Hi Everyone, Im trying to install the Chinese (PRC) languages in addition to the Aust English, on my test lab Win 7 64bit workstations. Currently the Chinese languages install, however the only input locale that works is Pinyin. I also need QuanPin and ZhengMa. I have a language pack sccm package which installs the lp.cab and runs a unattend.xml with a customsettings.ini. Below is the customsettings.ini : [Settings] Priority=Default Properties=MyCustomProperty [Default] OSInstall=Y SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES SkipCapture=YES SkipAdminPassword=NO SkipProductKey=YES UserLocale=en-au KeyboardLocale=en-au;ZH-CN InputLocalce=0409:00000c09;0415:00000415;0804:e00e0804;0804:e0010804;0804:e0030804 As I said the ZH-CN langauage pack installs along with the Pinyin locale, but none of the others work!! For your reference, I obtained all the input locals from here --> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb895996.aspx Pinyin = 0804:e00e0804 (installs) QuanPin = 0804:e0010804 (doesnt install) ZhengMa = 0804:e0030804 (doesnt install) I cannot find any direct reference for windows 7 input locals. Maybe thats whats wrong?? Please help! Thanks Matt

hi, Have you tried to use the string value instead of hexa value ? If I am not wrong, the hexa value is used for Windows XP and the string value is used for Vista and later. you can find more information about languageID in the MDT Help file downloadable here : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=3BD8561F-77AC-4400-A0C1-FE871C461A89&displaylang=en So instead of using the url specfied in your topic, i advice you to use this one which is closer than Windows deployment : http://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-FR/library/dd373765(VS.85).aspx So try to change with the string values. For example : Pinyin = zh-CN (for the two other, it's a little bit complicated for a fench guy :-) ) Régis

You could add the languages needed to the image wim file using DISM. (if the are to be set for all users that is). DISM.exe /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:\image.wim /index:1 /MountDir:C:\MOUNT DISM.exe /Image:C:\Mount /Set-InputLocale:en-US or DISM.exe /Image:C:\Mount /Set-InputLocale:0409:00000409 DISM.exe /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\Mount /commit Just an idea..http://kongkuba1.spaces.live.com

Hi Régis, thanks for the quick reply. There was a typo in the customsettings.ini! InputLocalce=0409:00000c09 should be InputLocale=0409:00000c09 So, I will try that first and see what happens. You have shed some light on as to why the pinyin language was installed. Because the KeyboardLocale has ZH-CH in it, it has probably installed the default language which is Pinyin. So HOPEFULLY, when I get a chance to test it, the input locales will work. I'll post back the results. Cheers! Matt

Thanks Michael. However I want to get to the bottom of it, and install the languages as part of the task sequence. Cheers, Matt

Ok, so the typo didn't seem to fix the problem. It seems to ignore the 'InputLocale=' line. I found this article which is rather outdated now, but maybe still relevant? --> http://blogs.technet.com/b/benhunter/archive/2007/04/09/bdd-2007-tips-and-tricks-multiple-keyboard-locales.aspx I changed the value overwrite=true in the ZTIGather.xml file but it made no difference. However I did exclude the SkipLocaleSelection=Yes when i implemented this. Its still not working. What do you guys think? Matt

Come to think of it (when you use ZTIConfigure.wsf), you need to define your InputLocale settings as KeyboardLocale=DA-dk (for danish) as that variable vill then update the InputLocale in the Unattend.xml. Further more the InputLocale entry must be pressent in your Uanttend.xml for ZTIConfigure to work.. <?xml version="1.0"?> <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> <settings pass="oobeSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" language="neutral" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <InputLocale></InputLocale> <SystemLocale></SystemLocale> <UILanguage></UILanguage> <UserLocale></UserLocale> <UILanguageFallback></UILanguageFallback> </component> </settings> </unattend> Michaelhttp://kongkuba1.spaces.live.com

Sorry Michael, you've lost me. I am new to sccm ;)

I will write a blog post on this subject over the weekend... but for now, i guess you could just add all the languages to the KeyoardLocale entry in your cutomsettings.ini Michaelhttp://kongkuba1.spaces.live.com

hi Matt, Michael advice you to custom the unattend.xml file assiciated to your task sequence. First, check that a unattend file is associated to your task sequence : open sscm console navigate up to "Operating system deployment" edit your task sequence go up to "install operating system image" and verify that "use an unattend or syspre file" is checked and a file is specified. if this option is checked, edit the unattend file specified and add options specified by Michael. If not, use the following procedure open "Windows system image manager" on a machine on which the Windows AIK is installed create a new unattend.xml file, in the catalogue (bottom left) select the operating system image .wim file. this will give you all options possible in the component pane, navigate up to "Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" right click and select "add to specialize" and "add to oobe". the component is added to your new unattend file. modify variables specified by Michael. you can also configure default values (for example : inputlocale=0409:00000c09) save and close the unattend file next always in SCCM, but in the software distribution section, create a new package containing the unattend file. push it on your distribution points finally, edit your task sequence and navigate up to "Operating system deployment" check the "use unattend and sysprep file ...". Specify the package previously created and the filename. try to deploy computer with this task sequence. I wait and see you feedback :-) regards, Régis

The moderator marked this as the answer but i havent had time to implement it yet! So i will report back. Keep your noses out of it moderators...unless you going to contribute to a solution!!

No luck Régis. I added all the locales to the keyboardlocale and no success. I checked all of your settings too and they are all there. Everything seems to work ok...except for the fact that the languages quanpin and zhengma are not enabled as keyboards. I'm starting to think about enabling them via the registry....I'll have to try and track it down. Any other ideas? Matt

Just found an interesting article.. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/michkap/archive/2009/09/15/9894707.aspx I have tested with the new locale.. 0804:{E429B25A-E5D3-4D1F-9BE3-0C608477E3A1}{54FC610E-6ABD-4685-9DDD-A130BDF1B170} but the results are worse...no language at all. mmmmm Matt

Finally solved this! Thanks to John Flavel @Adexis for solving this. Here is a good post explaining the situation: http://blogs.technet.com/b/deploymentguys/archive/2010/01/20/configuring-regional-and-language-settings-online-in-an-mdt-task-sequence.aspx In a nutshell, create three packages. One with the language pack, customsettings.ini and another with an xml file. The xml package must have a program that runs the following command: control.exe intl.cpl,,/f:"name.of.xml.file.xml" The XML file for your reference: <!-- Keyboard Language Change --> - <gs:GlobalizationServices xmlns:gs="urn:longhornGlobalizationUnattend"> - <!-- User List --> - <gs:UserList> <gs:User UserID="Current" CopySettingsToDefaultUserAcct="true" CopySettingsToSystemAcct="true" /> </gs:UserList> - <!-- input preferences --> - <gs:InputPreferences> - <!-- en-US --> - <!-- <gs:InputLanguageID Action="add" ID="0409:00000409" Default="true"/> --> - <!-- KO-Korean --> - <!-- <gs:InputLanguageID Action="add" ID="0412:{A028AE76-01B1-46C2-99C4-ACD9858AE02F}{B5FE1F02-D5F2-4445-9C03-C568F23C99A1}"/> --> - <!-- CH-Chinese Simplified PinyinIme50 --> <gs:InputLanguageID Action="add" ID="0804:{81D4E9C9-1D3B-41BC-9E6C-4B40BF79E35E}{F3BA9077-6C7E-11D4-97FA-0080C882687E}" /> - <!-- CH-Chinese Simplified QuanPin --> <gs:InputLanguageID Action="add" ID="0804:{E429B25A-E5D3-4D1F-9BE3-0C608477E3A1}{54FC610E-6ABD-4685-9DDD-A130BDF1B170}" /> - <!-- CH-Chinese Simplified ZhengMa --> <gs:InputLanguageID Action="add" ID="0804:{E429B25A-E5D3-4D1F-9BE3-0C608477E3A1}{733B4D81-3BC3-4132-B91A-E9CDD5E2BFC9}" /> </gs:InputPreferences> </gs:GlobalizationServices> The customsettings.ini has the following: [Settings] Priority=Default Properties=MyCustomProperty [Default] OSInstall=Y SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES SkipCapture=YES SkipAdminPassword=NO SkipProductKey=YES UserLocale=en-au KeyboardLocale=en-au;ZH-CN I hope this helps people, because this was a curly one! Matt