The Microsoft Systems Preparation Tool May Reset the Computer Back to Its Default Regional Settings (284962)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q284962 SYMPTOMS
When you create an image with the Microsoft System Preparation (Sysprep) tool, you can use an English-based (United States) version of Windows 2000 to build a master image and you can add support for additional languages as well as change the default language setting to another language by using the Regional Settings tool in Control Panel. However, after you run the Sysprep tool and copy the image to a target computer, the language settings on your computer may have been set back to their default settings.
For example, if you used an English (United States) version of Windows 2000 to create a master image and the default language locale had been changed to French, after Sysprep is finished, your computer may have been set back to English (United States).
CAUSE
This behavior can occur because of a missing or incorrect [regionalSettings] section in the Sysprep.inf file.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, use the [RegionalSettings] section in the Sysprep.inf file. The following example demonstrates how you can retain French (standard) as the default language on a computer that uses the Sysprep tool:
[Unattended]
...
InstallFilesPath = C:\Sysprep\I386
...
[RegionalSettings]
LanguageGroup = 1
Language = 0000040c
NOTE: The InstallFilesPath folder must be present and the Lang folder (located on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM) must be copied under the folder that is specified by the key, otherwise the computer reverts back to the default language locale.
A detailed list of regional settings is located in the Unattend.doc file, which can be located on the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM in the \Support\Tools\Deploy.cab folder.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/27/2006 |
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Keywords: | kbenv kbprb kbSysPrepTool w2000sysprep KB284962 |
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