Vista Home Premium Language Change

Hello,

I have recently purchased a PC in Germany (where I live). Unfortunately, my
German is terrible and I am having a hard time translating all the messages.
I owuld like to change the Language to English.

I have read that unless you have Vista ultimate or Enterprise, I am out of
luck unless I buy an upgrade for another 200 Euros! The free Language packs
available do not offer Enlgish.

But I have also read that when you first install the OS (when I first turned
on my new PC), I should have the option to select the language. Does anyone
know if this is true? Nonetheless, I did not get any DVDs or CDs with the PC.
However, I have created the recovery CDs. Does anyone know if I do a recovery
if it will allow me to change the language?

Thanks.

No, for additional language interfaces, you will need the Ultimate Edition
of Windows Vista.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Lostintranslation" <Lostintranslation@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:B57B276E-B7AC-425F-918E-09797CDC0AC1@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I have recently purchased a PC in Germany (where I live). Unfortunately,
> my
> German is terrible and I am having a hard time translating all the
> messages.
> I owuld like to change the Language to English.
>
> I have read that unless you have Vista ultimate or Enterprise, I am out of
> luck unless I buy an upgrade for another 200 Euros! The free Language
> packs
> available do not offer Enlgish.
>
> But I have also read that when you first install the OS (when I first
> turned
> on my new PC), I should have the option to select the language. Does
> anyone
> know if this is true? Nonetheless, I did not get any DVDs or CDs with the
> PC.
> However, I have created the recovery CDs. Does anyone know if I do a
> recovery
> if it will allow me to change the language?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

Look up "language" in help for your options.

"Lostintranslation" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have recently purchased a PC in Germany (where I live). Unfortunately, my
> German is terrible and I am having a hard time translating all the messages.
> I owuld like to change the Language to English.
>
> I have read that unless you have Vista ultimate or Enterprise, I am out of
> luck unless I buy an upgrade for another 200 Euros! The free Language packs
> available do not offer Enlgish.
>
> But I have also read that when you first install the OS (when I first turned
> on my new PC), I should have the option to select the language. Does anyone
> know if this is true? Nonetheless, I did not get any DVDs or CDs with the PC.
> However, I have created the recovery CDs. Does anyone know if I do a recovery
> if it will allow me to change the language?
>
> Thanks.
>
>