Suninfrance Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Friends have a french laptop and Windows which is in French. This was loaded by their daughter who could speak fluent French.However, now that daughter is back living in England, friends would like to change the language on their Windows to English but we are not sure how to do that. Could someone help us to change the French Windows into the English language.I originally thought you could do it through Control Panel, but we could not find it. I am sure it is quite simple, but I just can't think where you need to go to change it.Any help much appreciated.Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 If you mean changing the language on Vista, it can only be done with the purchase of a language pack.Previous threads:http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1102166/ShowPost.aspxhttp://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1075674/ShowPost.aspxhttp://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1019999/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeira Jon Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 In my VISTA Ultimat I am able to use "Windows Update" to load in many languages as the default one. But it may be only the Ultimate version which allows this. Anyway give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Not available with Vista Home Premium, unless a language pack is purchased.[quote]Use multiple languagesWindows Vista Ultimate isavailable in 35 languages—simultaneously. If you have a multilingualhousehold or are learning a new language, you can install as manylanguages as you want and even switch between them as easily as loggingoff and back on again. And if your family shares a single PC, eachfamily member can use his or her preferred language to interact withthe PC.[/quote]More info here: http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4a90fe71-cca6-4965-ab39-97f92ca1a03f1033.mspxThe OP hasn't said which Windows system is being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassis Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Clair's right. You can't change the language on Home editions of Vista and XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suninfrance Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Thanks for all your help - the link to the Window Help page was useful, so have sent the link to friends.Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOther Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Madeira Jon is correct, it is only Vista Ultimate which natively allows a full system language change. There is a 3rd party app called Vistalizator which claims to enable it on lesser versions however I understand that it is not without it's own problems.There is also a way to have Multilingual XP but it involves horrid expense and a complete reinstall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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