Help with windows XP Pro sevice pack 2?

Have just received a Dell Latitude D630 with XP Pro but unfortunately it was installed in Dutch..

I've tried changing the language but the OS stays in Dutch...of which I don't understand FA

Hit several buttons at random so I've probably confused things even more.

I have the %26quot;green%26quot; Dell disc XP Pro service pack 2... so I assume that my last resort is to reinstall

HOPING that I can choose a Language that I understand ( French or English)?

I have the choice between a Total re-install or the recommended 'Mise a Niveau' sorry don't know the literal translation but its like an up grade..... It also says I should deactivate my Anti virus ( thing)

How do I do this ? Question ... will I be able to choose another Language (French) with the up grade.

Sorry to seem to stupid but I've been using MAC for the past 10 years and have no idea how Windows works.Help with windows XP Pro sevice pack 2?
Yes Windows XP is very simple to use. You can change language at any time.

You don't even need to format or upgrade windows xp. The language option is in the %26quot;control panel%26quot;.

Windows xp has so many Languages.Help with windows XP Pro sevice pack 2?
Before you go for any of the following mentioned process you need to do some modification to your system which are as follows.



Go to Control Panel%26gt;Regional and Language Options. Click on Language tab and check the option named %26quot;Install files for complex script and right to left languages%26quot;. Depending upon your requirement you can also go for %26quot;Install files for East Asia languages.%26quot; Click OK and provide the Windows XP setup CD and restart the system.



After restarting once again go to Control Panel%26gt;Regional and Language Options. In Regional Options tab select your language ( e.g. Hindi ) and click on Customize... .Here in Numbers %26gt; Standard Digits select your digit set and in Digit substitution select National. You can also go for some other settings in this window.





[The First Process]



If there is discussion of Windows operating system, Registry matters.





Type “regedit” in Run and you will have registry editor.

In registry editor locate the location %26quot;HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Wi…



Here you will see lots of string key. This is your first working area.



Now start Character Map and select %26quot;Mangal%26quot; font for Hindi, %26quot;Shruti%26quot; for Gujarati, “Latha” for Tamil, “Tunga” for Kannada, “Raavi” for Gurumukhi and some other for other languages.



Character Map can be found at

Programs%26gt;Accessories%26gt;System Tools%26gt;Character Map



If it is not there then install it from

Control Panel%26gt;Add or Remove Programs%26gt;Windows Components%26gt;Accessories and Utilities%26gt;Accessories%26gt;Character Map



Make some setting in combo and list boxes to find your character set.

Select -%26gt; Advanced view

Character Set -%26gt; Unicode

Group by -%26gt; All



Create words of your language by selecting characters from it. If you have done then copy these character. and paste it at the value of specific key in above specified location in RE.



(In the “Mangal” font select any character. You can see its integer code in status bar. This code is of 16 bit. E.g. U+0915: Devanagari Letter Ka. That’s why you can’t enter it directly from keyboard.)

Now come back to Registry editor (at the above specified location “H..\S..\M..”). Go down your memory lane and remember that you have seen any of this string values some where in Explorer. Yes, double click on key you want to modify and paste those words (copied in Character Map) here. And you have done it.



For example in Explorer you have seen text “Wave Sound” for files of ‘wav’ extension.

So find “@C:\WINDOWS\inf\unregmp2.exe,-9908” in Registry editor, double click on key, modify it by pasting those words.

In the same manner you can modify tool tip of Recycle Bin, My Computer, Network Connections, etc.



Do the same steps to modify other values.

You don’t need to restart the computer. Just close the explorer windows (if opened) and open it again and see the MAGIC.



But since you cant understand the Dutch, you may need to do a complete re-install using the Disc otherwise you may not find the menus listed



Good LuckHelp with windows XP Pro sevice pack 2?
Perhaps if you have another computer with internet access you can use the google translation feature. That's on the top line under the %26quot;more%26quot; choice. Other wise you can work on symbols.

Click start and then control panel if the dutch won't allow you to understand it has a symbol , a square frame with a tick in it %26amp; a marker in front of it. Once in there choose the globe symbol (not the globe with a power plug into it)You will then open a box with three tabs. The first tab is regional options (in English) click the first drop down box %26amp; then select French. This just sets currency formats and a few other things. Then click on the second (middle tab) (text services %26amp; input languages in English) click on the first tab there %26amp; you should be able to select your required version of French. This choice sets the default input language when you boot. After a restart, go back into the same area %26amp; find any other preferences you need to set.

Hope it works!Help with windows XP Pro sevice pack 2?
So far the best website to for translation ( according to me) is http://english2urdutranslations.com/