How to show English Menu in non-English system?

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I have just bought an HP notebook which comes with the XP Home edition
I have installed non-English Windows XP Home edition.
But I prefer to have English menu and dialogue boxes, etc
Is it possible? How, please

Is it that I must upgrade to Windows XP Professional? How much
If not, any work around

Thanks.
 
STEF said:
I have just bought an HP notebook which comes with the XP Home
edition. I have installed non-English Windows XP Home edition.
But I prefer to have English menu and dialogue boxes, etc.
Is it possible? How, please?

Is it that I must upgrade to Windows XP Professional? How much?
If not, any work around?

Thanks.
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Sorry, but it cannot be done. There are modules that can do this, but they
are only available for the English version and only if you have a Volume
License for XP.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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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

Welcome to WorldLanguage.com!
http://www.worldlanguage.com/

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

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

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
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| I have just bought an HP notebook which comes with the XP Home edition.
| I have installed non-English Windows XP Home edition.
| But I prefer to have English menu and dialogue boxes, etc.
| Is it possible? How, please?
|
| Is it that I must upgrade to Windows XP Professional? How much?
| If not, any work around?
|
| Thanks.
 
Thanks, Ronnie & Carey

The US model HP PC which I bought in HK has one set of English Windows XP Home & one set of Chinese Windows XP Home enclosed with the package. What would you recommend to achieve these

I need to type Japanese(Shift-JS), Traditional Chinese(Big-5) and Simplified Chinese(GB)
I'd like to view those non-English text in e-mail header and other documents, too
And that include the ability to install Chinese/ Japanese GAMES. :)

But I like to use the English interface for menu, dialogue, etc
(and dislike to let my e-mail or logging to other English friends/servers
might get show the un-recognized non-English codes

Thanks.
 
STEF said:
Thanks, Ronnie & Carey.

The US model HP PC which I bought in HK has one set of English
Windows XP Home & one set of Chinese Windows XP Home enclosed with
the package. What would you recommend to achieve these:

I need to type Japanese(Shift-JS), Traditional Chinese(Big-5) and
Simplified Chinese(GB).
I'd like to view those non-English text in e-mail header and other
documents, too.
And that include the ability to install Chinese/ Japanese GAMES. :)

But I like to use the English interface for menu, dialogue, etc.
(and dislike to let my e-mail or logging to other English
friends/servers
might get show the un-recognized non-English codes)

Thanks.
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Steph

As long as you have both language versions of XP, your best option would be
to create a dual boot setup. This would allow you to easily switch between
the 2 language versions.

HOW TO: Create a Multiple-Boot System in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306559


--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://www.mvps.org
 
Without having tested all your needs, I can't tell you this is "how to" do
it. But here is a little help. In Windows XP, you have the option to add
support for all the languages you need. You can install that by going in
"Regional And Language Options". On the tab "Languages, you have 2 options
you'll have to select: "Install files for complex script and right-to-left
languages" and "Install files for East Asian languages". Then if you click
on details, you'll have the option to add keyboard layouts you may need. On
the tab Advanced, check all the ones related to the languages you wish to
use. There is more then one for many of the languages you mentioned. You
also have a drop-down menu in where you can specify what language it should
match for non-Unicode software's. That, I have no idea how it is useful or
not lol,.but might be something to try while making everything works.

Hope that might helps you a bit!
Maxx at themaxx dot ca


STEF wrote:
|| Thanks, Ronnie & Carey.
||
|| The US model HP PC which I bought in HK has one set of English
|| Windows XP Home & one set of Chinese Windows XP Home enclosed with
|| the package. What would you recommend to achieve these:
||
|| I need to type Japanese(Shift-JS), Traditional Chinese(Big-5) and
|| Simplified Chinese(GB).
|| I'd like to view those non-English text in e-mail header and other
|| documents, too.
|| And that include the ability to install Chinese/ Japanese GAMES.
|| :)
||
|| But I like to use the English interface for menu, dialogue, etc.
|| (and dislike to let my e-mail or logging to other English
|| friends/servers
|| might get show the un-recognized non-English codes)
||
|| Thanks.
 
I saw this in the HELP file (though Home XP doesn't offer those option)

To change the language used for menus and dialog boxe

Open Regional and Language Options in Control Panel.
On the Languages tab, under Language used in menus and dialogs, click the language you want.
Note
To open Regional and Language Options, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Regional and Language Options.
This option is only available in the Windows Multilingual User Interface Pack. If you are interested in this product, please contact the Microsoft office nearest you for more information.
 
STEF said:
I saw this in the HELP file (though Home XP doesn't offer those
option):

To change the language used for menus and dialog boxes

Open Regional and Language Options in Control Panel.
On the Languages tab, under Language used in menus and dialogs, click
the language you want.
Notes
To open Regional and Language Options, click Start, point to
Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Regional and
Language Options.
This option is only available in the Windows Multilingual User
Interface Pack. If you are interested in this product, please contact
the Microsoft office nearest you for more information.
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Steph

This is the information I referred to in my original message. The
Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) is only available to customers who
purchase a Volume License or who purchase an MSDN Universal subscription.
Either way, it's an option that is very expensive and would not be
economical unless you were going to apply it to a great number of
installations.

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
http://www.dts-l.org
http://www.mvps.org
 
It for multinationals so they can buy one version of XP and roll it out in their offices in multiple countries.
 
So, the modern days capable international cosmopolitan individuals who need such multi-lingual features are punished/fined.
I also fancy using MS Access... and that will be another punishment.
 
What are the proper steps to uninstall the Chinese version and to re-install the English XP home, please
( without using 3-party program ) Thanks
 
Just FYI
My not-so-clever solution: (my HD is only 40 gb
RE-install the English version of the XP home
Find an external casing(USB 2) for Hard disk.
Stuck in the HD from my old desktop PC,
make that as non-English OS to install non-English games.
 
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