You’ll have probably noticed that the WinPE images supplied with System Center 2012 Configuration Manager are US ‘regionalised’, this is a bit of a pain with complex passwords as the keyboard layout is not correct.
Follow the instructions below to create new UK-centric (en-GB) Boot Images with the correct time zone and keyboard layout.
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1. Create the x64 Boot Image
Follow the steps below to prepare the x64 boot image to import into Configuration Manager:
Copy <ConfigMgr Install Directory>OSDbootx64boot.wim to <ConfigMgr Install Directory>OSDbootx64boot-engb.wim
Now execute the following commands:
{code lang:css showtitle:false lines:false hidden:false}MkDir C:TempMount
Dism /Mount-wim /WimFile:”<ConfigMgr Install Directory>OSDbootx64boot-engb.wim” /index:1 /MountDir:C:Tempmount
Dism /image:C:tempmount /Set-SysLocale:en-GB
Dism /image:C:tempmount /Set-UserLocale:en-GB
Dism /image:C:tempmount /Set-InputLocale:0809:00000809
Dism /image:C:tempmount /Set-TimeZone:”GMT Standard Time”
Dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:C:Tempmount /commit{/code}
For a list of valid InputLocale options see the following URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb895996
2. Create the x86 Boot Image
Follow the steps below to prepare the x64 boot image to import into Configuration Manager:
Copy <ConfigMgr Install Directory>OSDbooti386boot.wim to <ConfigMgr Install Directory>OSDbooti386boot-engb.wim
Now execute the following commands:
{code lang:css showtitle:false lines:false hidden:false}MkDir C:TempMount
Dism /Mount-wim /WimFile:”<ConfigMgr Install Directory>OSDbooti386boot-engb.wim” /index:1 /MountDir:C:Tempmount
Dism /image:C:tempmount /Set-SysLocale:en-GB
Dism /image:C:tempmount /Set-UserLocale:en-GB
Dism /image:C:tempmount /Set-InputLocale:0809:00000809
Dism /image:C:tempmount /Set-TimeZone:”GMT Standard Time”
Dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:C:Tempmount /commit{/code}
For a list of valid InputLocale options see the following URL: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb895996
3. Finishing Up
Ensure you complete these final steps otherwise you may encounter issues with your new Boot Images:
Import the new boot images into System Center 2012 Configuration Manager:
- Add required drivers to the boot images.
- Under the Boot Image Properties > Data Source tab enable the “Deploy this boot image from the PXE service point” option
- Distribute to your PXE-enabled DP’s
Finally, update any task sequences to use these new boot images.