XP GUI language

[Chris lambert]

Hi,

I just bought a new PC in Switzerland and upon first boot
I had to go through the XP family edition setup process.
During this I only had the choice of one of the 3 official
languages of Switzerland (not too surprising). I chose
French as it's the only one that I have any understanding
of.

Now, can I change the language to English, or am I stuck
with French?

Will I have to pay for another license if I want to have
my error messages in English?

Thanks for any help?

 

[Opinicus]

I just bought a new PC in Switzerland and upon first boot
I had to go through the XP family edition setup process.
During this I only had the choice of one of the 3 official
languages of Switzerland (not too surprising). I chose
French as it's the only one that I have any understanding
of.
Now, can I change the language to English, or am I stuck
with French?

Is English one of the "three official languages" of Switzerland? I think
not. Presumably you could change it to one of the other two languages but if
you want English, you'll have to acquire a copy of WinXP in English.

 

[chris]

I suspected as much but it was worth checking out. Thanks
for the confirmation. Maybe I'll just improve my French a
bit more...it'll be cheaper.

 

[Thomas Wendell]

Yes, you are stuck with french, unless you buy an english version of XP. And
if you do that, you have to do a full (clean) install (AFAIK), as it would
be a language mess up otherwise....


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[David Candy]

Not sure what happens with swiss versions but only english language versions
can use other languages. And only large companies can buy the extra files
from MS not ordinary people.

 

[bern]

Good plan! You can never know too much French.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I just bought a new PC in Switzerland and upon first boot
I had to go through the XP family edition setup process.
During this I only had the choice of one of the 3 official
languages of Switzerland (not too surprising). I chose
French as it's the only one that I have any understanding
of.

Now, can I change the language to English, or am I stuck
with French?

Will I have to pay for another license if I want to have
my error messages in English?

You can only get to an English base by buying and installing a *full*
English copy