Hello All, Need clarification, Suggestion for the below content. I am planning to install Windows 2008 R2, using some Tool. From the tool it generated the XML Config Answer file. The default answer file contain the language in english. Since i want to make the installation in Japanese, i downloaded the Windows 2008 R2 Japanese Version, and tired changing the Answer File setting to japanese, <settings pass="windowsPE"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" 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"> <!-- default set to en-US --> <SetupUILanguage> <UILanguage>ja-JP</UILanguage> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> </SetupUILanguage> <!-- InputLocale default set to 0409:00000409 match en-US, see link for other language values http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744319(WS.10).aspx --> <InputLocale>0411:00000411</InputLocale> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> <UserLocale>ja-JP</UserLocale> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> <UILanguage>ja-JP</UILanguage> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> <SystemLocale>ja-JP</SystemLocale> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> </component> But it is not installing in Japanese, also its stopping in the middle. Let me know what all i need to do, in order to make the installation fully in japanese with out any issues. It would help me a lot. Thanks.

I would have ask here. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/winserversetup/threads http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/mdt/threads/ Thanks

Vengada, Please look at your own post in the thread carefully... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744319(WS.10).aspx - the link listed directly in your answer file... tells you the Locales to use for the language. Japanese - 0x00000411 - 1041 Best Regards, Steve Kline Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Application Platform, Windows 7 Microsoft Certified Product Specialist & Network Product Specialist Red Hat Certified System Administrator Microsoft Community Contributor Award 2011 This posting is "as is" without warranties and confers no rights.

Hi, Thanks for your response. Tired changing the locale to 0x00000411-1041, but still the installation is continuing in English. let me know what all the parameters need to be changed for the installation to happen in japanese. <settings pass="windowsPE"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" 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"> <!-- default set to en-US --> <SetupUILanguage> <UILanguage>ja-JP</UILanguage> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> </SetupUILanguage> <!-- InputLocale default set to 0409:00000409 match en-US, see link for other language values http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744319(WS.10).aspx --> <InputLocale>0x00000411-1041</InputLocale> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> <UserLocale>ja-JP</UserLocale> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> <UILanguage>ja-JP</UILanguage> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> <SystemLocale>ja-JP</SystemLocale> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> </component>

may be Below article help you Add a Language to Windows Setup 4 out of 8 rated this helpful - Rate this topic You can add a language to Windows Setup by adding the Windows Setup language resources to the Windows distribution sources directory and by installing or adding a language pack. Typically, the default language of the Windows distribution is used during Windows Setup. By adding the setup language resources to the distribution, you can add support for one or more languages. These languages can either be installed offline onto the image or added to the Setup distribution. The computer that you plan to run Windows Setup on must support the language that you are adding to Windows Setup. For example, if you are installing French and Spanish language support to Windows Setup, and are using Windows PE for deployment, Windows PE must support both the French and Spanish languages. To Change the Language of Windows Setup Locate the language pack that contains the language resources that you intend to add Windows Setup support for.Install a language pack to a Windows image. For more information, see Install a Language Pack to an Offline Image or Copy a Language Pack to the Windows Distribution.Extract the contents of the language pack by using the Expand.exe tool. The Windows Setup localization resources are stored in the Lp.cab file. Expand.exe is available on a Windows Vista installation, in the Windows OPK and in the Windows AIK. For example, expand.exe C:\LPs\es-es\lp.cab -f:* C:\LPs\es-es\extracted_files For more information about using Expand.exe, see Expand Command-Line Options.Locate the Windows distribution where you intend to add support for a language. The Windows Setup language resources are stored in the Sources/Language folder of the Windows distribution. Create a new directory in the Windows distribution for the localized setup files. For example, mkdir C:\windows_distribution\sources\es-es In the expanded .cab file contents, find the Setup\ directory and copy it to the Sources\Language directory of the Windows distribution. For example, xcopy C:\LPs\es-es\extracted_files\setup\sources\es-es\* C:\windows_distribution\sources\es-es\ /cheryki Copy the expanded language pack license files to the Sources\License\Language directory. For example, xcopy C:\LPs\es-es\extracted_files\sources\license\* C:\windows_distribution\sources\license /cheryki Use Intlcfg.exe to recreate the Lang.ini file. Before you can use Intlcfg, you must mount the Install.wim file included in the Windows distribution. For example, mount the Windows image, recreate the Lang.ini file, and unmount the Windows image by using the following commands. imagex /mountrw C:\windows_distribution\sources\install.wim 1 C:\wim_mount intlcfg -genlangini -dist:C:\windows_distribution -image:C:\wim_mount imagex /unmount /commit C:\wim_mount If you installed the language pack onto the Windows image by using Package Manager, you can use the -defaultlang option of the Intlcfg command to specify the default language to use during Windows Setup. For more information, see Intlcfg Command-Line Options. If you added a language pack to the Windows distribution, these languages must be added to the Lang.ini file. The Lang.ini file must be similar to the following example. [Available UI Languages] en-US=1 es-ES=0 [Fallback Languages] en-US=en-US To Update Boot.wim If you are creating a bootable DVD or are planning to use the Boot.wim file to boot a computer without an operating system, you must also add the Windows Setup localized resource files to the Boot.wim file. Mount the Windows Setup image in the Boot.wim file by using ImageX. For example, imagex /mountrw C:\windows_distribution\sources\boot.wim 2 C:\bootwim_mount Copy the Windows Setup localized resources to the Boot.wim file. For example, xcopy C:\LPs\es-es\extracted_files\setup\* C:\bootwim_mount\sources\es-es\ /cheryki Copy the Windows Setup license files to the Boot.wim file. For example, xcopy C:\LPs\es-es\extracted_files\sources\license\* C:\bootwim_mount\sources\es-es\ /cheryki Copy the Windows distribution Lang.ini file to the Boot.wim file. For example, xcopy C:\windows_distribution\sources\lang.ini C:\bootwim_mount\sources\ /cheryki Commit the changes and unmount the Boot.wim file. For example, imagex /unmount /commit C:\bootwim_mount Note To add language support for languages that require additional font packages, you must start with the Boot.wim file that contains these additional font packages. For example, if you want to create a Boot.wim file that supports both English and Japanese, you must start with a Japanese Boot.wim file. This is because the Japanese Boot.wim file contains font support for both English and Japanese characters. If you add Japanese Setup sources to an English Boot.wim file, the Japanese text will be incorrectly displayed because English Boot.wim files only have English font support. If you want to add support for multiple languages that require multiple font packages, you should create your own Windows PE image. Kalpesh Patel If you find these posts answered your question or issue, please click on "Mark as answer". If a post contained helpfull information, please be click on the "Vote as helpful" button

Hi, Thanks for your response. Tired changing the locale to 0x00000411-1041, but still the installation is continuing in English. let me know what all the parameters need to be changed for the installation to happen in japanese. <settings pass="windowsPE"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" 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"> <!-- default set to en-US --> <SetupUILanguage> <UILanguage>ja-JP</UILanguage> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> </SetupUILanguage> <!-- InputLocale default set to 0409:00000409 match en-US, see link for other language values http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744319(WS.10).aspx --> <InputLocale>0x00000411-1041</InputLocale> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> <UserLocale>ja-JP</UserLocale> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> <UILanguage>ja-JP</UILanguage> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> <SystemLocale>ja-JP</SystemLocale> <!-- @@LANGUAGE_CODE --> </component> Vengada, Did you not look at the article I posted? I posted the 3 columns for Japan. The first is Hexidecimal and the second part is Decimal. Your Single entry should be 1041 or 0x00000411... not 0x00000411-1041. Also, KalpeshPatel is correct, the Japanese must be imported per the TechNet Article he copied and pasted from Installing a Language Pack to an Offline Image http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749047 Adding a Language to Windows Setup http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722128 Copying a Language Pack to the Windows Distribution http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc765987 You can also have the language pack installed as a post-installation command. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748922%28v=ws.10%29.aspx lpksetup.exe /i ja-JP /r /p %SYSTEMDRIVE%\LangPacks <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> <Order>1</Order> <CommandLine>lpksetup.exe /i ja-JP /r /p %SYSTEMDRIVE%\LangPacks</CommandLine> <Description>Install Japanese Language Pack</Description> </SynchronousCommand> Steve Kline Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Application Platform, Windows 7 Microsoft Certified Product Specialist & Network Product Specialist Red Hat Certified System Administrator Microsoft® Community Contributor Award 2011 This posting is "as is" without warranties and confers no rights.

Hello All, Thanks for your responses. I tired adding the Language pack to the English Operating SYstem, and after generating the Answer file, tired changing the parameters as Steve said. But even though the installation is in English and not with Japanese. Just want to know should i need to add Japanese language pack to the japanese operating system? Will it work? Thanks, Vengada Narayanan