Changing operating system language from German to English in Windows 7.

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Hi! I realise that this is a non-photography specific question, but I don't belong to any computer forums and couldn't Google an answer that made enough sense to me, so I thought that I would throw myself on the mercy of the computer genii gathered here :naughty: ...

Here's the thing. I want to buy a new laptop (running Windows 7) here in Germany, but would like to have the operating system and all software running in English. I know that with Windows Vista it is possible to change this setting via the Control Panel and afterwards the computer displays all menus in English, but I was never sure if that is really the same as having a computer which has been set up at the factory to run English language commands and software. I imagine that Windows 7 has this too!?

So, my question, vague and lame though it may be :( is; can a PC bought in one European country be set up to be identical to an English PC (apart from the power plug and possibly the keyboard, of course)?

Any input on this one is welcome, as I would like to buy something ASAP (to replace my broken home computer). Thanks :)!
 
Hi Christine!

Thanks for the reply, it sounds very encouraging :).

Andy
 
onomatopoeia said:
Why do they send about a hundred* install disks for every OS / language combination you could conceive of with my MSDN subscription then? :thinking:

(rhetorical question)

*may be fewer than 100, sometimes it feels like it though as I plough through looking for one that says "English"!
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dunno we get the same, to the point where we have a cd folder for the eng disks and a whole drawer for the foreign disks..
 
Generally with a new PC, the first screen you see when you switch it on is the language selector - from where it will finish the Windows install. You will probably have to do nothing if it's brand new.
 
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