Sodding language settings Windows 7 MDT 2010 WinPE

It seems there are several comments heading in the right direction.  I thought I would clarify and summarise.

The American language default is a common thing going back to XP and before.  With a RIS install of XP you had to edit the dosnet.inf and txtsetup.sif files - anyone whats to know how to do that just email me.

Okay, lets get back on track.  The first language in the Microsoft world is American or "English (United States)" as they call it.  The operating system installation process has to be run using their Mother tongue.

Now, the UILanguage setting refers to the language used for the OS installation, NOT the language that the OS can be installed with.  Got it?  Great!

I don't believe the locale setting in bootstrap.ini makes an iota of difference.  Anyone with knowledge to the contrary please let me know.

For clarity, I will two sets of settings for deploying Windows 7 / 2008 or XP / 2003 - do not use them both!  Comments in {} can also be removed.

To deploy Windows 7 or 2008 with English as the only language:

SkipLocaleSelection=NO {so you can see that the settings are correct - after the first test run, change this to YES}

;The UILanguage setting is the language for the installation process and NOT the deployed OS.  It has to be American.

UILanguage=en-US

UserLocale=en-GB

KeyboardLocale=en-GB

To deploy Windows XP or 2003 with English as the only language:

SkipLocaleSelection=NO {so you can see that the settings are correct - after the first test run, change this to YES}

;The UILanguage setting is the language for the installation process and NOT the deployed OS.  It has to be American.

UILanguage=en-US

InputLocale=0809:00000809

KeyboardLocale=0809:00000809

Thats it.  Simple when you know how!