Installing a language pack for WSS 3.0 SP1 (+ MOSS 2007 SP1)

Leon Meijer — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:52:37 GMT

Recently I was installing MOSS 2007 SP1 in a virtual machine (lab environment). The procedure for installing a language pack was not clear for me. My confusion was caused by the slipstreamed version of WSS 3.0 SP1/MOSS 2007 SP1 which is available online.

I expected that when I download and install the English version of WSS 3.0 SP1, that I have to download and install the Dutch version of the 'WSS 3.0 Language Pack SP1'. Or the 'Dutch MOSS 3.0 Language Pack SP1'. But the installer says that the update cannot be applied. Because first you have to install the RTM version of language packs, followed by the SP1 version of that language pack.

The table below gives you an overview of the installation steps:

What do you want?	Installation steps
Latest version of WSS 3.0 (English)	Download WSS 3.0 with SP1 x32 or x64 Install it
Latest version of WSS 3.0 (English with language pack)	Download WSS 3.0 with SP1 x32 or x64 Download WSS 3.0 Language Pack x32 or x64 Download WSS 3.0 Language Pack SP1 x32 or x64 Install them
Latest version of MOSS 2007 (English)	Download WSS 3.0 with SP1 x32 or x64 Download SharePoint Server SP1 x32 or x64 (RTM version also included) Install them
Latest version of MOSS 2007 (English with language pack)	Download WSS 3.0 with SP1 x32 or x64 Download SharePoint Server SP1 x32 or x64 (RTM version also included) Download WSS 3.0 Language Pack x32 or x64 Download SharePoint Server Language Pack x32 or x64 Download WSS 3.0 Language Pack SP1 x32 or x64 Download Office Servers Language Pack SP1 x32 or x64 Install them

Hope this helps,

WSS/SharePoint

Installing a language pack for WSS 3.0 SP1 (+ MOSS 2007 SP1)