Can You Change the language settings without the os disc

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

What are you trying to change it to? Remember that OS versions are language
specific - you can't change an English-language copy of Windows to a French
one, etc.

Note - she should have been given the CD and license if she bought the
computer...

Neil wrote:
> my friend has just brought a pc with windows 2000 on it
> but due to the person before her buying it off the
> internet from America all its language settings are in
> western US is there any way you can change the settings
> without the 2000 OS disc thanks in advance

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

Neil wrote:
> As im working off what she has told me the language settings are set
> to Western US and because she wants to download MSN to be able to
> chat with when she gets as far as setting her password/screenname it
> says its the wrong country when she tried to change the country from
> United States to UK she didnthave the option to change it no other
> names were in the list apart from U S. She hasnt got a disk because
> the person she brought it off brought it off the internet where from
> i dont know but its obviously set to Western US language need to
> change it to United Kingdom

I'm using WinXP Pro here, and don't have W2k handy, but in control panel,
does she have a Regional and Language Options applet?

Did she even get a copy of the license for her installationW2k? If not,
she's not using a legal copy. She really should get media - perhaps even
just bite the bullet and buy a full copy of WinXP if the hardware can handle
it. You should always have installation media, always.
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> What are you trying to change it to? Remember that OS versions are
>> language specific - you can't change an English-language copy of
>> Windows to a French one, etc.
>>
>> Note - she should have been given the CD and license if she bought
>> the computer...
>>
>> Neil wrote:
>>> my friend has just brought a pc with windows 2000 on it
>>> but due to the person before her buying it off the
>>> internet from America all its language settings are in
>>> western US is there any way you can change the settings
>>> without the 2000 OS disc thanks in advance