicode code pages.

4. Q. What are the system requirements for Pan Chinese Windows NT?

  A. System requirements for Intel and compatible systems:*

  - 486/25 MHz processor (or Pentium) - 16 MB of RAM (24 MB recommended) -
  CD-ROM drive or access to a CD-ROM drive over a computer network - 210 MB of
  available hard disk space - VGA or higher resolution display adapter -
  Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

  System requirements for RISC-based systems:*

  - Workstation with Alpha AXP, MIPS R4x00 (or PowerPC processor) - 24 MB of
  memory - CD-ROM drive or access to a CD-ROM drive over a computer network -
  210 MB of available hard disk space - VGA or higher resolution display
  adapter - Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device

  Optional for both Intel and RISC systems:

  - Network adapter card - Audio board

  To obtain the latest copy of the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL), please see
  the following Microsoft World Wide Web (WWW) site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/hwtest/hcl/

5. Q. How do I know if my computer is capable of running Pan Chinese Windows
  NT?

  A. The minimum system requirements for Pan Chinese Windows NT are a 486/25 MHz
  processor, 12 MB of RAM and at least 210 MB of available hard disk space. The
  recommended system requirements for Pan Chinese Windows NT are a Pentium
  processor, 16 MB or more of RAM, and at least 210 MB of available hard disk
  space.

  For more information and to review the Windows NT Hardware Compatibility List,
  please refer to http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev.

6. Q. Can I automatically upgrade from MS-DOS 6.x, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, or
  Windows NT to Pan Chinese Windows NT?

  A. No. Pan Chinese Windows NT will be available in full version only. Due to
  the differences in registry architectures, there is no automated upgrade to
  Pan Chinese Windows NT. Those systems that are manually migrated from MS-DOS
  6.x, Windows 3.x, Windows 95, or Windows NT to Pan Chinese Windows NT will
  need to have their applications reinstalled.

7. Q. Can Windows 95 and Pan Chinese Windows NT co-exist on the same computer?

  A. Yes. You cannot upgrade your Windows 95 installation to Pan Chinese Windows
  NT, but you can install Pan Chinese Windows NT to a different folder.

8. Q. Does Pan Chinese Windows NT Workstation 4.0 run Windows 95 compatible
  applications?

  A. Although the vast majority of the applications written for Windows 95 will
  run on Windows NT Workstation 4.0, the feature differences between Windows NT
  Workstation 4.0 and Windows 95 do not yet allow 100 percent compatibility of
  applications between the platforms.

9. Q. What is the difference between English/Chinese Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  and Pan Chinese Windows NT Workstation 4.0?

  A. Pan Chinese Windows NT provides an English user interface like the U.S.
  version of Windows NT 4.0 and allows typing of Traditional and Simplified
  Chinese Characters in a document using Unicode or GBK applications. In
  addition, BIG5 applications are also support for entering Traditional Chinese
  Characters.

10. Q. What is new in PAN Chinese Windows NT?

  A. It includes the following full features of Simplified Chinese Windows NT
  4.0:

  - Chinese GBK code page support (including GB and BIG5 glyphs) - IMEs (PRC
  New Intelligent and Taiwan Chajie) - Chinese GBK fonts (SongTi, HeiTi) -
  Chinese Code Converter between GB/GBK/BIG5/Unicode, Traditional and
  Simplified Chinese characters (text file only)

11. Q. What input methods are included in Pan Chinese Windows NT Workstation
  version 4.0?

  A. Taiwan Chajie, Cantonese, Zheng Ma and PRC New Intelligent (MS PingYing -
  Simplified Chinese Characters only).
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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400search kbHLangChinesePan kbWinNT400search
Version           : 4.0

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