The document provides steps to install language packs in SharePoint 2010. It explains that language packs allow viewing SharePoint in different languages. It then outlines 19 steps to download, install, and enable the Hindi language pack. It further describes how to install an additional language pack, in this case Arabic, and enable both Hindi and Arabic on a site. The document also provides steps to view the list of installed language packs.

1. How to Install Language Pack in
SharePoint 2010
Microsoft provides number of great features in SharePoint 2010 for end users. Language pack is one of
them. It provides the ability to view SharePoint in different languages Such as Hindi, Arabic, Bulgarian,
Dutch, Chinese….etc. Microsoft provides 40 Different language pack including English (Default Language
of SharePoint).One interesting thing is that in one language pack number of sub-languages are also
available. For example in Hindi language pack, other Indian languages are also present such as “Punjabi,
Marathi, Guajarati, Tamil, Urdu, and Teague…….etc”.
We can also install multiple language pack on same SharePoint server.
Then we can enable existing site with one or more of installed languages.Follow steps below to install
Language Pack in SharePoint 2010.
Steps:-
1. Down load Language Pack which we want from Microsoft Site
(http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=4731). Let’s go for
Hindi Language Pack.As its my national language 
2. So let’s Choose Hindi from dropdown List

2. 3. After clicking on Hindi wait for few seconds, new window will be open in Hindi as shown below.

3. 4. Click on Download, which is highlighted. It takes few minutes to download.
5. After completion of downloading Double click on” ServerLanguagePack .exe” to start setup.
And follow below screenshots.

10. Leave Configuration wizard checkbox checked

11. 6. Configuration wizard runsautomatically after completion of language pack setup.
7. After clicking next new pop window opens.click yes.

12. 8. After clicking yes, configuration wizard continuing the setup.

14. 9. Click on finish button to finish the setup.
10. After finishing setup ,SharePoint 2010 central administration opens

15. 11. Click on SharePointCentral Administration---->Application Management.

16. 12. In Application Management Go to, Site Collections-->view all site collections

17. 13. After clicking view all site collection site collection list window opens.

18. 14. Select wer site URL and open in new internet explorer tab. Wer site opens ,then go to“Site
Action --> Site Settings”

20. 15. In Site Settings go to, Site Administration --->Language Setting

21. 16. In language setting, underAlterNet Language(s), selectHindi, and then click on ok button.

22. 17. Then go to web site back, then go to welcome control as shown in the screen below and move
mouse over Select Display language. It shows another menu.

24. 18. Click on Hindi, wer site might be displaying in Hindi.

25. Install another language Pack
As mentioned above we can install multiple language pack on same SharePoint server. Let’s Follow the
same steps for another language pack; let’s go for Arabic Language pack.
Follow the same steps from 1 to 15 for Arabic language Pack. Then …….
16. In language setting, under AlterNet Language(s), select both Arabic and Hindi, And then click on ok
button.

26. 17. Then go to site back, then go to welcome Control as shown in screen below and move mouse over
Select Display language. It shows another menu.

27. 18. Click on Arabic.

28. 19. After clicking on Arabic whole site shown in Arabic.

29. Viewing Installed Language Packs
After installing language pack successfully in SharePoint. We are able to see list of installed language
pack. for this follow the following steps…
1. Go to Central Admin --->Upgrade and Migration

30. 2. Then click on Upgrade And Migration----->Check product and path installation status

32. 3. Now we are able to see list of installed language pack in SharePoint

35. Note:-If we are uninstalling SharePoint Server 2010, we must uninstall
all language pack before we uninstall.