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    How to get Windows 7 in Chinese?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Chango99, May 19, 2010.

  1. Chango99

    Chango99 Derp

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    Hi, I have a Lenovo T500 with originally vista and upgraded to W7 home premium. I understand that professional has language packs? Well is there any way for me to have other languages and not having to pay for pro?

    I got a new laptop for myself and will be giving this Lenovo T500 to my mother. I plan to clean install W7 home premium on it, and I think you can set your starting language when installing windows, but this sets it as the main and only language right? I'm not really sure about this. The new laptop I got allowed me to choose a language in which I inevitably chose English.

    Now, my mom surely will be fine having it only in Chinese, but she is probably going to mess up some things and need me to fix it or I'm just generally going to need the laptop for backup if mine should die on me. So, I need an English option to be there. My mother can only read Chinese, and I can only read English.

    Any help here?
     
    Chango99, May 19, 2010
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  2. fzhfzh

    fzhfzh Notebook Deity

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    Get a Chinese version win 7 premium and use your Eng version CD key for it, the same CD key could be used for different windows 7 language versions and even 32/64bit.
     
    fzhfzh, May 19, 2010
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  3. Retto

    Retto Notebook Evangelist

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    His question i think is windows able to toggle between Chinese and English on the fly. Not if it can be installed with a Chinese language period. And honestly I couldnt tell ya mate. Never had the need lol.

    Ninja edit

    First thing that popped up on a quick google search
    http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/...-7-ui-welcome-screen-system-and-new-accounts/

    Also at the bottom are links for installing different language packs.
     
    Retto, May 19, 2010
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  4. Chango99

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    No luck with that. Most things assume W7 Ultimate
     
    Chango99, May 19, 2010
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    KLF NBR Super Modernator Super Moderator

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    You can get language packs working on other versions of 7 with newest Vistalizator.
     
    KLF, May 20, 2010
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    person135 Notebook Evangelist

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    You probably need a chinese version of W7. There is a way to get all non english characters to be displayed as chinese though, but this doesnt apply to W7 menus etc. It only works for like say a notepad file with chinese characters that a normal W7 cant otherwise display correctly, or for chinese software such as QQ.

    I dont remember exactly how do to do it, but I remember going to control panel -> regional/language controls (I think) and then checking a box that had something to do with display all non unicode characters as -selected language- *I think that's what it was*
     
    person135, May 21, 2010
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