Re: Can't upgrade to Windows XP Pro

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From: Richard Urban (richardurbanREMOVETHIS_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 06:39:39 -0500

You can install Aida32 (free) http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php and check the
installed language under the Operating System section. You must have English
installed previously to upgrade to Windows XP English language version. 

-- 
Regards:
Richard Urban
aka  Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
"Dan" <eightball_dan69@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:fe0c01c3f219$96dbd780$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> When trying to upgrade my Windows Millenium Edition to XP
> Pro, I recieve an error message stating "The language of
> this installation of windows, differs from the one you are
> installing.  The option to upgrade will not be
> available."  My language in Control Panel is set to
> English and I'm installing an english version of Windows
> XP Pro.  Anyone with any ideas please e-mail me, I'm
> officially stuck!

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