Changing Language On A PC?

[Fred@BTM]

anyone be able to tell me how? windows etc is all in Danish

 

[Darren S]

Are you using XP, Fred?

D.

 

[Darren S]

PM sent.

D.

 

[Fred@BTM]

pass? i can get into control pannel, but no idea from there!

 

[AK]

Is your control panel the new style one or the old one?

 

[AK]

Presuming XP then..

If its the new style control panel..

Control panel -> Click the one that looks like a globe and a calendar..

Then the one on bottom right that looks like a globe..

then select english from the drop down box?

 

[Cookie]

I'll bet you can't

Is it specifically a Danish copy of XP? They are embedded with Danish and you can't just switch to English

 

[Darren S]

pass? i can get into control pannel, but no idea from there!

Which view do you get in Control Panel? This.....

or this?....

Obviously it will be in Danish, but we can take it from there, then.....

D.

 

[Cookie]

Reaaaad my pooooost

Fred, when the OS boots, does the Windows splash screen have any Danish on it?

 

[richy22]

I had a cut down copy of XP that I got from a well known torrent site.

That was in Spanish PC was only goin gin the car anyway so wasn't really that bothered. Was fun trying to figure out what meant what!

 

[Darren S]

Reaaaad my pooooost

Fred, when the OS boots, does the Windows splash screen have any Danish on it?

Yes, yes - we know!

Just checking the most obvious fixes first. Go and shoot something, or someone.

D.

 

[Cookie]

No

 

[@Spoonie]

I'll bet you can't

Is it specifically a Danish copy of XP? They are embedded with Danish and you can't just switch to English

Well you can if running with the relevant MUI packs...

 

[Rich T]

I had this same problem recently when my sister bought a "cheap" laptop in France! You need to install a Service Pack with the language you need, presumably English. If you don't already have SP3, install that. If you do, you will need to uninstall that before you reinstall the new one with the right language.

Rich