Display Language problem

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Display Language problem

hi
i just got a new win 8 home premium OEM English 64Bit desktop (G2020 H61 MSI).
it came with English Display language and Hebrew as second.
all was O.K. till i added Czech and Polish language packs.

the display language turned to Czech and the only way i can bring it back to English is by the "Over Ride" option in <LANGUAGE-Advanced Settings> where i have option for English UK instead of "use language list" (which gets me to Czech or Polish' but not Hebrew or English, no matter what order i put.)
(i prefer English US (no offense) because that is what we use here. plus, i don't want to get into trouble with this over ride because i don't speak Czech and Polish (my father does))

when i set it to one of the 2 new languages' i get an option in <English- options> or <Hebrew options>, to install a a language pack ("available"), but i tried this a few times , and both failed to install.

it seems clear that the "initial" language installation (Eng. / Heb.) can't "compete" with the full install (new) language packs, but i don't know why i can't install these Heb/Eng. language packs/

yes, i can try to uninstall Czech and Polish, and then see if i have the option to upgrade Eng./Heb., but it takes time (Slow) and may not work.
i did play with region and stuff, and my non-unicode is hebrew and loacl is israel

thanks for ideas
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 X32
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo X60
Create a new user account for each language you want to use, for instance your main account (English), one account for Hebrew, one for Polish and one for Czech.

Now log in to each of these accounts and set respective display and input languages. This is the only correct way to work with several display languages, each language needed having its own user profile.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5853-display-language-change-windows-8-a.html

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Kari
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY 17-1150eg
    CPU
    1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
    Hard Drives
    Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
    External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
    Cooling
    As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
    Keyboard
    Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
    Internet Speed
    50 MB VDSL
    Browser
    Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
    Other Info
    Windows in English, additional user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish.
thanks kari.

sorry i was not clear.
i need only one display language and that is Eng. US.
the rest are just for input for my father who switch between them as he writes.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 X32
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo X60
OK, so you mean input languages although you were talking about Display languages. A big difference.

For input languages you do not need any additional language packs, all Windows language versions include all possible input languages and keyboard layouts. You just need to enable those input methods you need to use.

Tutorials:
Kari
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY 17-1150eg
    CPU
    1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
    Hard Drives
    Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
    External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
    Cooling
    As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
    Keyboard
    Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
    Internet Speed
    50 MB VDSL
    Browser
    Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
    Other Info
    Windows in English, additional user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish.
thanks kari.

sounds good.
i will try it.
so are you suggesting to un install polish and czech?

plus, it does seem like a bug because if i choose '' language list'' in display language, and put English first, it should have been English, no?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 X32
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo X60
I cannot reproduce your issue, for me the languages work as they should. Might be so simple as a misunderstood or forgotten setting.

Yes, you do not need Czech and Polish language packs if you simply want occasionally use Czech or Polish keyboard layout to type in those languages using your English Windows 8.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP ENVY 17-1150eg
    CPU
    1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
    Memory
    6 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
    Sound Card
    Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
    Hard Drives
    Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
    External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
    Cooling
    As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
    Keyboard
    Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth)
    Internet Speed
    50 MB VDSL
    Browser
    Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
    Other Info
    Windows in English, additional user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish.
thanks kari.
i will do as you suggested as soon as i visit my father, and post the results.

i just ran (a remote-team viewer) AidA64 check and found out that the installer language was English UK and not US, mabe
that is why it was the ''over ride'' option.

(once i un install czech and polish, i hope i will be able to download the English us full language pack, because i want
'David' TTS voice, which is US )
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 X32
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo X60
hi
it has been a while, since my dad was out of station.
i tried many times to uninstall czech and polish, and install us English, (which i do have as an "option", but all these always end up with a failure massage.
i understand now (thanks to Kari) that i should not have installed Czech and Polish, because i only needed them as input languages, but now i am stuck without US English ' so no David as a TTS voice.
is there a way to install US English "manually" (not through the normal UI) ?
or any idea why all this failings ?

thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8 X32
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo X60
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