Language Version

[Guest FRD-UK]

Hi guys

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

--

XP User

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Language Version

 

You have to install the French edition. You cannot convert an English

edition to French.

 

"FRD-UK" <FRDUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:04B86B90-FD8A-486C-B024-34DE22A6A38A@microsoft.com...

> Hi guys

> 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

> --

> XP User

[Guest FRD-UK]

Re: Language Version

 

Does this apply to IE7 too?

--

XP User

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> You have to install the French edition. You cannot convert an English

> edition to French.

>

> "FRD-UK" <FRDUK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:04B86B90-FD8A-486C-B024-34DE22A6A38A@microsoft.com...

> > Hi guys

> > 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

> > --

> > XP User

>

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Language Version

 

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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http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

 

~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

[Guest FRD-UK]

Re: Language Version

 

Thanks PA. Will give that a go if I can.

--

XP User

 

 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> 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

> --

> IE-specific newsgroup:

> http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

>

> ~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

>

>

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Language Version

 

FRD-UK wrote:

> Hi guys

> 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?

 

 

No, it's not possible.

 

> Country setting simply sets it up for the keyboard layout but

> not menu text, help screens etc. Can somebody confirm?

>

 

 

Correct.

 

> 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".

 

 

What's so hard to understand about that error message? It seems

perfectly clear to me. The language version of IE *must* match the

language of the OS; it's perfectly straight-forward.

 

> French Mozilla installed ok though.

 

 

Mozilla doesn't have to be integrated into the OS, as IE does.

 

> Would it make any difference if

> I un-installed IE7 first before attempting to download the French version?

>

 

No.

 

 

 

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