Pan Chinese WinNT 4.0 Installation Question & Answer

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/ntserver/hcl/hclintro.htm

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).