how to change language version in window xp professional

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kikiozzie

Hello,

I just got a second hand computer with window xp professional installed
in but it's all in japanese and I would like to change it to english.

I have a japanese friend who could help in translating but I need to
know the procedure to follow.

Thank you for advices
 
kikiozzie said:
I just got a second hand computer with window xp professional
installed in but it's all in japanese and I would like to change it
to english.

I have a japanese friend who could help in translating but I need to
know the procedure to follow.
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Sorry, but you can't do what you want to do. The only procedure to follow is
to buy and install am English version.

Besides, if I bought a used computer, the first thing I would do with it
would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea how the
computer has been maintained, what has been installed incorrectly, what is
missing, what viruses and spyware there may be, etc. I wouldn't want to live
with somebody else's mistakes and problems, possibility of kiddie porn,
etc., and I wouldn't recommend that anyone else do either.
 
You can change IE and OE to English but the OS, if it is Windows J, will
still be in Japanese -- Help, et al.

I've operated such a machine successfully for seven years -- but unless you
want to deal with some severe headaches you DO want English XP.

DSH


Purchase and install the English Language version.
 
Good Advice.

DSH

Sorry, but you can't do what you want to do. The only procedure to follow
is to buy and install am English version.

Besides, if I bought a used computer, the first thing I would do with it
would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea how
the computer has been maintained, what has been installed incorrectly,
what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may be, etc. I wouldn't
want to live with somebody else's mistakes and problems, possibility of
kiddie porn, etc., and I wouldn't recommend that anyone else do either.
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thanks a lot for the advice, it sound very wise.

DSH

"Ken Blake, MVP" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message

kikiozzie wrote:

I just got a second hand computer with window xp professional
installed in but it's all in japanese and I would like to change it
to english.

I have a japanese friend who could help in translating but I need to
know the procedure to follow.


Sorry, but you can't do what you want to do. The only procedure t
follow
is to buy and install am English version.

Besides, if I bought a used computer, the first thing I would do wit
it
would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no ide
how
the computer has been maintained, what has been installe
incorrectly,
what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may be, etc.
wouldn't
want to live with somebody else's mistakes and problems, possibilit
of
kiddie porn, etc., and I wouldn't recommend that anyone else d
either.
 
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