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Changing Vista to Spanish?

  • 11-03-2008 3:42pm
    #1
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,838 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi,
    my Spanish friend just got a new Dell machine and she wants to know can she change EVERYTHING (not just the keyboard) to Spanish. So all the menus etc are in Spanish. I don't ever remember there being an option in XP, would she have to get a Spanish version of Vista or would there be a "choose your language" option before installing? Although probably not on the Dell version?

    Any feedback would be appreciated :)


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  • #2
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    The MUI language packs are part of the Ultimate Extras. I'm not sure if they come seperately.
    Have a read:

    http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/35a1b021-d96c-49a5-8d8f-5e9d64ab5ecc1033.mspx


  • #3
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,838 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Thanks, that's a bit annoying you need the premium versions :(

    Would there be any third party converters I wonder?


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    If you don't have Vista Ultimate the only thing I could suggest would be to somehow locate Spanish installation media for any version of Vista and do a clean install with the product key you already have. The version printed on the disc doesn't matter because they're all on it, the key determines which one is installed; with the exception of 32-bit vs 64-bit.


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,416 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Karsini wrote: »
    If you don't have Vista Ultimate the only thing I could suggest would be to somehow locate Spanish installation media for any version of Vista and do a clean install with the product key you already have. The version printed on the disc doesn't matter because they're all on it, the key determines which one is installed; with the exception of 32-bit vs 64-bit.
    Unfortunatly the EULA won't allow that :(
    on previous versions of windows there wasn't even the option of going premium , only volume license users could buy the language packs

    in the past it was possible to use foreign language service packs to get some files changed but it don't seem to work any more

    you could try IE in spanish , I don't know if it change system menus
    you can get openoffice and firefox and most other goodies in spanish too


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    So the EULA doesn't allow you to use for example, an English Vista Home Premium product key with a Spanish Home Premium disc? I wasn't suggesting using MUI packs, these will only install on Enterprise and Ultimate as has already been mentioned.


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