Windows 7 language settings

[Elyas]

Good morning,

I'd like to get some informations about the language settings of Windows 7.
I'm a student in France, so I'm able to benefit from the students offer. The only problem is that, apparently, since I'm in a french university, I'll get a french upgrade of Windows 7, although I prefer it in English :/

So my question is, would I be able to change the system's language from french to english, knowing that I already have an english version of Vista Premium installed? Can we install the language packs (LIP) on this W7 Premium?
I've searched throughout this forum, and I saw some tricks that consists in changing a few variables in some register files, is that really reliable, and would it be harmless to my PC? (I don't want to risk messing it up :huh.


Thanks for your time.

 

[Jonathan_King]

Hello Elyas,
I am sorry to say that there is no way to change the language in Windows 7 for any version other than Ultimate.

I have another idea, though. Try calling Microsoft and asking to buy the student offer from them. Tell them that you want the English version of Windows 7 Professional for $30. The worst that will happen is they say no.

Hope this helps,
~Jonathan

 

[richc46]

Hello Elyas,
I am sorry to say that there is no way to change the language in Windows 7 for any version other than Ultimate.

I have another idea, though. Try calling Microsoft and asking to buy the student offer from them. Tell them that you want the English version of Windows 7 Professional for $30. The worst that will happen is they say no.

Hope this helps,
~Jonathan

Jonathan is right from a technical stand point, but lets go another way.
Basically the US Dollar is doing very poorly against the Euro. Can you order online, from a US company and ship to a friend in the US, etc. You will get a discount, due to the Dollar value compared to the Euro, but there will be shipping costs from your friend to France. Look up the cost of Win 7 in US and the US exchange rate.

 

[TimStitt]

Hello Elyas,
I am sorry to say that there is no way to change the language in Windows 7 for any version other than Ultimate.

I have another idea, though. Try calling Microsoft and asking to buy the student offer from them. Tell them that you want the English version of Windows 7 Professional for $30. The worst that will happen is they say no.

Hope this helps,
~Jonathan

There are student specials here all the time: Offre spéciale Etudiants: Télécharger, acheter la suite bureautique Office 2007

Or if dual boot is an option, you can get a free (students only) copy of server 2008 here
https://www.dreamspark.com/default.aspx