Chinese v English windows

[Alan Bird]

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.

 

[Nicholas]

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.aspx?scid=kb;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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Nicholas

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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.

 

[Steve C. Ray]

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.

 

[Dana]

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