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04-15-2007
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| | diferent language windows, same pass, works? I bought a laptop in Japan, witk Windos Vista Premium pre installed. It runs fine, but I cannot understand Kanjis, making me see every alert/confirmation message in japanese like a "do u realy want to format your HD???!!!"... So I m wondering if my original Product Key works on another Windows English version, and if yes, how can I download this english install pack. Thanks in advance for any tip. |
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04-15-2007
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| | Re: diferent language windows, same pass, works? Nope. You'll need to purchase a "Full English Version" of Windows Vista and perform a "clean install". -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Â*----- "Yam" wrote: I bought a laptop in Japan, witk Windos Vista Premium pre installed. It runs fine, but I cannot understand Kanjis, making me see every alert/confirmation message in japanese like a "do u realy want to format your HD???!!!"... So I m wondering if my original Product Key works on another Windows English version, and if yes, how can I download this english install pack. Thanks in advance for any tip. |
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04-16-2007
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| | Re: diferent language windows, same pass, works? >You'll need to purchase a "Full English Version how bout upgrading to ultimate and downliading english from the extras? "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message news:A63F5F2D-79C5-42D5-B972-EAF9CF895E63@microsoft.com... > Nope. You'll need to purchase a "Full English Version" of > Windows Vista and perform a "clean install". > > -- > Carey Frisch > Microsoft MVP > Windows - Shell/User > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*----- > > "Yam" wrote: > > I bought a laptop in Japan, witk Windos Vista Premium pre installed. It > runs > fine, but I cannot understand Kanjis, making me see every > alert/confirmation > message in japanese like a "do u realy want to format your HD???!!!"... > > So I m wondering if my original Product Key works on another Windows > English > version, and if yes, how can I download this english install pack. Thanks > in > advance for any tip. > |
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