zioni Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hi,I have made a custom install from my original XP CD using Nlite, just to discover later on that my alternate language (Hebrew) is missing from the input language drop menu.I have tried all the traditional MUI install options from the Regional and Language menu, but nothing... Hebrew will not show as an option. I suspect that by mistake I have eliminated the Hebrew option from the custom install. At this point I do not have the Nlite custom file any longer, but my custom XP install is running flawlessly (except to the missing alt. language) so I was wondering if there is a way to embed the missing Hebrew language into my XP somehow, without the need to run the Nlite program again.Any help will be greatly appreciated.Thanks much!Zioni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Watch this video to figure out what you need to add to your XP install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zioni Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Thanks for your input. I have watched these tutorials, the guy is way too vague (very knowledgeable though), and although I do have somewhat good understanding, my knowledge does not go as deep, I just lost him at some point... I thought they may be a way do just to drop the missing file/s into the installed XP I was trying to avoid running the Nlite again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 That's basically what it figures out for you....the file you need to put back. BTW, I'm the one that made the video. What area do you want me to clarify for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sp0iLedBrAt Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 It teaches a man how to fish. Nice little app, that Beyond Compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zioni Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 I can tell you are very knowledgeable, but I have lost you when you got into the reg. entries etc. I guess it is due to my (limited then yours) understanding. At first I thought it will be simple, just locate the missing files (as per Beyond Compare) then insert them into my XP (or something like that) Once it got into the reg. entries I got lost... It seems to me very complex way just to recover one missing alt. language. On the other hand, when I get boot time of 20 sec. I dont want to mess with it...tough choices here. Is there anyway I can Dropbox you my XP iso so to assist me in recovering it. It seems that once you know your stuff, it take minuets. Thanks again!Zioni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsenellenelvian Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Hmmm it seems to me you are missing JUST how many things an alt language changes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zioni Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 I guess so. My problem solving and understanding are up to reg. keys etc. I wonder at this point if despite the pain if it is not worth running Nlite all over, at least I am familiar with the steps, and aware of the pit falls.Zioni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) People have come here for their "accidentally" removed languages for years. Searching for "language" in the title, here is one of the threads (post 14) on how to readd them. I don't know if this adresses your "alternate language" problem thoug. Edited March 22, 2011 by Ponch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 I can tell you are very knowledgeable, but I have lost you when you got into the reg. entries etc. I guess it is due to my (limited then yours) understanding. At first I thought it will be simple, just locate the missing files (as per Beyond Compare) then insert them into my XP (or something like that) Once it got into the reg. entries I got lost... It seems to me very complex way just to recover one missing alt. language. On the other hand, when I get boot time of 20 sec. I dont want to mess with it...tough choices here. Is there anyway I can Dropbox you my XP iso so to assist me in recovering it. It seems that once you know your stuff, it take minuets. Thanks again!ZioniJust post a screenshot of the reg differences and I'll help you add them back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zioni Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hi again,I was away for couple of days, never got to work on my missing language problem. If you are still up to helping me to resolve it I will make an attempt this weekend.Let me know.Thanks so much.Zioni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zioni Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 Super!I have followed all of the steps from your tutorial part 1 up to min 11.43 but from some reason I do not see hive.inf at all, only nlite.inf Is hives.inf must be there, or it is there only for your specific operation?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 That may be because there are no registry changes other than what may be in nlite.inf.Highlight both sides of nlite.inf, right click it and click open. Press the = / button if not already activated and post a screenshot of the differences. Also I find it weird that all the font show up as needed. Can you also check txtsetup.sif and dosnet.inf and see if it shows those files as a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I just noticed something on your screenshot. intl.inf is a much bigger size. After looking at my intl.inf it appears that's where languages are stored. Copy intl.inf from i386_1 and place it in %windir%\inf. See if that doesn't bring the language back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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