Chris Nackers

ConfigMgr / SCCM

Windows 7 Locale Settings and Values

2010-01-20

From the archive (2010). Written for the tools of the time, so some details may be out of date.

Finding the various identifiers and values can be frustrating and difficult.   Here is what i could find in regards to the language packs, and various user/system locale settings.

Input Locales (Keyboard)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744319(WS.10).aspx

Language Pack and codes (en-us) (User/System Locale Values)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd744369(WS.10).aspx

Language Pack Default Values (User Locale/System Locale Values, Time Zone Names)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd799301(WS.10).aspx

TimeZone Index

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms912391(WinEmbedded.11).aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749073(WS.10).aspx

Here is some info on XP/Server 2003 vs Vista/Windows 7 Locales:

http://blogs.msdn.com/michkap/archive/2009/09/15/9894707.aspx

National Language Support (NLS) API Reference

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/goglobal/bb896001.aspx

Hope this helps!