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changing a japanese version into english

Posted: 01-01-2009, 01:43 PM
akaguma
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I am thinking of buying a computer in japan but am worried because they
all come installed with japanese versions of vista. does anyone know if
the language can be easily changed over to english?


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changing a japanese version into english


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akaguma
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changing a japanese version into english
Posted: 01-01-2009, 01:43 PM

I am thinking of buying a computer in japan but am worried because they
all come installed with japanese versions of vista. does anyone know if
the language can be easily changed over to english?


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akaguma
Malke
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Re: changing a japanese version into english
Posted: 01-01-2009, 01:54 PM
akaguma wrote:
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> I am thinking of buying a computer in japan but am worried because they
> all come installed with japanese versions of vista. does anyone know if
> the language can be easily changed over to english?
You're so smart to check this out ahead of time! You can change the language
*only* if you buy Vista Ultimate (I'm not sure about Enterprise, but this
wouldn't affect you anyway). If you purchase Vista Home Premium, which is
usually the right choice for a home user, you should purchase it with the
language you want. Otherwise you'll need to buy a whole new retail version
of Vista English and do a clean install of Windows.

Malke
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Re: changing a japanese version into english
Posted: 01-01-2009, 01:54 PM
akaguma wrote:
>
> I am thinking of buying a computer in japan but am worried because they
> all come installed with japanese versions of vista. does anyone know if
> the language can be easily changed over to english?
You're so smart to check this out ahead of time! You can change the language
*only* if you buy Vista Ultimate (I'm not sure about Enterprise, but this
wouldn't affect you anyway). If you purchase Vista Home Premium, which is
usually the right choice for a home user, you should purchase it with the
language you want. Otherwise you'll need to buy a whole new retail version
of Vista English and do a clean install of Windows.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

 
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