How to change languages in Win XP

[dBjason]

Hello,

It's been a while since I've posted here. I'm not sure if anyone can help with this issue, but I thought I'd try anyway.

I'm in China, and the XP version I'm running is Chinese. This means I can't read anything (I don't know Mandarin) when I right click, left click, or open up an objects properties.

Is there any way to switch to English? More importantly, is there a step by step process that can direct me on how to do it? Especially considering I can't read any options, it's amazingly difficult to do common tasks.

Thanks in advance for any help on this,
Jason

 

[linney]

Here is your original post.

Help! It's all in Chinese!
thread779-1333452

I can add nothing much else to what was said then, perhaps someone else can?


Windows XP Pro CD Chinese and I am English

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...king+english+xp&rnum=1&hl=en#b4b0ccde2090bfd8

 

[vacunita]

Microsoft distributes a regionalized(is that a real word?) OS, with the region specific language hard coded into it.

Unfortunately, short of getting the language packs already mentioned in the other thread which are not really available to the normal user, the only way to change the interface language in XP, is to install a Windows version that is in the desired language.





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