| Windows Server 2008: How to install a Language Pack(s) (MUI) |
| Written by Administrator |
| Tuesday, 30 June 2009 15:48 |
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As our company is working internationally we often are requested to install multiple “MUI (Multi User Interfaces) or Language Packs” to support specific needs. Also it is quit common to install the operating system in the US-English version and then apply a language pack or MUI. For Windows Server 2008 these language packs are provided in .CAB file extension. How to install these language packs…………………
Within Windows Server 2008 there is a new command line tool which will let you install language packs in a silent (if needed) and orderly fashion. I found this article on the Microsoft Website, read here. The command line let’s you install a single or even multiple language packs at once. To be able to install the language packs on every server in your environment I suggest you create a central share on the network from which every server has access to the files needed to install a language pack. I use the following script to install the Dutch language pack:
Switches used: /i is for setting to install * is to set to install all “Language Packs” in folder /p is to set installation sources path %~dop0 is to set sourcefolder for installation files. NL-nl is for the Dutch language available in the language pack. If you use a single language pack per language skip this part. /r is to set reboot to deny /s is to set installation to be silent without user interface
Robert |
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