SCCM R2 Sp2 & MDT 2010: Windows 7, Install Language Packs

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• Tuesday, November 03, 2009 9:45 AMRobert Maijen

   
  

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  Hello Tom,
  
  I haven't tested it with a MDT Task but I use a command line script to install language packs. Please see:
  
  http://www.maijen.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77:windows-server-2008-how-to-install-a-language-packs-mui&catid=40:microsoft-windows-server-2008&Itemid=55
  
  Regards Robert
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• Tuesday, November 03, 2009 10:09 AMMark_Thomas

   
  

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  Hi Tom,
  
  It is a bug in MDT 2010 RTM... I discovered this issue a few weeks ago and raised it with MDT team.  We discovered a couple of issues with ZtiPatches.wsf.
  
  The first was that there is a line in the script which does a case sensitive check for the path "windows\panther\unattend" within the variable sUnattendxml.  The value of sUnattendxml in my case was "C:\WINDOWS\Panther\unattend\unattend.xml".  As WINDOWS is in uppercase the case sensitive InStr function call failed.  To fix this issue change the line:
  
  If UCase(oEnvironment.Item("DeploymentMethod")) = "SCCM" and Instr(1,sUnattendxml,"Windows\Panther\unattend") then
  
  to
  
  If UCase(oEnvironment.Item("DeploymentMethod")) = "SCCM" and Instr(1,sUnattendxml,"Windows\Panther\unattend",1) then
  
  This changes the InsStr function to case insensitve.
  
  
  The second issue is that there is a typo on the line:
  
  TraceAndLog iRetVal,"Run Command: " & sCmd
  
  Change this to:
  
  TestAndLog iRetVal,"Run Command: " & sCmd
  
  Edit your ZtiPatches.wsf to include these changes and update your MDT package on your DPs... that should fix it.  You might want to take a copy of the original file first.  I have not heard back from the MDT team as to whether this issue will be addressed in a future update.
  
  Regards,
  
  Mark.
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• Tuesday, November 03, 2009 4:33 PMTom Baumann

   
  

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  Hi,
  
  thanks for all replies but the problem still exists. :-(
  
  after reading some posts i have noticed, that i can create a custom MDT TS by right click on the TS node in sccm console. :-)
  i dont need all the mdt task for my deployment. my first question: is it sufficient to call the "Use Toolkit Package" Task before calling
  "install lang. pack offline" task in my TS or do i need something else ?
  
  the mdt documentation says, that the task "install lang. pack offline" must be called immediately after the "Setup Windows and ConfigMgr" Task.
  i did it but i get another error "task must be calling in winpe". i added a restart computer task and reboot in die winPE and then the task for adding the language packs
  and then i got no error message. in the advertisement status i could see, that the different cab files (3 cabs) were copied to the _SMSTasksequence folder on the hdd, but
  no display message is available in the control panel.
  
  thanks in advance.
  
  best regards !
  tom
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• Tuesday, November 03, 2009 6:03 PMTom Baumann

   
  

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  Hi,
  
  after adding the tasks in following order the language packs would be installed:
  
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  - Apply Operating System
  - Use Toolkit Package
  - Gather
  - Install Language Packs Offline
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  Regards,
  Tom

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