Vista with 2 languages

Posted: 06-08-2007, 03:02 PM
I have a laptop with Vista Business (English) and would like to be able to
switch to German sometimes. I understand that I need to get a German version,
which is fine for me, but I do not want to overwrite my english version.
Is it really not possible to install only the "language part" of Vista
Business?
I do not want to use Virtual PC as this takes up far too much space.
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Re: Vista with 2 languages
Posted: 06-08-2007, 11:45 PM
What you seek cannot be done.

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"SR" <SR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a laptop with Vista Business (English) and would like to be able to
> switch to German sometimes. I understand that I need to get a German
> version,
> which is fine for me, but I do not want to overwrite my english version.
> Is it really not possible to install only the "language part" of Vista
> Business?
> I do not want to use Virtual PC as this takes up far too much space.

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Wolfgang Biber-Thomsen
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Re: Vista with 2 languages
Posted: 06-11-2007, 11:31 PM
However! I have it so done during the last Builds in the beta-test and also
with the Download iso, that I got gratuitously for the successful test from
Microsoft.

Wolfgang (Beta-ID1014849)

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> What you seek cannot be done.
>
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> "SR" <SR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>>I have a laptop with Vista Business (English) and would like to be able to
>> switch to German sometimes. I understand that I need to get a German
>> version,
>> which is fine for me, but I do not want to overwrite my english version.
>> Is it really not possible to install only the "language part" of Vista
>> Business?
>> I do not want to use Virtual PC as this takes up far too much space.
>
>

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Re: Vista with 2 languages
Posted: 06-11-2007, 11:45 PM
Ah, that would be the ULTIMATE version, not the BUSINESS version. It is not
possible in the BUSINESS version, as the OP asked about.

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"Wolfgang Biber-Thomsen" <wbiberthomsen@compuserve.de> wrote in message
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> However! I have it so done during the last Builds in the beta-test and
> also with the Download iso, that I got gratuitously for the successful
> test from Microsoft.
>
> Wolfgang (Beta-ID1014849)
>
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> "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>> What you seek cannot be done.
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
>> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
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>> "SR" <SR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7059D6BB-7035-4293-A88C-B8E162AD1F02@microsoft.com...
>>>I have a laptop with Vista Business (English) and would like to be able
>>>to
>>> switch to German sometimes. I understand that I need to get a German
>>> version,
>>> which is fine for me, but I do not want to overwrite my english version.
>>> Is it really not possible to install only the "language part" of Vista
>>> Business?
>>> I do not want to use Virtual PC as this takes up far too much space.
>>
>>
>
>

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Wolfgang Biber-Thomsen
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Re: Vista with 2 languages
Posted: 06-08-2007, 03:55 PM
Hello,
If you can read the specification of the procedure in German, see
here
http://community.winforpro.com/index...ndpost&p=11932

and here the procedure
http://community.winforpro.com/index...indpost&p=8970


Much success !
wbiberthomsen (ID1014849)
Germany





"SR" <SR@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>I have a laptop with Vista Business (English) and would like to be able to
> switch to German sometimes. I understand that I need to get a German
> version,
> which is fine for me, but I do not want to overwrite my english version.
> Is it really not possible to install only the "language part" of Vista
> Business?
> I do not want to use Virtual PC as this takes up far too much space.

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