Hi all,

I have a laptop bought in 2007 with Vista Home Premium version OEM in
Italian.

Now I live in Berlin and I saw in a shopfron a big chain theWindow 7 Home
Premium Upgrade for only 89 €, instead of 129 €.

But my worry is the following: with this upgrade, I will be able to chose
the language, in order to have the OS in Italian, or it will be only in
German?

--



Thanks a lot in advance for your help.


Ciao


Franz Verga from Italy (now in Berlin)

German

"Franz Verga" <fra68ve@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:OPhZgALdKHA.1156@newsgroup

> Hi all,
>
> I have a laptop bought in 2007 with Vista Home Premium version OEM in
> Italian.
>
> Now I live in Berlin and I saw in a shopfron a big chain theWindow 7 Home
> Premium Upgrade for only 89 ?, instead of 129 ?.
>
> But my worry is the following: with this upgrade, I will be able to chose
> the language, in order to have the OS in Italian, or it will be only in
> German?
>
> --
>
> Thanks a lot in advance for your help.
>
>
> Ciao
>
>
> Franz Verga from Italy (now in Berlin)

You cannot change languages during an upgrade - whatever language you have
now must be the language you upgrade to. If the package does not say it
supports the language you want, then do not buy it as it will probably not
work.

"Franz Verga" <fra68ve@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:OPhZgALdKHA.1156@newsgroup

> Hi all,
>
> I have a laptop bought in 2007 with Vista Home Premium version OEM in
> Italian.
>
> Now I live in Berlin and I saw in a shopfron a big chain theWindow 7 Home
> Premium Upgrade for only 89 €, instead of 129 €.
>
> But my worry is the following: with this upgrade, I will be able to chose
> the language, in order to have the OS in Italian, or it will be only in
> German?

On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:04:15 +0100, "Franz Verga" <fra68ve@newsgroup>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a laptop bought in 2007 with Vista Home Premium version OEM in
> Italian.
>
> Now I live in Berlin and I saw in a shopfron a big chain theWindow 7 Home
> Premium Upgrade for only 89 €, instead of 129 €.
>
> But my worry is the following: with this upgrade, I will be able to chose
> the language, in order to have the OS in Italian, or it will be only in
> German?

You are lucky you worried and asked before buying it. It will be
German.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:bg8ih55ad1qa2tcujmda3hri3pchl3l4j7@newsgroup

> On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:04:15 +0100, "Franz Verga" <fra68ve@newsgroup>
> wrote:
>

>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a laptop bought in 2007 with Vista Home Premium version OEM in
>> Italian.
>>
>> Now I live in Berlin and I saw in a shopfron a big chain theWindow 7 Home
>> Premium Upgrade for only 89 ?, instead of 129 ?.
>>
>> But my worry is the following: with this upgrade, I will be able to chose
>> the language, in order to have the OS in Italian, or it will be only in
>> German?

>
>
> You are lucky you worried and asked before buying it. It will be
> German.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
>

When I just used an upgrade disc to do one of mine, I chose clean install
rather than up grade. One of the things it asked me to chose was language
from a large list. If you pick a different one, does it just ignore your
choice and go back to what was there?
--
Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer.
Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does
not go nearly as well with pizza.
--Dave Barry

Alex Clayton wrote:

> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:bg8ih55ad1qa2tcujmda3hri3pchl3l4j7@newsgroup

>> On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:04:15 +0100, "Franz Verga" <fra68ve@newsgroup>
>> wrote:
>>

>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have a laptop bought in 2007 with Vista Home Premium version OEM
>>> in Italian.
>>>
>>> Now I live in Berlin and I saw in a shopfron a big chain theWindow
>>> 7 Home Premium Upgrade for only 89 ?, instead of 129 ?.
>>>
>>> But my worry is the following: with this upgrade, I will be able to
>>> chose the language, in order to have the OS in Italian, or it will
>>> be only in German?

>>
>>
>> You are lucky you worried and asked before buying it. It will be
>> German.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>
>>

>
> When I just used an upgrade disc to do one of mine, I chose clean
> install rather than up grade. One of the things it asked me to chose
> was language from a large list. If you pick a different one, does it
> just ignore your choice and go back to what was there?

So, do you mean, if I should buy the upgrade in Germany, then I should use
it to make a clean installation, instead of upgrading, and then it should
work also to have it in Italian, instead that in German. Are you sure?

--
Thanks in advance for your help.


Ciao


Franz Verga from Italy (now in Berlin)

On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:02:16 +0100, "Franz Verga" <fra68ve@newsgroup>
wrote:

> Alex Clayton wrote:

> > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@newsgroup> wrote in message
> > news:bg8ih55ad1qa2tcujmda3hri3pchl3l4j7@newsgroup

> >> On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:04:15 +0100, "Franz Verga" <fra68ve@newsgroup>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I have a laptop bought in 2007 with Vista Home Premium version OEM
> >>> in Italian.
> >>>
> >>> Now I live in Berlin and I saw in a shopfron a big chain theWindow
> >>> 7 Home Premium Upgrade for only 89 ?, instead of 129 ?.
> >>>
> >>> But my worry is the following: with this upgrade, I will be able to
> >>> chose the language, in order to have the OS in Italian, or it will
> >>> be only in German?
> >>
> >>
> >> You are lucky you worried and asked before buying it. It will be
> >> German.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >>
> >>

> >
> > When I just used an upgrade disc to do one of mine, I chose clean
> > install rather than up grade. One of the things it asked me to chose
> > was language from a large list. If you pick a different one, does it
> > just ignore your choice and go back to what was there?

>
>
> So, do you mean, if I should buy the upgrade in Germany, then I should use
> it to make a clean installation, instead of upgrading, and then it should
> work also to have it in Italian, instead that in German. Are you sure?

I'm sure that that's *not* correct.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

"Franz Verga" <fra68ve@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:OG222USdKHA.6096@newsgroup

>
> Alex Clayton wrote:

>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@newsgroup> wrote in message
>> news:bg8ih55ad1qa2tcujmda3hri3pchl3l4j7@newsgroup

>>> On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:04:15 +0100, "Franz Verga" <fra68ve@newsgroup>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I have a laptop bought in 2007 with Vista Home Premium version OEM
>>>> in Italian.
>>>>
>>>> Now I live in Berlin and I saw in a shopfron a big chain theWindow
>>>> 7 Home Premium Upgrade for only 89 ?, instead of 129 ?.
>>>>
>>>> But my worry is the following: with this upgrade, I will be able to
>>>> chose the language, in order to have the OS in Italian, or it will
>>>> be only in German?
>>>
>>>
>>> You are lucky you worried and asked before buying it. It will be
>>> German.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
>>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>>
>>>

>>
>> When I just used an upgrade disc to do one of mine, I chose clean
>> install rather than up grade. One of the things it asked me to chose
>> was language from a large list. If you pick a different one, does it
>> just ignore your choice and go back to what was there?

>
>
> So, do you mean, if I should buy the upgrade in Germany, then I should use
> it to make a clean installation, instead of upgrading, and then it should
> work also to have it in Italian, instead that in German. Are you sure?
>
> --
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
>
> Ciao
>
>
> Franz Verga from Italy (now in Berlin)

OH HELL NO!!
I am a very much amateur at this stuff. I was impressed with myself that I
managed to do the clean install of W-7, and do it twice, and end up with a
working machine. Don't go buy it off what I just said.
I was just curious about the answer one of the people who know what they
are doing gave since when I did the install of the W-7 I did have to choose
English. I have no idea what would have happened if I had chosen another
language off the list.
--
Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer.
Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does
not go nearly as well with pizza.
--Dave Barry

Originally Posted by Franz Verga

Alex Clayton wrote:

> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:bg8ih55ad1qa2tcujmda3hri3pchl3l4j7@newsgroup

>> On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:04:15 +0100, "Franz Verga" <fra68ve@newsgroup>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> You are lucky you worried and asked before buying it. It will be
>> German.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>>
>>

>
> When I just used an upgrade disc to do one of mine, I chose clean
> install rather than up grade. One of the things it asked me to chose
> was language from a large list. If you pick a different one, does it
> just ignore your choice and go back to what was there?

So, do you mean, if I should buy the upgrade in Germany, then I should use
it to make a clean installation, instead of upgrading, and then it should
work also to have it in Italian, instead that in German. Are you sure?

--
Thanks in advance for your help.


Ciao


Franz Verga from Italy (now in Berlin)

They most likely sell the 5 language version in Germany. That includes En, Ger, Fr, Esp, Jpn - but not Italian. Ask wherever you get it. Check with Alternat - they have all those: ALTERNATE. Hardware - Software - Entertainment Type Windows7 into the search box. I would get an OEM version - less fuzz.