Intel Parallel Amplifier and non-English Windows

Intel Parallel Amplifier and non-English Windows

Here's a fix for non-English Windows

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There is a known issue when installing Intel Parallel Amplifier on non-English operating systems with a Language (under the Advanced tab of Regional and Language Options) set to Chinese, Korean, or Japanese to match the language version of the non-Unicode programs you want to use.

The sympton is that after installing Intel Parallel Amplifier, the "Amplifier icon" does not appear on the Microsoft Visual Studio toolbar. When you try to integrate with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, you will see the following message:

Error: Failed to read the following file
"C:\Program Files\Intel\Cantua\1.0\bin32\vs2005.reg"

This file contains information necessary for integrating/de-integrating the product with Microsoft Visual Studio.

The solution is to:

1. Change "Language for non-Unicode program" setting from Chinese/Korean/Japanese to English, using "Control Panel"->"Regional and Language Options"->"Advanced"
2. Reboot system
3. Install Intel Parallel Amplifier
4. Change "Language for non-Unicode programs" setting back to Chinese/Korean/Japanese

The user should then see the Intel Parallel Amplifier icon on the Microsoft Visual Studio toolbar.