Installing New Languages
To get Windows Server 2008 in your own language you have the option to install Multilingual User Interface Language Packs. Currently the following languages are available for Windows Server 2008 (x86/x64): English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Italian, Russian, Portuguese (Portugal), Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Turkish, Czech, Hungarian, Arabic, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Hebrew, Greek, Thai, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian Latin, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian.
1. First you have to download the language pack. Download the language packs via the following direct links or from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e9f6f200-cfaf-4516-8e96-e4d4750397ff.
Windows Server 2008 x86 (32bit)
English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish
6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_Server_LP_1-KRMSLP1_DVD.img
Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil)
6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_Server_LP_2-KRMSLP2_DVD.img
Italian, Russian, Portuguese (Portugal), Dutch, Swedish
6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_Server_LP_4-KRMSLP4_DVD.img
Polish, Turkish, Czech, Hungarian
6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_Server_LP_5-KRMSLP5_DVD.img
Arabic, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Hebrew, Greek, Thai, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian Latin, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian
6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_Server_LP_6-KRMSLP6_DVD.img
Windows Server 2008 x64 (64bit)
English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish
6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_Server_LP_1-KRMSLPX1_DVD.img
Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil)
6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_Server_LP_2-KRMSLPX2_DVD.img
Italian, Russian, Portuguese (Portugal), Dutch, Swedish
6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_Server_LP_4-KRMSLPX4_DVD.img
Polish, Turkish, Czech, Hungarian
6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_Server_LP_5-KRMSLPX5_DVD.img
Arabic, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Hebrew, Greek, Thai, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian Latin, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian
6001.18000.080118-1840_amd64fre_Server_LP_6-KRMSLPX6_DVD.img
2. Mount the downloaded .img (cd image) with cd emulation software like Daemon Tools. (Rightclick the Daemon Tools icon in the Systray -> Virtual CD/DVD-ROM -> Device 0: [E:] Empty -> Click Mount Image. In the Files of type dropdown list select All Files (*.*), then select your languagepack.img file)
3. In the Start menu click Control Panel.
- If you use the Modern View click Change Display Language in the Clock, Language and Region section.
- If you use the Classic View, doubleclick Regional and Language Options and go to tab Keyboards and Languages.
Click the Install/uninstall languages button.
4. At the Install or Uninstall Display Languages page click Install Languages.
5. At the Select the languages to install page click Browse and browse in your Virtual CD/DVD-ROM device to the folder langpacks. Click the language you want to install and click Select Folder.
6. Verify the language you want to install and click Next.
7. Review the Microsoft Software License Terms. If you accept them select I accept the license terms and click Next.
8. Click the Install button!
9. Get a cup of coffee while installing, it will take a while.
10. After the installation has finished you can optionally directly change your own language to the one you installed and also apply it for all other accounts on this computer.
11. I love my native language! 
Tags Server 2008 Workstation
April 10th, 2008 at 0:26
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April 10th, 2008 at 22:16
Unfortunately the page with these language packs is not available…
April 12th, 2008 at 16:14
The Microsoft’s Language Pack page is available again
Admin: Thats great! Looks like they added several new languages.
May 2nd, 2008 at 14:11
I can’t do it!
Windows doesn’t recognize it… :\
May 2nd, 2008 at 14:22
In fact, I had installed a crack, I think is it, how do I uninstall?
It simulates the win vista, I hate this!
I need to buy a key…
If anyone knows how uninstall this, I appreciated…
May 5th, 2008 at 8:58
What if one does not want to change the UI, but simply wants an additional input language?
Admin: I can’t explain better how to add additional input languages than this article on Microsoft.com!
May 11th, 2008 at 8:26
I tink jof has downloaded a wrong img file and tried to install it.
Maybe like trying to install 64bit lp pack on the x86 system.
June 6th, 2008 at 8:36
I have same problem as jof has. I downloaded/tried both (x86/x64) language packs and it won’t recognize the languages. Maybe those has to be installed before using crack.
June 6th, 2008 at 9:26
Hmm, I tried with virtual PC to install those language packs after installing Server2008 (without crack), but I still have the same problem with it. What would be the problem?
June 6th, 2008 at 9:33
Aah, my bad. Only thing to do is to click that Select folder-button and it recognizes the language file in folder.
June 8th, 2008 at 2:29
Admin,
Windows Server 2008 x86 (32bit)
Arabic, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Hebrew, Greek, Thai, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian Latin, Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian
6001.18000.080118-1840_x86fre_Server_LP_6-KRMSLP6_DVD.img
is missing from the list.
Admin: You are right, thanks!
Weird that I never noticed it…