Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Exchange 2010 SP2 OWA Dutch translation issue part 2

Update: MS released the newest version of the Exchange 2010 language pack on 5/22/2012 which solves the issues as described in this blog. See Exchange 2010 Service Pack 2 Language Pack Available for Download.


In a previous blog I wrote about an Exchange 2010 SP2 OWA Dutch translation issue.


This issue is described in The word "Globale Adreslijst" in Dutch is displayed unexpectedly in breadcrumb and navigation pane in OWA in an Exchange Server 2010 SP2 environment.


Solution: install Exchange 2010 SP2 Language Pack Bundle on Exchange 2010 CAS Servers.

Important:
  • Exchange 2010 SP2 Language Pack Bundle is ONLY for people with the Dutch OWA problem. No one else should install it.
  • This Language Pack Bundle is only intended for Exchange 2010 CAS role to solve the OWA Dutch translation issue. So, install this Language Pack Bundle only on Exchange 2010 CAS or Multi-Role Servers. Don't install this LPB on Exchange 2010 Mailbox or HUB Transport Servers.
  • If you have already installed this Language Pack Bundle on Exchange 2010 Mailbox Servers or Multi-Role Servers it will probably generate errors in Application Log (Active Directory entry for mailbox <name> contains an invalid locale for attribute MsExchUserCulture: nl-NL,en-US). Microsoft is working on a fix for this. Summary, if you have:
    • CAS Server: installing LPB and no error events
    • CAS/HUB Server: installing LPB and no error events
    • CAS/HUB/MBX Server: installing LPB and error events (MS will provide a fix)
    • MBX Server: installing LPB and error events (MS will provide a fix)

Remarks:


Install Exchange 2010 SP2 Language Pack Bundle:
1.       Download Exchange 2010 SP2 Language Pack Bundle
2.       Run LanguagePackBundle.exe







What do we see: the wrong translation ‘Globale adreslijst’ has been replaced with ‘E-mail’.
However, this translation is different from the original translation. With Exchange 2010 RTM/SP1 the OWA Dutch interface shows ‘Berichten’ instead of ‘E-mail’. I’ve asked Microsoft about this and for some reason they chose ‘E-mail’ instead of ‘Berichten’ as the original translation.

10 comments:

  1. Hello Martijn,

    Do you know if Microsoft already has a hotfix for the following issue:

    If you have already installed this Language Pack Bundle on Exchange 2010 Mailbox Servers or Multi-Role Servers it will probably generate errors in Application Log (Active Directory entry for mailbox contains an invalid locale for attribute MsExchUserCulture: nl-NL,en-US). Microsoft is working on a fix for this.

    Let me know and thanks in advance!

    Regards,
    David

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  2. Hi there,

    Glad to see this blog. We have the same issue, a lot of these errors in the event log after the install of the language pack on a multi role server.

    I hope you will post a link to the fix here when it is published. Will check your blog in a few weeks... Thank you!

    Regards,
    Fred

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    1. Hi,

      MS will probably re-release the Language Pack Bundle but is still working on a fix. I'll post an update when I know more.

      Martijn

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  3. I installed the SP2 + langeguagepack + RU1 on a mbx role
    If i installed Exchange SP2 again schould that be a solution?
    Maybe also RU1?

    I hope to hear soon from you
    Peter

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    1. If you uninstall UR1 and reinstall SP2 (with integrated language pack bundle) then I think you will have the wrong OWA translation issue again and no application log errors. However, I have not tested this.

      In that case you will have to wait for the re-release of the LPB.

      Martijn

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  4. Hallo Martijn,

    bedankt voor de info.
    Het gaat hier niet om de CAS server, maar om de MBX server, waar ik ten onrechte de languagepack heb geĂ¯nstalleerd.

    Ik begrijp uit jouw antwoord wel dat er nog geen oplossing is, behalve afwachten.

    Gr
    Peter


    Hi Martijn, thanks for the info.
    This is not about the CAS server, but to the MBX server, where I've wrongly the language pack installed.

    I understand from your answer that there is no solution except to wait and see.

    Thanks in any case for it thinking.

    Thanks
    Peter

    Bedankt in ieder geval voor het mee denken.

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  5. Hello Martijn,

    Do you know if Microsoft has an update regarding this issue?
    I'm curious to know.

    Thanks in advance!

    Regards,
    David

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  6. Hi,

    MS is working on a fix regarding this issue. I will post an update when I know more.

    Martijn

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  7. I have the same issue:

    The Active Directory entry for mailbox /DC=net/DC=domain/OU=Branch/OU=Office/OU=Benutzer/OU=OLSig/CN=Max Mustermann contains an invalid locale for attribute MsExchUserCulture: de-DE.

    All new Mailboxes are in English. Is these any solution jet?

    Thx

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  8. Hi,

    Follow the discussion at http://blogs.technet.com/b/exchange/archive/2012/04/16/released-update-rollup-2-for-exchange-2010-service-pack-2.aspx

    Martijn

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