Operating System Requirements for Localized Exchange Server 2007 Administrative Experience
To achieve a fully localized experience with Exchange Server 2007, you must install the language-specific version of Microsoft Windows Server 2003, and then install the same language version of Exchange 2007. For example, if French is the selected language for Exchange Server 2007, a French version of Windows Server 2003 must be installed as the operating system.
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition plans to release additional languages in Service Pack 2. At that time, all Exchange Server 2007 languages will be supported for a fully localized experience. This includes Russian and Brazilian Portuguese.
It is possible to install a Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) in the language of choice for Windows Server 2003 over the English version of Windows Server 2003 before installing Exchange Server 2007. However, this will only provide a partially localized experience and is not recommended. For more information about the Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) in Windows Server 2003, see Frequently Asked Questions About MUI.
The following sections contain guidance for customers who want a localized Exchange Server 2007 experience. Although you must deploy the 64-bit version of Exchange Server 2007 in a production environment, a 32-bit version is available. The 32-bit version is not supported in a production environment. However, you can install the Exchange Management Tools—this includes the Exchange Management Console, the Exchange Management Shell, and the Exchange Help file—on a computer that has a 32-bit processor that is running Windows Server 2003 or Microsoft Windows XP Professional.
64-bit Localized Exchange Server 2007 Experience
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Operating system required: Windows Server 2003 x64 or Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 Edition
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Available operating system languages: 64-bit Editions of Windows Server 2003 x64 and Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 are available in English and Japanese. All remaining Exchange 2007 administrative languages, except for Russian and Brazilian Portuguese, are available through the Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI). MUI may be available to customers who have existing license rights to Windows Server 2003 x64 or Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 in compliance with the policy that is contained in the most recent Volume License Product List document. After you access the Volume License Product List document, see the section titled Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Media Election.
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Customers who have existing license rights to Windows Server 2003 x64 or Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 may be able to acquire a MUI pack for trial purposes in compliance with the policy that is contained in the most recent Volume License Product List document. After you access the Volume License Product List document, see the section titled Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions Media Election. To use a MUI language, you must first install the English trial version of Windows Server 2003 R2 x64, and then install the MUI pack. Installing the MUI pack onto the Windows Server 2003 operating system provides a partially localized experience in 64-bit for the following Exchange 2007 administrative languages: German, French, Italian, Korean, Chinese-Simplified, Chinese-Traditional, and Spanish.
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64-bit MUI for Brazilian Portuguese and Russian are not currently available. They will be available with the release of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2. Until Service Pack 2 is released, no localized experience is available for Exchange Server 2007 64-bit in these two languages.
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A partially localized experience may cause certain components of the Exchange 2007 user interface to appear in English and not in the language of the MUI. This includes certain dialog boxes, errors, and events.
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Table 2 lists the location of the language files that are available for installation for customers who have Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and the MUI.
Table 2 Language packs available for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
Exchange Server 2007 language
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Compact disk 1
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Compact disk 2
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Compact disk 3
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English | | | |
German | X | | |
Japanese | X | | |
French | | X | |
Spanish | | X | |
Korean | | | X |
Italian | | X | |
Chinese-Simplified | | | X |
Chinese-Traditional | | | X |
For more information about the languages that are supported in Exchange 2007, see Exchange 2007 Language Support.