Language problem

[Guest]

I bought my computer in switzerland, and therefor my windows XP home edition
is in german. Is it possible to change the general language in Windo XP, or
do I have to buy another wertion of windows? I have already changed it on the
keyboard.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I bought my computer in switzerland, and therefor my windows XP home edition
is in german. Is it possible to change the general language in Windo XP, or
do I have to buy another wertion of windows? I have already changed it on the
keyboard.

I'm afraid you'll have to buy a new version of Windows.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows XP is written in specific language versions, therefore one
cannot change it from one language version to another. You'll need
to purchase a "Full Version" of Windows XP in the language version
you desire, reformat your drive and install it "clean".

Or if you have an available empty drive or partition, you can install
another "Full Version" of Windows XP in a different language version
and create a dual-boot configuration.

Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;2820­89

A good third-party partitioning program is Partition Magic 8.
http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/

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

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| I bought my computer in switzerland, and therefor my windows XP home edition
| is in german. Is it possible to change the general language in Windo XP, or
| do I have to buy another wertion of windows? I have already changed it on the
| keyboard.