Japanese Version to english

[Patrick]

I have a computer I purchased in japan. It has a japanese
version of windows xp. My question is can I upgrade the
Japanese version of windows xp home to English windows xp
professional. I tried to do this but I got an language
error at the end of the installation. Is the an extra
step I need to perform

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Patrick;
The extra step is buy the full version of the language you need.
You can not upgrade from one language to another language or change
the language of Windows XP.

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi,
You cannot upgrade or convert from one language version of the Operating
System to another,
You have to purchase the full version of
English WinXP to perform a clean installation.

see:-
"Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul..kb;en-us;282089


regards,
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The "extra step" would be a trip to a store to purchase an English
version of the OS.

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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