Cant find language packs?

I recieved vista error(physical memory dump..) during installation(multiple
times):
"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent
damage to your computer.
Windows did not find any installed, licensed language packs for the system
default UI language.
If this is the first time you have seen this stop error screen, restart your
computer, if this screen appears again, follow these steps:
Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed. If
this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer for
any windows updates you might need.
If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware or
software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing. If you
need to use Safe Mode to remove or disable components, restart your computer,
press F8 to select Advanced Startup options, and then select Safe Mode."

I bought laptop with chinese vista and tried to install english. Does
license impose restrictions on vista language?

Thanks,
intso

Sounds like you need to wipe the hard drive and do a clean install. Trying
to install one language version over another will almost surely not work -
as you are noting by the events you see now.

[Avium]

hi

actually i have exactly the same problem as intso.
bought new vaio in shanghai with chinese vista installed on it. bought an original eng vista so i can use my new beauty. the installation went well, i formatted the hard drive, installed the eng vista home edition, but as the installation finished and win should log in i get the bluescreen with the "Windows did not find any installed, licensed language packs for the system default UI language." error message stucked in an endless bluescreen-restart loop until i didnt disabled the automatic restart upon error. the thing is, as i wrote that i did totally clean install, but vaio's got a lil trick, from the hard drive ~15gigs is separated and invisible for the built in win install, so you dont get an easily loseable install dvd (on other hand if the hd dies in your notebook then you can get it working again in a sony service if you want your original win back with all the drivers needed). so this hidden chinese partition might be the reason why there is a language pack "misunderstanding". still, i didnt find any solution to this, now i put an xp on the note to at least use it, but would really appriciate some help with this. i didnt buy an original vista to keep it on the shelf.

thanks in advance
avi

[Raveex]

Hi.

I find solution!

At installation do not enter your OEM a key and do not activate system with it.

Why? It is not hard to guess, that there is a conflict of key country language and language of system.

Have Fun! Good luck!

[okonomiyaki3000]

Can anyone tell me why this bs is still an issue on Windows? Is there any good reason why MS can't just include all languages and let you choose which one you want to use like Apple does? Or at least, provide the language packs as free downloads? They're useless without a licensed copy of the OS anyway, why not let people download them?

It's not an issue. Language packs are available for certain versions of the
operating system, Ultimate and Enterprise. This is and has been well
documented for several years. If you purchased a different one, then you
will need to use Anytime Upgrade to get the version that offers the feature
you want. Microsoft does not offer these for all versions for their own
business reasons which no one here is privy to, but it's not an "issue" as
there is a perfectly viable solution.

[okonomiyaki3000]

Too bad it's not an issue. Because issues sometimes get... you know... resolved. Looks like this mess is just how things are.

Why should I upgrade to Ultimate just so I can use my friggin PC in a language I understand? How am I even supposed to navigate "Anytime Upgrade" when I can't read a single thing on the screen?

Anyway, I found a solution in some application called Vistalizator which will install language packs on the regular home version of Winblows (why so many different versions anyway?). The down side is, switching languages is a system wide setting, and requires a restart. So, no chance of setting a different language for each user. Funny how this never comes up in those stupid side-by-side comparisons of Mac vs Win but they always compare useless stuff like installation procedure. Fact is, Mac completely smashes Windows when it comes to multilingualism.

One more thing. Everyone here is privy to MS's "business reasons" for not including such basic functionality in their OS: they expect you to give them more money.