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More info?)
Glad it was an easy fix. Have fun with the Win2K install.
--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
"barrowhill" <barrowhill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:84F7FB96-AF94-47ED-9750-CC7432074F76@microsoft.com...
> Gary,
>
> Thanks for prompt response. Your second link solved the problem.
Existing
> win 98 set to English UK. Win2000 is English US. I'd not had the is
problem
> before. Changed. Changing regional setting in control panel to US
disn't
> chamged registry on reboot. Manually changed and upgrade proceeding.
>
> Again...Thanks
>
>
>
> "Gary S. Terhune" wrote:
>
> > If you truly do have both versions in the same language, I suspect
> > there's some specific, seemingly disconnected cause for this
behavior,
> > and that it is properly an error in the Windows 2000 installation
> > process. If so, the place to ask is in Win2K groups.
> >
> > Some possibilities and hints:
> >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282089
> >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;259779
> >
> > --
> > Gary S. Terhune
> > MS MVP Shell/User
> >
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
> >
http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm
> >
> > "barrowhill" <barrowhill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:F0DB3595-15B7-4089-8F83-729FCE6650EE@microsoft.com...
> > > How do I determine the language of and installed O/S and of the
one I
> > want
> > > to upgrade too ???
> > >
> > > I receive and error message indicating that "the language of this
> > > installation of windows differs from the one you are installing.
The
> > option
> > > to upgrade will not be available"
> > >
> > > As far I I'm concerned the installed OS (win98) is English and the
one
> > I
> > > want to upgrade too (W2K) is also English.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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