Operating instructions

Maintenance and service
12.5 Reinstalling the operating system
SIMATIC Panel PC 677B
142 Operating Instructions, 05/2007, A5E01035609-01
Setting up the language selection for Windows 2000 Professional
The Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) allows you to set up the Windows 2000 menus and
dialogs for additional languages.
The dialog language for Windows 2000 menus and for the keyboard layout are set in the
corresponding Control Panel dialog:
"Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional Options" "General" tab, "Menus and Dialogs" field and
"Language Settings" field for the system and in the "Input locales" tab, "Keyboard layout" field.
The default language setting of your Windows 2000 installation is English with US keyboard
layout. To change to another language and keyboard layout, open the Control Panel and
select:
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Regional Options > "General" tab, "Menus and dialogs" field and
"Language settings for the system" field and the "Input language" field in the "Input Locales" tab.
In addition to the menu and dialog language settings, you also need to set the default
language for the region by selecting "Set default..." from the "Regional Options" dialog box.
12.5.2.3 Setting up the operating system via the Recovery DVD
Use the Recovery DVD to install Windows to suit your particular requirements. The operating
system used is Windows Preinstall Environment (WinPE). You also need the
"Documentation and Drivers" CD supplied in the package.
Booting with the Recovery DVD
1. Insert the Recovery DVD in your drive and reboot the device. When the BIOS message
Press <F2> to enter Setup or <ESC> to show Boot Menu
appears, press the <ESC> key. The "Boot Menu" is displayed when initialization is
completed.
2. Select the optical drive using the cursor keys.
3. Please follow the on-screen instructions until the "Siemens SIMATIC Recovery" window
appears.