Installing Localized Languages in VSTA

To install a localized language, you first install the VSTA English language version and then install the language of your choice.

 The main (English in the SetupPackage dir) MSIs aren’t aware of the language packs.  You should install the appropriate language packs after the main (vsta_aide.msi English) MSI has been installed.  There’s some light setup documentation in the SDK, but it doesn’t discuss the language packs.

International Settings

The International Settings page enables you to change the default language when you have more than one language version of the IDE installed on your computer. You can access this dialog box by clicking Options on the Tools menu, and then selecting International Settings under the Environment folder. If this page does not appear in the list, select Show all settings in the Options dialog box.

Note : Any changes you make on this page apply only to the default IDE and do not take effect until the environment is restarted.

Language

Lists the available languages for the installed product language versions. This option is unavailable unless you have more than one language version installed on your computer. If multiple languages of products or a mixed language installation of products share the environment, the language selected during your first installation remains the default language.

The (vsta_artl.msi) are the localized runtime files, (vsta_aide.msi) are the localized design time + runtime files.

The localized languages that have a vsta_aide.msi are to install the localized design time + runtime files, these must be installed after the main English vsta_aide.msi.

The UILanguage value in the <HKEY_CURRENT_USER>\Software\Microsoft\VSTAHost\<HostID>\8.0\General registry key contains the default language(LCID DWORD value) used by the VSTA IDE for the specified host.

You can also specify the LCID on the command to launch the VSTA IDE

                Vsta /hostid <HostID> /lcid <lcid id>

There only needs to be one entry for the main (English) VSTA and one additional entry for each localized language installed.

If you are installing the design time VSTA installations

C:\Program Files\Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Applications SDK\2007.02\VisualStudioToolsForApplications\SetupPackage\vsta_aide.msi

It is not necessary to install the runtime (this is included in the design time vsta_aide.msi)

C:\Program Files\Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Applications SDK\2007.02\VisualStudioToolsForApplications\SetupPackage\vsta_art.msi

The same applies for the localized installations.

Microsoft will support a number of localized languages.  Here is the localization languages available for VSTA 1.0: