Win7 Enterprise wds multi language deployment

Hey there,

We're trying to sort out a wds deployment of win 7 enterprise. Currently we've got professional going fine but we need an image for our languages classrooms with multiple languages enabled.

So far we've configured the image using the CTRL + SHIFT + F3 audit mode to configure it up as administrator and the copy profile setting is used. We downloaded the language packs for the required languages and added the appropriate keyboards to allow propper input.

Upon deploying the image though we have a few problems occur:

1) At windows startup it asks which lanugage to use for install even though we have the UILanguage setting set for en-au, this is no big deal but it does stall deployment untill we select a language, anoying but we can deal I spose

2) After the machine installs and its sitting there as an auto logged in user the language toolbar is no longer in existance, upon closer examination the languages we installed (via windows update) are still installed but the keyboards and input languages (Text services and input languages screen) are gone! Poof, disappeared!

Anyone have any hints?

Below is the language exerpts from my answer file:

<settings pass="windowsPE">

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<SetupUILanguage>

<UILanguage>en-AU</UILanguage>

</SetupUILanguage>

<InputLocale>en-AU</InputLocale>

<SystemLocale>en-AU</SystemLocale>

<UILanguage>en-AU</UILanguage>

<UserLocale>en-AU</UserLocale>

<UILanguageFallback>en-AU</UILanguageFallback>

</component>

</settings>

then also under the specialize pass we have

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<InputLocale>en-AU</InputLocale>

<SystemLocale>en-AU</SystemLocale>

<UILanguage>en-AU</UILanguage>

<UserLocale>en-AU</UserLocale>

<UILanguageFallback>en-AU</UILanguageFallback>

</component>

And finally under oobesystem pass we have:

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<InputLocale>en-AU</InputLocale>

<SystemLocale>en-AU</SystemLocale>

<UILanguage>en-AU</UILanguage>

<UserLocale>en-AU</UserLocale>

<UILanguageFallback>en-AU</UILanguageFallback>

</component>

I'm guessing this is massive overkill of language settings which is causing this maybe?

Cheers in advance for any info that anyone can offer!

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