Hi Everyone
I am new to this forum.
I loved Windows XP, and eventually I had to get Windows 7 . .. it took a while to get used to it . . . but I did in the end.
NOW .. . . . .
I had to purchase a new laptop, because my old one died . . ..
Two problems with this purchase . . .
1 . . . I was in Spain, and I needed it to be in English not Spanish !
2. It has Windows 8. . . . which it FOUR TIMES WORSE than Windows 7 !
I have managed to get the download for the English language set up . . .
I have done that, and it has changed the menu and MOST, BUT NOT ALL of the system into English.
But when it closes down, does updates, or anything that MATTERS to the laptop, it is still in Spanish !
I found a tutorial where it told me to go to RegEdit and change . . .
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentContorlSet\Control\Nls\Language
scrolled down to . . . . . . . InstallLanguage and changed to the code to US English
This changed the CLOSE DOWN language to English, and I was happy !
However, when I switched it back on, all I got was a Black Screen and the Windows Logo on the bottom Left, and the Desktop logo on the right. not the Apps Screen, which is usuall for Windows 8
Messing about with this gave me the Windows Menu so I could get onto the intenet etc etc . . ..
So . . .
I changed the Registry back to Spanish . . . . . it now works like it did before, but in Spanish.
My question is . . . . there MUST be a way to change the registry to English but there must be more than one key? Yes?
Thanks for any advice
Geoff
I am new to this forum.
I loved Windows XP, and eventually I had to get Windows 7 . .. it took a while to get used to it . . . but I did in the end.
NOW .. . . . .
I had to purchase a new laptop, because my old one died . . ..
Two problems with this purchase . . .
1 . . . I was in Spain, and I needed it to be in English not Spanish !
2. It has Windows 8. . . . which it FOUR TIMES WORSE than Windows 7 !
I have managed to get the download for the English language set up . . .
I have done that, and it has changed the menu and MOST, BUT NOT ALL of the system into English.
But when it closes down, does updates, or anything that MATTERS to the laptop, it is still in Spanish !
I found a tutorial where it told me to go to RegEdit and change . . .
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentContorlSet\Control\Nls\Language
scrolled down to . . . . . . . InstallLanguage and changed to the code to US English
This changed the CLOSE DOWN language to English, and I was happy !
However, when I switched it back on, all I got was a Black Screen and the Windows Logo on the bottom Left, and the Desktop logo on the right. not the Apps Screen, which is usuall for Windows 8
Messing about with this gave me the Windows Menu so I could get onto the intenet etc etc . . ..
So . . .
I changed the Registry back to Spanish . . . . . it now works like it did before, but in Spanish.
My question is . . . . there MUST be a way to change the registry to English but there must be more than one key? Yes?
Thanks for any advice
Geoff
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- 8.1
- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Toshiba SkullCandy