changing language of windows XP in general

[Annie Altherr]

i hope somebody might know that.
i've bought a few month ago a laptop (acer aspire 1300) in
Switzerland with the German version of Windows XP
installed. meanwhile i've moved to England and that's why
i want to change the language of my laptop. i have already
changed all the settings to english/UK (except the
keyboard settings) but still all windows and dialog
windows appear in german.
where can i change it, that XP changes generally to
english??? and how??? any help will be much appreciated.
cheers

 

[Tom]

i hope somebody might know that.
i've bought a few month ago a laptop (acer aspire 1300) in
Switzerland with the German version of Windows XP
installed. meanwhile i've moved to England and that's why
i want to change the language of my laptop. i have already
changed all the settings to english/UK (except the
keyboard settings) but still all windows and dialog
windows appear in german.
where can i change it, that XP changes generally to
english??? and how??? any help will be much appreciated.
cheers

You cannot change without actually installing an English version of XP, so
you'll need to purchase an actual English version and install it (or make it
a dual-boot if you want to keep the GErman version too).

If you're going to buy, do this:

You do not need to purchase a FULL version of XP (as some will tell you).
Save yourself a little
money, buy a retail version of Windows 98 English version (you can get
these from any
reputable reseller) for the most part, less than 50 USD, then buy a retail
UPGRADE English
version of the XP version you want, and use the 98 disk as a qualifying
upgrade path. The upgrade version is the same complete install as the full
version, except it requires proof of a previous qualifying operating system
or disk,
of which one is 98. In some cases you will save 100 USD.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You cannot upgrade or convert from one language version of the OS
to another, so you'll have to purchase and use the full version of
English WinXP to perform a clean installation.

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


Bruce Chambers
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[Plato]

i've bought a few month ago a laptop (acer aspire 1300) in
Switzerland with the German version of Windows XP
installed. meanwhile i've moved to England and that's why
i want to change the language of my laptop. i have already

You cant. You need to buy the version of XP that comes with the language
you want now.