Building on the first public Beta milestones of the next iterations of Windows client and server operating system, Microsoft has made available for download the Language Interface Packs for the current releases of Windows 7. The Redmond company is offering Windows 7 Beta (7000-0-081212-1400) Language Interface Packs, also a Beta, for all the flavors of Windows 7 client Beta and Windows 7 Server Beta (Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta) that were released to the general public at the end of the past week, on January 9, and January 10, respectively.

The Windows 7 Beta (7000-0-081212-1400) Language Interface Packs represent the evolution of the LIPs already available for previous releases of the Windows operating system, including Windows Vista. Initially made available in the second week of January 2009, the LIPs for Windows 7 Beta will permit end-users to tailor the platform to their specific language.

At this point in time Microsoft is allowing for Windows 7 Beta to “talk” to testers not only in English, but also in German, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, and Taiwanese, via the Language Interface Packs.

At the same time, the software giant is offering Windows 7 client Beta ISO images in English, German, Japanese, Arabic, and Hindi for the 32-bit edition, and just in English, German, Japanese, and Arabic for the 64-bit variant. Windows 7 Server Beta (Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta) comes in just three localized versions: English, German, and Japanese.

Users have to understand that simply installing a Language Interface Pack on top of a Windows7 beta release will not produce a full equivalent of a completely localized version of the Windows operating system. All that the Language Interface Packs (LIPs) are capable of doing is supplying the translated version of what Microsoft has deemed the most widely used areas of Windows 7 Beta, a translation that will be only partial.

“After installing the LIP, portions of the text in wizards, dialog boxes, menus, Help and Support topics, and other items in the user interface will be displayed in the LIP language. The text that is not translated will be in English. You can install more than one LIP, so each user of the computer can display the user interface in their desired language. Just click on the language below that you want to install,” Microsoft informed in the description accompanying the LIPs released for Windows Vista.

Windows 7 Beta (7000-0-081212-1400) Language Interface Packs are available for download here.

Windows 7 Beta is available for download here.

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta (Windows 7 Server Beta) is available for download here.


CRC Values for:


Windows 7 Beta client 32-bit:

x86fre_client_zh-cn-GB1CLP_CN_DVD.iso (0xC8A91CD0);

x86fre_client_zh-tw-GB1CLP_TW_DVD.iso (0x79D97687);

x86fre_client_ko-kr-GB1CLP_KO_DVD.iso (0xBBCABDAE);

x86fre_client_ar-sa-GB1CLP_AR_DVD.iso (0xA95E7173);

x86fre_client_en-us-GB1CLP_EN_DVD.iso (0x7E8005D4);

x86fre_client_de-de-GB1CLP_DE_DVD.iso (0xB8B06076);

x86fre_client_ja-jp-GB1CLP_JA_DVD.iso (0x6D8F6779);

x86fre_client_LIP_hi-in-GB1CLIP_HI_DVD.iso (0x53974B35).


Windows 7 Beta client 64-bit:

amd64fre_client_zh-cn-GB1CxLP_CN_DVD.iso (0x99B92D93);

amd64fre_client_zh-tw-GB1CxLP_TW_DVD.iso (0x0A580CAE);

amd64fre_client_ko-kr-GB1CxLP_KO_DVD.iso (0x2327DCFE);

amd64fre_client_ar-sa-GB1CxLP_AR_DVD.iso (0x67ED3E9F);

amd64fre_client_en-us-GB1CxLP_EN_DVD.iso (0x52E672BD);

amd64fre_client_de-de-GB1CxLP_DE_DVD.iso (0x29744B81);

amd64fre_client_ja-jp-GB1CxLP_JA_DVD.iso (0x78B0F90B).


Windows 7 Server Beta (Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta) 64-bit:

amd64fre_Server_en-us-GB1SxLP_EN_DVD.iso (0x6D5C14B9);

amd64fre_Server_de-de-GB1SxLP_DE_DVD.iso (0x5ABA32E3);

amd64fre_Server_ja-jp-GB1SxLP_JA_DVD.iso (0xB26F02D7);

amd64fre_Server_ar-sa-GB1SxLP_AR_DVD.iso (0x79466856).


Windows 7 Server Beta (Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta) Itanium Systems:

ia64fre_Server_en-us-GB1SIALP_EN_DVD.iso (0xE226D219);

ia64fre_Server_de-de-GB1SIALP_DE_DVD.iso (0x7706D664);

ia64fre_Server_ja-jp-GB1SIALP_JA_DVD.iso (0xFDBADFAC).


Windows 7 Beta client Local Packs 32-bit and 64-bit:

client_localpacks-GB1LCLPCKCFRE_DVD.iso (0xFCB14E84);

client_localpacks-GB1LCLPCKCXFRE_DVD.iso (0x21195B94).