How to add the C09 display specifier to Active Directory on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller

The Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in and other Active Directory directory service administrative tools use display specifiers to dynamically create shortcut menu items and property pages. Additionally, Microsoft Windows shell extensions use display specifiers to dynamically create shortcut menu items and property pages. Display specifiers allow for the localization of the following items:

• Class names
• Attribute names
• Shortcut menus
• Property pages

This article describes how to add the C09 display specifier for the Australia (English) locale to Active Directory on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller.

To add the C09 display specifier for the Australia (English) locale to Active Directory on a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller, follow these steps:

1. On a Windows Server 2003-based domain controller, open the 409.csv file in Notepad.
   
   Note By default, the 409.csv file is located in the System32\mui\dispspec folder.
2. In Notepad, click Edit, and then click Replace.
3. Type 409 in the Find what box, type C09 in the Replace with box, and then click Replace All.
4. On the File menu, click Save As.
5. Type C09.csv in the File name box, click All Files in the Save as type box, and then click Save.
6. Use the Csvde.exe utility to import the C09.csv file into Active Directory. To do this, run the following command at a command prompt:
   Csvde -i -f path\C09.csv -c DOMAINPLACEHOLDER dc=test,dc=com
   Note In this command, path is a placeholder for the path of the folder where the C09.csv file is located. DOMAINPLACEHOLDER is a placeholder for a constant. Additionally, dc=test,dc=com is a placeholder for the distinguished name of the domain.

For more information about how the Active Directory Installation Wizard adds display specifiers to Active Directory forests in Microsoft Windows 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: