I live in a remte part of China and have just bought a
new pc with windows xp. It's the Chinese version.
That's ok for my partner (she's Chinese) but not me. Can
I switch between the 2 languages, or is Chinese Windows
XP a completely different program? If so, what's the
best solution? 2 versions of XP with System Commander to
switch between them?
Does having bought one version of XP entile me to a free
or discounted second version?
Tks for any help, and regards,
Alan.

Each version of Windows XP is language specific. You cannot
change from one language version to another.

If you have a desktop computer, or a notebook computer that
will accept a second hard drive, you can install a second hard
drive and install the "Full English Version" of XP on it and end
up with a dual language boot configuration.

You can also purchase and use Partition Magic 8
(www.powerquest.com) to create a new partition
for installing the English version of Windows XP.

Partition Magic Instructional Videos
http://www.powerquest.com/support/primus/id3709.cfm

Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;282089

Welcome to WorldLanguage.com!
http://www.worldlanguage.com/

Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


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"Alan Bird" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
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| I live in a remte part of China and have just bought a
| new pc with windows xp. It's the Chinese version.
| That's ok for my partner (she's Chinese) but not me. Can
| I switch between the 2 languages, or is Chinese Windows
| XP a completely different program? If so, what's the
| best solution? 2 versions of XP with System Commander to
| switch between them?
| Does having bought one version of XP entile me to a free
| or discounted second version?
| Tks for any help, and regards,
| Alan.

Yes, you need the separate English version of XP (No discount for second
version). You can have both versions installed in a dual boot configuration.

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"Alan Bird" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I live in a remte part of China and have just bought a
> new pc with windows xp. It's the Chinese version.
> That's ok for my partner (she's Chinese) but not me. Can
> I switch between the 2 languages, or is Chinese Windows
> XP a completely different program? If so, what's the
> best solution? 2 versions of XP with System Commander to
> switch between them?
> Does having bought one version of XP entile me to a free
> or discounted second version?
> Tks for any help, and regards,
> Alan.

If you go with the OEM English version, you can get it for around US$100
plus shipping on the Web.


"Steve C. Ray" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Yes, you need the separate English version of XP (No discount for second
> version). You can have both versions installed in a dual boot
configuration.
>
> --
> Steve C. Ray
> Replace "mail" with "36db"
> "Alan Bird" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0e4f01c38246$6ba28340$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I live in a remte part of China and have just bought a
> > new pc with windows xp. It's the Chinese version.
> > That's ok for my partner (she's Chinese) but not me. Can
> > I switch between the 2 languages, or is Chinese Windows
> > XP a completely different program? If so, what's the
> > best solution? 2 versions of XP with System Commander to
> > switch between them?
> > Does having bought one version of XP entile me to a free
> > or discounted second version?
> > Tks for any help, and regards,
> > Alan.
>
>