F Fred Morgan Dec 7, 2003 #1 Bought a laptop that has windowsXP home edition in spanish. how do I convert it to english.
C Carey Frisch [MVP] Dec 7, 2003 #2 You can convert from Spanish to English by purchasing a "full English version" of Windows XP, reformat your hard drive, and install it. One cannot change from one language version of Windows to another language version. Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282089 Clean Install Windows XP http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
You can convert from Spanish to English by purchasing a "full English version" of Windows XP, reformat your hard drive, and install it. One cannot change from one language version of Windows to another language version. Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282089 Clean Install Windows XP http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html [Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
B Bruce Chambers Dec 7, 2003 #3 Greetings -- You cannot upgrade or convert the operating system from one language version 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 -- Help us help you: You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH
Greetings -- You cannot upgrade or convert the operating system from one language version 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 -- Help us help you: You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH
