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change the display language in xp

Hi,

I have an laptop running XP and the display language is Italian, does anyone know a way of changing it to English without reformatting the drive?

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In my experience this can only be done during the initial install of windows.  Anyone?

1.      Click start -> Control Panel -> Regional and language option
2.      Click on the languages tab
3.      Click the drop down arrow under language used in menus and dialogs
4.      Select English

Thanks !
That is for Vista. I think in XP the only way is with MUI (Multilingual User Interface). That is license based though.
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I think the MUI pack also changes the kernel files (meaning menus and dialog boxes and whatnot. che6ausc's won't change those, and I think the other 2 only work for Vista.

But, while MUI can work, it's sold only on a volume license for enterprises, so doing it just for a single laptop isn't worth it.
The language pack will not chnage the dispay language - as I said that can ONLY be done in XP Professional international version with the MUI pack  - as @Cluskitt says - the MUI pack is not available as a retail product.

Ergo - you need to re-install with an English version of Windows !
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Hi,

Thanks for the prompt responses, I am accepting the answer by KCTS as it was the first full explanation, although others touched on it.

Regards