Completely change language of Ultimate installation?

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  1. Posts : 748
    Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit.
       #11

    Hi Jimbo.
    Iceland (?) language
    I can see you have been roaming the web for a solution!
    Have you been here.I think this is a language pack. It is for Vista but maybe?

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=is
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  2. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #12

    Hallo, multimolti. Your issue is that you just forgot one step when installing a language.

    Go to Control Panel > Region and Languages. Click Administrative tab, click Copy settings (image 1). In settings window, check the two checkboxes at bottom (image 2). Click OK.

    Done. Your system is now completely English.

    Kari

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  3. Posts : 5,941
    Linux CENTOS 7 / various Windows OS'es and servers
       #13

    davehc said:
    Hi Jimbo.
    Iceland (?) language
    I can see you have been roaming the web for a solution!
    Have you been here.I think this is a language pack. It is for Vista but maybe?

    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=is
    Hi there
    doesn't yet work with W7 - probably will soon
    XP works fine

    Cheers
    jimbo
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  4. Posts : 748
    Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit.
       #14

    [QUOTE=Kari;439487]Hallo, multimolti. Your issue is that you just forgot one step when installing a language.

    As I read his post, he has completed that step but, as he says, the language packs do not , in most cases (as I said, I,m using two extras) do not do a 100% job, but are, nevertheless, pretty useful.
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  5. Posts : 344
    Windows 7, Linux
       #15

    Yeah if you read up he got the english language installed, but since it's still a german (right?) base install the login ect... aren't in english. He just wants to know if he used an english installer if it'd work.

    [edit] OH I forgot, a language pack won't change everything. Some things are hard coded into files, such as image files ect... and those won't get changed by a language pack. It's like how some video games that are foreign still aren't 100% english. It's just how language packs are made, it's supposed to be a DB of certain files/phrases that swap out easy. Certain files don't get changed as if he gets an update it'll get replaced anyways. Language files don't get replaced on updates, hence the idea of a "db" for language files.
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  6. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #16

    Dave, Mushroomboy: I understood exactly what OP wrote. If he does as I told, his issue is solved and the system language is completely changed. Also in login, logout and welcome screens.

    Multimolti, it is of course up to you who you believe, but I know what I am talking about. Just do as I told you above in my earlier post.

    Language pack changes the language of Vista or Win7 completely. I've been using Windows in four different languages since it is been possible, from early beta versions of Vista in 2005. My main system today is a German 7 Ultimate with English, Finnish and Swedish language packs (see my attached login screen) and I have never seen one single word of German here except when logging in to a German account. The system is completely English when I log in to my work account, or completely Finnish when I log in to my private account, completely Swedish when I sometimes have to login to Swedish account.

    When installing this German 7 Ultimate, I first created the main (and only administrative) account (Kari (Work) in the image). Then I installed the language packs I need, changed my main account's language to English and did as described in my post above before creating any additional accounts. As the result, all additional accounts I create have English as default and the logon and welcome screens are in English.

    Kari
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  7. Posts : 17,545
    Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
       #17


    I have some difficulties to understand your point. Something I do understand is Windows 7 language packs and how they work, that's why I would like to use this opportunity and correct something you've got wrong:
    mushroomboy said:
    Certain files don't get changed as if he gets an update it'll get replaced anyways. Language files don't get replaced on updates, hence the idea of a "db" for language files.
    Because I changed the system language of my German Win7, it is now completely English. It means Windows Update works perfectly, updating my files and software with English files. IE8 updates, system updates, everything is in English though the original install language is German. Language pack does not change the behaviour of Windows Update or leave something out from update.

    Language pack IS NOT A DATABASE OF WORDS in another language. It is a complete Windows system in chosen language thus completely and normally updated by Windows Update.

    I really want to ask you not to spread wrong information, especially when it is quite clear you do not know even the basics of Windows Language Packs and how they work. When you response to an issue here always check your facts before posting if you are not sure.

    Kari
    Last edited by Airbot; 14 Dec 2009 at 18:59.
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  8. Posts : 748
    Vista and now 7 in 32 and 64 bit.
       #18

    Kari.
    I am not inexperienced, but, the truth is, maybe in haste or "I don't give a damn!", I had never looked at those two boxes at the bottom. You are 100% correct. Apart from some dedicated English language items, I ticked those boxes, and now have now created two separate accounts with my alternative languages, with just about a perfect translation.. Thank you for your observation and advice.
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  9. Posts : 212
    Win7 64 bits FR
       #19

    Kari said:
    Hallo, multimolti. Your issue is that you just forgot one step when installing a language.

    Go to Control Panel > Region and Languages. Click Administrative tab, click Copy settings (image 1). In settings window, check the two checkboxes at bottom (image 2). Click OK.

    Done. Your system is now completely English.

    Kari

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    Thanks a lot, that's exactly what I was looking for :)
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  10. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Professional
       #20

    Kari said:
    Hallo, multimolti. Your issue is that you just forgot one step when installing a language.

    Go to Control Panel > Region and Languages. Click Administrative tab, click Copy settings (image 1). In settings window, check the two checkboxes at bottom (image 2). Click OK.

    Done. Your system is now completely English.

    Kari

    Image 1:
    Completely change language of Ultimate installation?-lp1.png

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    Kari, I know this is an old thread, but i came searching and you had the answer, Thank you so much this was exactly what i needed to do.
    Cheers for the info, you saved me a re-installation .
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