Vista - vista chinese transfer to english

i bought sony vaio TZ 16N/B including vista chinese
i like to transfer to vista english version. is there any support from
microsoft because i bought already vista so it should be possible to change
the system to english free of charge
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thanks
Zack Mayo

You can only change the language of Vista if you have Vista Ultimate
or Enterprise editions.

With Ultimate, you can download the language packs for free.
Just open Windows Update, choose "view available updates",
and check the language pack you want.

Afterwards, from Control Panel (categories view), just choose
"Change display language" under "Clock, Language and Region".
Pick your language, log off, log on, and done.

If you have another version of Vista other than those two,
you'll need to purchase a "full English version" of Windows
Vista and perform a "clean install".


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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"Zack Mayo" wrote:

i bought sony vaio TZ 16N/B including vista chinese
i like to transfer to vista english version. is there any support from
microsoft because i bought already vista so it should be possible to change
the system to english free of charge
--
thanks
Zack Mayo

"so it should be possible to change the system to english free of
charge"
But it is not unless you have Ultimate or enterprise.

Since windows Vista came with the computer it is probably OEM.
Support for OEM comes from the manufacturer and not Microsoft.
Contact Sony for options for getting Windows Vista in English.

Returning it and then purchasing again with the language you want may
be your best option.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Zack Mayo" <fritz.weilguny@aon.at> wrote in message
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>i bought sony vaio TZ 16N/B including vista chinese
> i like to transfer to vista english version. is there any support
> from
> microsoft because i bought already vista so it should be possible to
> change
> the system to english free of charge
> --
> thanks
> Zack Mayo

If only that were true but it isn't. Language packs do not do a complete
language change. And Ultimate is not the only version of Vista with a
language pack. Enterprise does this limited language change.

We're talking MUIs and LIPs not total language transformations here.

The key here is the operative word LIMITED.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...b5ecc1033.mspx

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...1a03f1033.mspx

Nothing does a complete language change of a Windows OS, other than buying
whatever OS language version you want that is available.

Actually you cannot completely change the language unless you buy the
correct language. We have covered this ground many times, and Carey has
been on the thread. The language packs do not completely change the
language. If anyone invents the way to magically tranform the language of
an OS, you will be among the next few billionaires.

Ultimate is not the only edition that does what Carey is describing which is
not to be equated with changing the entire language of an OS.

What Carey just described is a way to do a limited language change of
language in limited areas like the language Windows uses to display text in
wizards, dialog boxes, menus, and other items in the user interface.

With additional language files, you can change the display language on your
computer so that you can view wizards, dialog boxes, menus, Help topics, and
other items in Windows in a different language.

There are two types of language files:

• Windows Vista Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI).* Windows Vista MUIs
provide a translated version of most of the user interface. MUIs require a
license to be used and are only available with Windows Vista Ultimate and
Windows Vista Enterprise. If you are using Windows Vista Ultimate, you can
download MUIs by using Windows Update. If you are using Windows Vista
Enterprise, contact your system administrator for information about
installing additional languages.

To get additional MUIs by using Windows Update
MUIs are available through Windows Update as optional updates; they are not
installed automatically.

1. Open Windows Update by clicking the Start button , clicking All
Programs, and then clicking Windows Update.

2. In the left pane, click Check for updates, and then wait while Windows
looks for the latest updates for your computer.

3. If any updates are found, click View available updates.

4. Select the MUI that you want, and then click Install updates. If you
are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the
password or provide confirmation.




• Windows Vista Language Interface Pack (LIP).* Windows Vista LIPs provide a
translated version of the most widely used areas of the user interface. LIPs
are freely available to download, and most LIPs can be installed and used on
any edition of Windows Vista. Because not all of the user interface is
translated, LIPs require at least one parent language. The parts of the user
interface that are not translated into the LIP language are displayed in the
parent language. When you download a LIP, you get the parent language
requirements for that language. The parent language pack needs to be
installed before the LIP can be installed. For more information, including a
list of languages available for downloading, go to the Microsoft

You can change the language Windows uses to display text in wizards, dialog
boxes, menus, and other items in the user interface. Some display languages
are installed by default; others require you to install additional language
files.

Before you can install a display language, you need access to the language
files. These files can be on your computer, on a computer on your network,
or on your Windows DVD; or they can be downloaded from the web. For more
information, see How do I get additional language files?

To install a Language Interface Pack (LIP), double-click the file to open
the setup program. To install a Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI),
follow these steps:


1. Open Regional and Language Options by clicking the Start button ,
clicking Control Panel, clicking Clock, Language, and Region, and then
clicking Regional and Language Options.

2. Click the Keyboards and Languages tab.

3. Under Display Language, click Install/uninstall languages, and then
follow the steps. If you are prompted for an administrator password or
confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

NoteThe Display language section will only be visible if you have already
installed a LIP or if your edition of Windows supports MUI. MUI packs are
only available in Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows Vista Enterprise.

I wish to convert Vista Business (Chinese Vertion) to an English Version. Can I first Upgade the Vista Business vertion to Vista Ultimate and than download and convert to English version without having to install from clean?

Yes.
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