Removing Languages

[eryen]

By the way. That link is before SP1. Folders changed alittle.

Best and most easy way is.

Mountrw boot.wim 2

edit lang.ini

unmount commit

then change boot.ini in DVD image.

English files will be in boot.wim. But in menu u will not see it.

[flamandu]

I managed to edit the lang.ini in the boot.wim and it works. I don't have any boot.ini in the DVD and i didn't slipstreamed the Service pack yet.

I managed to set all the commands in one batch file.

@Echo Off
Echo Enter path to Windows AIK:
Echo Example: C:\Program Files\Windows AIK
Set /p WAIK=
Echo.
Echo Enter path for mounting WIM file:
Echo Example: D:\VistaWork\Mount
Set /p WIM=
Echo.
Echo Enter path to directory with Vista DVD copied:
Echo Example: D:\VistaWork\DVD
Set /p WD=
Echo.
Echo Enter path to the .xml file:
Echo Example: D:\VistaWork\remlanguage.xml
Set /p XML=
Echo.
Echo Enter path to the new lang file self edited:
Echo Example: D:\VistaWork\lang.ini
Set /p INI=
Echo.
Echo Enter language pack ID default:
Echo Example: ro-RO
Set /p LANG=
Echo.
Echo Select the Vista edition:
Echo Example: 1
Echo 1 - BUSINESS
Echo 2 - HOMEBASIC
Echo 3 - HOMEPREMIUM
Echo 4 - ULTIMATE
Echo 5 - BUSINESSN
Echo 6 - HOMEBASICN
Echo 7 - STARTER
Set /p EDITION=
Echo.

"%WAIK%\Tools\x86\Imagex.exe" /mountrw "%WD%\Sources\install.wim" %EDITION% "%WIM%"
"%WAIK%\Tools\x86\intlcfg.exe" -all:%LANG% -image:"%WIM%"
"%WAIK%\Tools\Servicing\pkgmgr.exe" /o:"%WIM%\;%WIM%\Windows" /n:"%XML%"
"%WAIK%\Tools\x86\Imagex.exe" /unmount /commit "%WIM%"
"%WAIK%\Tools\x86\Imagex.exe" /mountrw "%WD%\Sources\boot.wim" 2 "%WIM%"
Copy "%INI%" "%WIM%\sources\Lang.ini"
"%WAIK%\Tools\x86\Imagex.exe" /unmount /commit "%WIM%"

echo End of language pack desintegration.
pause

The language folders are still there but you cannot chose them in the installation.

Thanks eryen for helping me out :thumbup

Edited May 1, 2008 by flamandu

[alvinkhorfire]

Is it possible not use WAIK to remove the language pack? It is very difficult for me to download WAIK with my very slow internet connection. As you can see in the screenshot, the language pack (other than English) is integrated and I can't remove it. The installation file is from the only setup disk originally from my computer manufacturer.

Edited October 14, 2008 by alvinkhorfire