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jeffreyj
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      04-17-2008
I have a German Windows Vista on my computer. It is factory-
installed, as I bought the computer in Germany. Is it possible to
convert the Windows to English?
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
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      04-17-2008
No. Contact the computer manufacturer and ask if
they can send you an English version of Vista. If they
cannot honor your request, you'll need to purchase a
"Full English Version" of Windows Vista and perform a
clean install.

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Carey Frisch
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Windows Desktop Experience -
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"jeffreyj" wrote:

I have a German Windows Vista on my computer. It is factory-
installed, as I bought the computer in Germany. Is it possible to
convert the Windows to English?
 
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jeffreyj
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      04-17-2008
On Apr 17, 7:34 pm, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgamil.com>
wrote:
> No. Contact the computer manufacturer and ask if
> they can send you an English version of Vista. If they
> cannot honor your request, you'll need to purchase a
> "Full English Version" of Windows Vista and perform a
> clean install.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience -
> Windows System & Performance
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "jeffreyj" wrote:
>
> I have a German Windows Vista on my computer. It is factory-
> installed, as I bought the computer in Germany. Is it possible to
> convert the Windows to English?


Do you know which manufacturers are more likely to provide the English
versions of Vista? I'm planning on buying another computer, and that
would influence which brand I buy.
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
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      04-17-2008
Try Dell or HP.

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Carey Frisch
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"jeffreyj" wrote:

Do you know which manufacturers are more likely to provide the English
versions of Vista? I'm planning on buying another computer, and that
would influence which brand I buy.
 
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Earle Horton
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      04-18-2008
Heh, if you live in the U.S. you just walk in to WalMart and pick any
computer off the shelves. It will have an English operating system on it,
either XP or more probably Vista. In some markets it might have Spanish.
Goddam, I would love to get a German interface computer. Maybe if I go
there they will have a Media-Markt.

If you've been using Windows computers for as long as I have, you could
probably make an upgrade version of English language Vista work by giving it
an XP install CD to look at or something. Check the MS web pages for their
exact upgrade requirements before buying a full retail version.

Cheers

Earle

"jeffreyj" <> wrote in message
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> On Apr 17, 7:34 pm, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgamil.com>
> wrote:
>> No. Contact the computer manufacturer and ask if
>> they can send you an English version of Vista. If they
>> cannot honor your request, you'll need to purchase a
>> "Full English Version" of Windows Vista and perform a
>> clean install.
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Desktop Experience -
>> Windows System & Performance
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "jeffreyj" wrote:
>>
>> I have a German Windows Vista on my computer. It is factory-
>> installed, as I bought the computer in Germany. Is it possible to
>> convert the Windows to English?

>
> Do you know which manufacturers are more likely to provide the English
> versions of Vista? I'm planning on buying another computer, and that
> would influence which brand I buy.


 
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