Installing language IMEs for E Asian Lang

[Takeshi]

Is there any way to install individual language input method editors (IMEs) for E Asian languages in unattended mode for En Windows XP? Specifically the various Chinese IMEs such as Phonetic and Quick IMEs (there are quite a few) under CH Chinese (Taiwan)?

I cannot find any info in ref.chm or Microsoft website, apart from LanguageGroup 9 is Traditional Chinese and InputLocale 0404 is Chinese (Taiwan).

The relevant winnt.sif section I've tried is:

[RegionalSettings]
    LanguageGroup = 1, 9
    SystemLocale = 000001009
    UserLocale = 00001009
    InputLocale = 1009:00001009, 0404:00000404

This only installed Chinese (Traditional) US Keyboard under Chinese (Taiwan) in Regional and Language Options. The US Keyboard does not input Chinese. Any help appreciated.

[Oleg_II]

Takeshi

Use

[RegionalSettings]
    InputLocale=0804:e00e0804

The code for Chinese Simplified MS PinYin 98 - you will be able to type characters by typing the trascripion. Try to search for IME. When I was trying to do the same task I found a site (something like MS IME site) where I got this code (Sorry, don't remember now).

Not sure but you also may try to monitor regestry changes with RegShot after you change the input in installed system.

Regards,

Oleg 2

[Takeshi]

Thanks.

Actually I did find the two extra input codes under Chinese (Taiwan) on M$ website:

0404:e0080404, 0404:E0010404

but not sure what they are.

There're only two codes shown but a lot more IMEs.

Looks like I'll have to use the registry monitoring (I use RegMon) and File Mon.

[idle.newbie]

0404:e0010404 new MS Phonetic IME

0404:e0080404 traditional Phonetic IME

0404:e0060404 traditional DaYi IME

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\PHON]
"Reverse Layout"=dword:e0060404

reg for traditional Phonetic IME to reverse lookup for traditional DaYi IME code.

you can manually change the traditional Phonetic IME to reverse lookup for other IME, then export that key to find out corresponding IME keyboard layoutID.

[Takeshi]

Many thanks indeed, that's what I wanted to know, esp. I wanted to add the New M$ Ph IME.

I don't seem to have the reg key you listed but I just found a list of keyboard input codes elsewhere in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Keyboard  Layouts

In mine:

E0010404 is Phonetic

E0080404 is New Phonetic

E0090404 is New ChangJie