Upgrading from W7 HP to W7 Ultimate with an different language


  1. bazzinga
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    Upgrading from W7 HP to W7 Ultimate with an different language


    Hi all,

    I've been having a bit of a headache with this.

    I bought a Sony Vaio notebook in Germany (I live here) and for the particular model (F Series) I choosed they could not sell me the Windows 7 in English only in German.

    It will arrive in one week with the Windows 7 Home Premium in German.

    As my German is just okay I want to change the language to either English or Portuguese (I come from Brazil) and I have been reading on this website and other about Windows Anytime Upgrade and how the MUI (Multilanguage User Interface) is a technology only available for the W7 Ultimate.

    It just happens that I have a DVD with the Windows 7 Ultimate in Portuguese and another with a friend of mine in English. I would like to know if it is possible to upgrade to the Ultimate version of W7 using the DVD and without having to do a clean install.

    Is there going to be a problem because the language in the DVD is not German)

    The American W7 Ultimate DVD I have is brand new and it would be a shame if I had to do all the configuration of my brand new Sony Vaio just because of the language.

    Thanks in advance.
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  3. bazzinga
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    nobody?
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  4. theog
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    When you first install Windows, choose the English or Portuguese.

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    But do remember the Keyboard will still be German.
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