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Thread ID: 89713 2008-05-09 09:23:00 Putting Vista Into French Tyroneb (11728) Press F1
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667667 2008-05-09 09:23:00 Hey,

I'v been taking french for three years and in an attempt to immerse myself in more french am trying to put my windows vista in french. Is there a way to put my version of windows vista home premium which is in english into french, or at least have the main bits translated into french? Since i know a limited amount is there a way to switch back and forth from french to english if i install or configure it???
Any help would be fantastic,

Thanks
Tyrone
Tyroneb (11728)
667668 2008-05-09 10:35:00 There maybe whats called Language Interface packs.

I know there were a few of these for XP / Office.

I dont know, or think you can switch, its either English or the other language. You would have to uninstall the pack to revert back to English

Some info here (www.microsoft.com)

Try what it says on the above site

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.

Note If Windows doesn't find any updates when you click Check for updates, wait a day and then try again.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
667669 2008-05-09 11:51:00 I remember my XP long ago once (by itself) changed some of its dialogs to German.. it also fixed itself just the same way a while later.

It was kinda fun while it lasted
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