Windows 7 Language Pack deployment

[manserv]

I would like to let the users decide which language pack should be installed

on "their" system. With Vista this was no problem. But Microsoft doesn't

deliver MUI packs for Windows 7 through WSUS. What other options do I have?

It should be possible for a standard user (_NOT_ admin mit UAC).



I tried importing the language packs but this fails:



--

Dim iUpdateServer As IUpdateServer

Dim proxy As New AdminProxy

iUpdateServer = AdminProxy.GetUpdateServer("wsus", True)

Dim myStrArr() As String = {}

Try



iUpdateServer.ImportUpdateFromCatalogSite("19320806-4280-48FC-8AC7-145B5895EA89", myStrArr)

Catch ex As Exception

Console.WriteLine(ex)

Console.ReadKey()

Finally

iUpdateServer = Nothing

End Try

--

Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.WsusObjectNotFoundException:

requested updates in GetRelatedRevisionsForUpdates do not exist on MU

bei

Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.SoapExceptionProcessor.Deserial

izeAndThrow(SoapException soapException)

bei

Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.DatabaseAccess.AdminDataAccessProxy.Cat

alogSiteGetMetadataAndImport(Guid updateId, Byte[][] downloadedFileDigests)

bei

Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateServer.ImportUpdateFromCa

talogSite(String updateIdStr, String[] downloadedFilePaths)

bei ConsoleApplication1.Module1.Main() in

ConsoleApplication1\Module1.vb:Zeile 10.

--

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

WSUS newsgroup:

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...crosoft.public.windows.server.update_services



WSUS Support forum:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverwsus/threads





manserv wrote:

> I would like to let the users decide which language pack should be

> installed

> on "their" system. With Vista this was no problem. But Microsoft doesn't

> deliver MUI packs for Windows 7 through WSUS. What other options do I

> have?

> It should be possible for a standard user (_NOT_ admin mit UAC).

>

> I tried importing the language packs but this fails:

>

> --

> Dim iUpdateServer As IUpdateServer

> Dim proxy As New AdminProxy

> iUpdateServer = AdminProxy.GetUpdateServer("wsus", True)

> Dim myStrArr() As String = {}

> Try

>

> iUpdateServer.ImportUpdateFromCatalogSite("19320806-4280-48FC-8AC7-145B5895EA89",

> myStrArr) Catch ex As Exception

> Console.WriteLine(ex)

> Console.ReadKey()

> Finally

> iUpdateServer = Nothing

> End Try

> --

> Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.WsusObjectNotFoundException:

> requested updates in GetRelatedRevisionsForUpdates do not exist on MU

> bei

> Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.SoapExceptionProcessor.Deserial

> izeAndThrow(SoapException soapException)

> bei

> Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.DatabaseAccess.AdminDataAccessProxy.Cat

> alogSiteGetMetadataAndImport(Guid updateId, Byte[][]

> downloadedFileDigests)

> bei

> Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.BaseApi.UpdateServer.ImportUpdateFromCa

> talogSite(String updateIdStr, String[] downloadedFilePaths)

> bei ConsoleApplication1.Module1.Main() in

> ConsoleApplication1\Module1.vb:Zeile 10.

 

[manserv]

hello PA Bear,



why are you pointing me to the WSUS newsgroup?



As I said, Windows 6.1 MUI packs aren't offered through WSUS any more and I

am looking for an different solution.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of the previous

message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Most of us do not access these

newsgroups via the clunky forum-interface you're using and do not have

instant access to all posts in a given thread. Without quoting, we have no

idea what you're referring to. Thank you.



Add or change an input language (all versions of Win7)

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Add-or-change-an-input-language



Windows 7 language packs are available for computers that are running

Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows 7 Enterprise [only]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972813

--

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002





manserv wrote:

> hello PA Bear,

>

> why are you pointing me to the WSUS newsgroup?

>

> As I said, Windows 6.1 MUI packs aren't offered through WSUS any more and

> I

> am looking for an different solution.

 

[manserv]

Hello PA Bear,



like your first reply my was off topic so I omited citation.



the steps in KB972813 to install MUI packs require administrative privileges.

>> It should be possible for a standard user (_NOT_ admin mit UAC).



"Windows 7 language packs are available for computers that are running

Enterprise and Ultimate" - but not through WSUS like it is with Vista.

(http://blog.wsuspraxis.de/produkt-support/)



Because Microsoft has abandoned language deployment through WSUS I think I

will have to make msi from the MUI packs that employ lpksetup.exe and use

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/259459 (How to allow users who are not

administrators to install MSI packages).



Regards.



"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:



> To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of the previous

> message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Most of us do not access these

> newsgroups via the clunky forum-interface you're using and do not have

> instant access to all posts in a given thread. Without quoting, we have no

> idea what you're referring to. Thank you.

>

> Add or change an input language (all versions of Win7)

> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Add-or-change-an-input-language

>

> Windows 7 language packs are available for computers that are running

> Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows 7 Enterprise [only]

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972813

> --

> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

>

>

> manserv wrote:

> > hello PA Bear,

> >

> > why are you pointing me to the WSUS newsgroup?

> >

> > As I said, Windows 6.1 MUI packs aren't offered through WSUS any more and

> > I

> > am looking for an different solution.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

I disagree with you and in fact no updates of any kind can be installed

without Admin approval (tacit or otherwise).



manserv wrote:

> Hello PA Bear,

>

> like your first reply my was off topic so I omited citation.

>

> the steps in KB972813 to install MUI packs require administrative

> privileges.

>>> It should be possible for a standard user (_NOT_ admin mit UAC).

>

> "Windows 7 language packs are available for computers that are running

> Enterprise and Ultimate" - but not through WSUS like it is with Vista.

> (http://blog.wsuspraxis.de/produkt-support/)

>

> Because Microsoft has abandoned language deployment through WSUS I think I

> will have to make msi from the MUI packs that employ lpksetup.exe and use

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/259459 (How to allow users who are not

> administrators to install MSI packages).

>

> Regards.

>

> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

>

>> To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you quote all of the

>> previous message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Most of us do not

>> access these newsgroups via the clunky forum-interface you're using and

>> do

>> not have instant access to all posts in a given thread. Without quoting,

>> we have no idea what you're referring to. Thank you.

>>

>> Add or change an input language (all versions of Win7)

>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Add-or-change-an-input-language

>>

>> Windows 7 language packs are available for computers that are running

>> Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows 7 Enterprise [only]

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972813

>> --

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

>>

>>

>> manserv wrote:

>>> hello PA Bear,

>>>

>>> why are you pointing me to the WSUS newsgroup?

>>>

>>> As I said, Windows 6.1 MUI packs aren't offered through WSUS any more

>>> and

>>> I

>>> am looking for an different solution.