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[cjm1504]

my mate bought me a laptop from Paris .... now the problem is i dont know how can i get windows in an english version... currently its french. I have tried all the possible ways... its not even letting me boot from my own cd.

Any help would be great

[Plenoptic]

Well you could boot it from your own copy if you have it. I also found a link for a Language pack from Microsoft but i'm not really sure what you have to do to use it. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;DisplayLang=en

Hopefully though you can download it and change the language without having to install it.

[Florisjuh]

Hmm I don't think that's possible without reinstalling windows, if I'm right every windows CD rom or DVD rom has its own language, and the language can't easily be changed that wise. Think about it, if you need a new CD / DVD to install windows in your own prefered language that's another pile of dollars for microschoft!

[aranwe]

cjm1504, on Oct 19 2006, 03:06 AM, said:

my mate bought me a laptop from Paris .... now the problem is i dont know how can i get windows in an english version... currently its french. I have tried all the possible ways... its not even letting me boot from my own cd.

Any help would be great

lets start flaming ... what about to start using linux ... changing of lang is so easy

[Knuckles]

i think with a new installation of the system

[kdr_98]

I think it's not possible.
From english to an other language is possible is you have Windows XP Prof. (this pakket is call MUI)
But is your windows is French it's most likly the French version.

It's possible that teher are on your hard drive some recovery files.
Here in Belgium when you start a laptop for the first time you get the choice to install Windows
In English , French or Dutch (I don't know if it deletes the other languages after starting up).

Ofcourse in France (Paris) they have only one language 'French'.

Installing it in English can be done if you have the restore disks of the same type of computer in English.
(they can be bought by a computer vendor I think )

[iGuest]

Well, I think now there is a way to do it. You may search over the Micro$oft site. I think they have new language packs since Vista, but they also have some XP ones!

-Mecanologo

[iGuest]

CHANGING THE LANGUAGE IN XP
How To Change Windows Xp Language ?

Would'nt it just be easier to tell people to go to control panel select regional/ language options, on the regional tab select your language ??

-reply by jdog

[[John]]

Start -> Control Panel

Regional and Language settings, enjoy

[wischi]

Sadly this is not possible in the "normal" versions of Windows XP, only in the multilingunal version.

Conclusion: You will need to buy or reuse (from an old PC) an english copy of windows.

wischi