Add Language Packs in Configuration Manager 2007 R3

Language packs are .cab files that you can add to Configuration Manager packages either offline or online. Before adding language packs, however, create a Configuration Manager 2007 R3 package that contains one or more language packs.

The number of language packs you add to a Configuration Manager 2007 R3 package is based on the type of deployment being performed. When deploying language packs using:

· ZTI, put one or more language packs in each Configuation Manager 2007 R3 package. This allows you to bundle the necessary language packs for your organization and include them in one Configuation Manager 2007 R3 package.

If you bundle two or more language packs in a Configuration Manager 2007 R3 package and deploy that package, all language packs will be deployed. If you want to deploy different combination of language packs, consider bundling one language pack in a Configuration Manager 2007 R3 package and creating a separate, conditional task sequence step to deploy each different language packs.

· UDI, put only one language pack in each Configuation Manager 2007 R3 package. This one-to-one relationship allows the user to select individual language packs as desired in the UDI Wizard.

To create a Configuration Manager 2007 R3 package that contains one or more language packs

1. Create a folder that will contain the package source for the language pack (.cab file).

Note Create this folder where previously created packages are stored or where space is available.

2. Create a subfolder beneath the folder you created in step 1 for the language pack (.cab file).

3. Add the language pack (.cab file) downloaded from Microsoft into the subfolder created in step 2.

Note Language packs already in .cab format are available for download from the Microsoft Volume Licensing website.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each language pack that you want to be a part of the package.

5. Run the New Package Wizard in the Configuration Manager console, ensuring that the following options are selected in the wizard:

· On the Data Source wizard page, click This package contains source files, and then click Set to set the source directory to the folder you created in step 1.

· On the Data Source wizard page, select the Enable binary differential replication check box.

For more information on running the New Package Wizard, see New Package Wizard.

To add language packs offline to Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008

Note When used with MDT, the term offline means that the computer is booted into Windows PE, and thus the image can be modified offline—not in the currently booted operating system.

1. In the Configuration Manager console, go to Operating System Deployment/Task Sequence.

2. Right-click task_sequence (where task_sequence is the name of the task sequence you want to edit), and then click Edit.

3. In the Task Sequence Editor dialog box, under the Postinstall phase, go to the Setup Windows and ConfigMgr task.

4. Click the task immediately above this task so that the new added task will be positioned immediately before the Setup Windows and ConfigMgr task.

5. Click Add, click MDT, and then click Install Language Packs Offline.

The Install Language Packs Offline task sequence step is added to the task sequence.

6. On the Properties tab of the newly added task sequence step, type the relevant information in the Name and Description boxes.

7. On the Properties tab of the newly added task sequence step, click Browse.

The Select a Package dialog box appears.

8. In the Select a Package dialog box, select language_package (where language_package is the name of the package that contains the language pack you want to install), and then click OK.

9. In the task_sequence_name Task Sequence Editor dialog box, click OK.

To add language packs online to Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008

Note When used in MDT, the term online means that the computer is booted into an operating system but run as an Administrator user so that final configurations can be made to the running operating system.

1. In the Configuration Manager console, go to Operating System Deployment/Task Sequence.

2. Right-click task_sequence (where task_sequence is the name of the task sequence you want to edit), and then click Edit.

3. In the Task Sequence Editor dialog box, under the State Restore phase, go to the Restart Computer task.

4. Click Add, click MDT, and then click Install Language Packs Online.

The Install Language Packs Online task sequence step is added to the task sequence.

5. On the Properties tab of the newly added task sequence step, type the relevant information in the Name and Description boxes.

6. On the Properties tab of the newly added task sequence step, click Browse.

The Select a Package dialog box appears.

7. In the Select a Package dialog box, select language_package (where language_package is the name of the package that contains the language pack you want to install), and then click OK.

8. In the task_sequence_name Task Sequence Editor dialog box, click OK.