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More info?)
It is also available OEM as well as VL.
You need to order a laptop with XP english AND the MUI pack (which will have to be ordered in by the shop for you and they probably won't know what you are talking about).
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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@h0tmail.c0m> wrote in message news:#rfZR9qbFHA.348@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> James wrote:
> > Hi all, this is my situation: I'm a UK student, I have a pc with XP Home on
> > it, and I'm going to Germany for a year's study there. I want a laptop, and
> > they look mightily cheaper over there
*But* I don't think I could live
> > with a laptop that's exclusively in German. Ideally I want something where I
> > can switch between as I please.
> >
> > First question: Is this easy to do? Having read around, it sounds like no,
> > given MUI seems to be only available to big companies =/
> >
>
> That's correct. The MUI is available only for Volume Licensed English
> versions of WinXP Pro. For any other type of WinXP license, you cannot
> upgrade or convert from one language version of the OS to another, so
> you'd have to purchase and use the full version of WinXP (in whatever
> language you want) to perform a clean installation.
>
> Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282089
>
>
> > Second question: Would my current licence cover installing XP on a
> > yet-to-be-purchased laptop? (I'm thinking of the eventuality that I can't
> > have both languages and choose to install English over the top and make do
> > with that.)
> >
>
>
> Probably not. You need to have a separate WinXP license for each
> computer on which you install it. If you've a retail license on your
> present computer, you can remove it from the computer it's currently on,
> and then install it on the laptop. (Check with the laptop manufacturer
> before doing so, to ensure that this action won't void any warranty, and
> that there are device drivers available for the English version of
> WinXP.) If you've an OEM license, however, it's not transferable to
> another computer under any circumstances.
>
> Just as it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating
> systems, it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and U.S.
> copyright law http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html), if not
> technically) to purchase one WinXP license for each computer on which it
> is installed. (Consult an attorney versed in copyright law to determine
> final applicability in your locale.) The only way in which WinXP
> licensing differs from that of earlier versions of Windows is that
> Microsoft has finally added a copy protection and anti-theft mechanism,
> Product Activation, to prevent (or at least make more difficult)
> multiple installations using a single license.
>
> One can buy additional licenses, assuming one already has a retail
> license. Naturally, Microsoft cannot sell additional OEM licenses. Be
> aware, however, that you'll probably pay more this way than you would if
> you were to buy a second copy of WinXP from a discount retailer;
> Microsoft will only offer you a 15% discount off their MSRP.
>
> Additional Licenses for Windows XP Home Edition
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/addlic.asp
>
> Additional Licenses for Windows XP Professional
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp
>
>
> > I did read somewhere a brief comment that you can do something along the
> > lines of install one copy of Windows over another and thus be able to use
> > either language(!) I can't picture this in my mind, but does anyone know
> > about this?
> >
>
> Not quite. What you can do is purchase an additional English
> version of WinXP and create a dual-boot scenario on the German laptop,
> if you like.
>
> For conflicting language versions of operating systems, and the
> hiding of one's partition from another, I've found System Commander
> from V-Communications very useful, in the past.
>
>
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> Bruce Chambers
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