Wanna change Language used in menus and dialogs.....

[ur_happy]

hello there
i am residing in Russia Moscow
i bought this laptop toshiba one with windows XP installed
it has this option of two languages English and Russian
now the problem is that i wanna change the language that appears in
the menus and dialogs.
since all messages that appears in the computers are in russian
language it is a great trouble
i have to use my guess work have to look at icons and guess what does
it stand for
is there any way i can change the language that appears in the menus
and dialogs from russian to english

Any helps will be highly appreciated.

thanks in anticipaiton........

urvashi

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Sounds like you have a Russian version of Windows XP. If you want an
English language version you will have to purchase one and clean install it.

"You cannot upgrade or install a different language version of Windows."

"The Language of This Installation of Windows Differs from the One You Are
Installing" Error Message
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282089

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[ur_happy]

hi wes

thanks for the advise
i haven't tried it yet
but i guess you are right
i will try it out

thanks

urvashi

 

[ur_happy]

hi again

thanks for your instant help
but..
before i try the help you gave i found something may be this can make
things more clear to you
i found this sticker behind my laptop which says its a Windows XP Home
Russian 672.
now let me put my question in a different manner normally i can change
language used in menus and dialog boxs this way:

control panel>Regional and lanuguage options>languages>Language used
in menus in dialogs----drop down---choose language--ok

but in my computer this option of Language used in menus in dialogs--
drop down does'nt appears.
i dont know what should be done to get it changed to english,

otherwise i have this choice of typing in russian and english which i
guess proves that its a multilingual one

HELP PLEASE

thanks in anticipation

Urvashi

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Hi Urvashi,

but in my computer this option of Language used in menus in dialogs--
drop down does'nt appears.
i dont know what should be done to get it changed to english

Purchase an English version of Windows XP.

See this for what you might be able to do...

Windows XP Professional Resource Kit
Multilingual Solutions for Global Business
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c03621675.mspx#EXF

Purchase an English version of Windows XP is really your only answer.

You can get a Windows XP Professional Multilingual User Interface Pack, but
it's available only by volume licensing and does not work with XP Home. It
is not available through retail channels and looks like it is intended for
multinational corporations, the folks with the big bucks.

Can MUI be installed on Windows XP Home edition?
No. MUI is a feature that is available only on the Professional edition of
Windows XP.
from...
Frequently Asked Questions
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP & Windows 2000 MUI
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/DrIntl/faqs/MUIFaq.mspx

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Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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