I am trying to install Chinese basic typing, and it doesn't want to install?

Anonymous
2025-03-04T05:18:23+00:00

I installed the Chinese language pack on my only one-month old computer, and when I try to install the "basic typing", the "handwriting", the "text-to-speech" and the "basic speech recognition", it installs in a second (because they are all 1 megabyte), then 2 seconds later, the download button appears again. What type of mess is this? This is a new computer as well so why is Windows having this weird issue?

I can't even upload an image on this website because it keeps "failing to upload".

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-05T11:21:45+00:00

    Sorry, what do you mean does it show up correctly?

    It was always here, just isn't downloading correctly.

    OldList : The term 'OldList' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.

    Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

    At line:1 char:1

    • OldList = Get-WinUserLanguageList 
    • 
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (OldList:String) [], CommandNotFoundException 

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

    You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.

    At line:3 char:1

    • $OldList.Add("zh-CN") 
    • 
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], RuntimeException 

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

    Set-WinUserLanguageList : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'LanguageList' because it is null.

    At line:5 char:39

    • Set-WinUserLanguageList -LanguageList $OldList 
    •                                   ~~~~~~~~
      • CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Set-WinUserLanguageList], ParameterBindingValidationException
      • FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.InternationalSettings.Commands.
      SetWinUserLanguageListCommand

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  2. Ramesh Srinivasan 88,100 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-03-05T11:30:35+00:00

    My mistake. There is supposed to be a $ symbol before the 1st command.

    $OldList = Get-WinUserLanguageList
$OldList.Add("zh-CN")
Set-WinUserLanguageList -LanguageList $OldList

    Anyway, the above set of commands doesn't help if the language pack fails to install.

    If possible, share the following log files on OneDrive:

    c:\windows\logs\dism\dism.log

c:\windows\logs\cbs\cbs.log

    Let's see what's preventing the FOD from installing correctly.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-05T12:02:57+00:00

    Sorry for not replying for so long.

    How do you want me to share it on OneDrive?

    Do you want me to post a link to a folder so that you can access it?

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  4. Ramesh Srinivasan 88,100 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-03-05T12:05:36+00:00

    You can add cbs.log and dism.log into a zip archive. Upload it on OneDrive and share the archive. It generates a download link automatically. Post the link here.

    Share OneDrive files and folders - Microsoft Support: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/shar...

    OneDrive sharing options - screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/vZyxpY9

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-03-05T12:09:47+00:00

    Logs.zip

    I hope this is correct

    Also tomorrow I don't think I'll be able to continue this problem. Maybe on Friday or Saturday

    Won't be replying probably after this hour

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