Re: Language Version
- From: "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 01:57:58 -0500
A1. Yes, it is not possible. If you want Windows in French, you must install a French-language version of WinXP.
A2. It is possible to download and install the French-language version of IE7 on an English-language version of WinXP. However, when you install a Cumulative Update for IE, be it via Automatic Updates or Windows Update website, you will "automagically" end up with an updated English-language version of IE7.
That being said, all is not lost: There /is/ an MUI for the English-language (only) version of IE7:
<QP>
Windows Internet Explorer 7 MUI Pack for Windows XP SP2...is a set of language-specific resource files that may be added to the English version of Windows with the OS MUI pack and Internet Explorer 7 installed. The Internet Explorer 7 MUI lets the browser user interface (UI) language to be changed to any of the supported languages according to the preferences of individual users...Internet Explorer 7 MUI allows the user interface language of the browser to be changed to one of the following supported languages: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish.
</QP>
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=BF56C11A-1713-43E0-BDF4-4B5737474AE4
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
FRD-UK wrote:
I think I know the answer gleaned from other threads but just to confirm, It
is not possible to change Windows XP (professional) language from English to
French, is it? Country setting simply sets it up for the keyboard layout but
not menu text, help screens etc. Can somebody confirm?
What I can't figure out though is why when I try to download the French
language version IE7 to overwrite the existing, the install program refuses
to install coming up with the message to the effect "wrong language
operating system". French Mozilla installed ok though. Would it make any
difference if I un-installed IE7 first before attempting to download the
French version?
Thanks
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