How I can implement W7 OS Languages zero touch via SCCM OS-Capturing
Here a little Post to implement more Language Packs in a Win 7 Enterprise or higher Version.
- Fist we need the Original Source DVD or unpacked downloaded ISO file from MS
- Implement in SCCM <Computer Management / Operating System Deployment / Operating System Install Packages>
- Add Operating System Install Package in your Folder Structure (Win 7 SP1 EE EN x64)
- Create a new Task Sequence (build and capture a reference operating system image) include the new OS install Pack
- Create a Package with the Language Packs included
- Create new step in the TS
- add a run command line step
set the package source and add a xcopy command
”xcopy /S /E /Y .\*.* %WINDIR%\LangPacks\*.*”
select the “Disable 64-bit file system redirection” - add a run command line step
no package set
select the “Disable 64-bit file system redirection”
Command line: “lpksetup /i * /r /s /p “%WINDIR%\LangPacks””
Start in: “WINDIR%\LangPacks”
That’s it, happy testing, and be sure your Image will be grow up, with W7 SP1 EN and NO, CN, FR, DE will be 4GB image.
After the image is created check it in as a Operating system image and copy to DP’s.
In the new TS to (Install an existing image pack) select the new Image in step “Apply Operating System Image” add a Unattended.xml File!
in these File is important to set the following
<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?>
<unattend xmlns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend”>
<settings pass=”specialize”>
<component name=”Microsoft-Windows-International-Core” processorArchitecture=”amd64″ publicKeyToken=”31bf3856ad364e35″ language=”neutral” versionScope=”nonSxS” xmlns:wcm=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”>
<InputLocale>0807:00000807</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>de-CH</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>de-DE</UILanguage>
<UserLocale>de-CH</UserLocale>
<UILanguageFallback>de-DE</UILanguageFallback>
</component>
</settings>
<settings pass=”oobeSystem”>
<component name=”Microsoft-Windows-International-Core” processorArchitecture=”amd64″ publicKeyToken=”31bf3856ad364e35″ language=”neutral” versionScope=”nonSxS” xmlns:wcm=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State” xmlns:xsi=”http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance”>
<InputLocale>0807:00000807</InputLocale>
<SystemLocale>de-CH</SystemLocale>
<UILanguage>de-DE</UILanguage>
<UILanguageFallback>de-DE</UILanguageFallback>
<UserLocale>de-CH</UserLocale>
</component>
</settings>
<cpi:offlineImage cpi:source=”catalog://sccm1/os/windows7_ent_x86/install_windows 7 enterprise.clg” xmlns:cpi=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi” />
</unattend>
To have a Zero touch installation with TS you have to set the yellow marked Lines in the unattended file, it is important that you write the Language-Pack shortcuts, for the rest you can use your regional shortcuts.
about Language in Win7
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/ee461121
a table about the shortcuts for Languages
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee825488(v=cs.20).aspx
you can do it with DISM in the original install.wim file
http://www.systemcenterblog.at/?p=556
Hope it helps, have fun and be careful
no guarantie
on June 29, 2011 at 14:59
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create a package like languagepack_de
put the lp.cab you like in it.
in the Tasksequence editor in the B&C sequence
create a step: run commandline with:
dism /online /add-package /packagepath:lp.cab
and check the package (select the “languagepack_de”)
so you dont need to copy it local
so you dont need to copy it to the client
on June 30, 2011 at 10:28
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Yes but maybe in a multisite hirarchie is it difficult to have a absolut path to the package source. or you have to download in chache.
but thx for the commet, it works great
on July 3, 2011 at 20:21
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you dont need an absolut path, because of the sccm package, you only have to distribute it to the several sites.
In my scenarios, mostly the image is created in one location, so i need the package only there. After running my Build& Capture, i only distribute the image file in the deployment locations
on October 1, 2012 at 23:23
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