HELP Windows in German!!!!!!!!!!

jeffacakeblake

Hey guys I just received all my stuff from Hardwareversand and the copy of windows 7 premium is in german. Got through the installation but not too sure how to change the language to english.
Please advise

tuxy

Looks like you ordered the german version by mistake.

http://en.kioskea.net/faq/28761-windows-8-change-the-system-language

BloodBath

For future installs you could download the english os and put it on an 8gb usb stick for fast and easy installations and just use the key from the disk.

tuxy

BloodBath wrote: »

For future installs you could download the english os and put it on an 8gb usb stick for fast and easy installations and just use the key from the disk.

I've yet to find a reliable source to get this. Can you get it from the mircosoft site?

jeffacakeblake

tuxy wrote: »

Looks like you ordered the german version by mistake.

http://en.kioskea.net/faq/28761-windows-8-change-the-system-language

I got windows 7

jeffacakeblake

BloodBath wrote: »

For future installs you could download the english os and put it on an 8gb usb stick for fast and easy installations and just use the key from the disk.

Ok but I have to do it this way l take it

old_aussie

You might need to use Windows Update to download the English language pack.

BloodBath

tuxy wrote: »

I've yet to find a reliable source to get this. Can you get it from the mircosoft site?

Sadly microsoft don't offer os downloads for perfectly legal legitimate use. It amazes me really in the age of online software distribution that they don't offer this service.

There are other methods of course.

jumbobreakfast

You can get the download legally from Digital River and even Microsoft are OK with it but they are wary that people might accidenatally download a tainted iso image.

MS' stance on it:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/are-digital-rivers-download-links-illegal-for-use/9a121cdc-6c23-481a-bd5c-2753f2578423

Forum link to the legal download with instructions for installing from USB:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/windows-os-software/604187-legal-download-digitalriver-windows-7-sp1-13-languages.html

Here are a similar set of links on Microsoft Technet's forums that have been up there since October 2012:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itproinstall/thread/653d34d9-ac99-42db-80c8-6300f01f7aae/

The notebookreview links are Win7 with Service Pack 1 so that's a better choice. All the links point to msft.digitalrivercontent.net

jumbobreakfast

old_aussie wrote: »

You might need to use Windows Update to download the English language pack.

I think that only works with Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise. You would assume that there must be another way other than having to reinstall windows if you dont have one of those editions, so maybe google around

Monotype

You can't install a language pack unless you have ultimate alright. Just download the English ISO.
More instructions in the Windows guide in my signature plus how to install it from USB if you'd like.

jeffacakeblake

ok guys just realised i could have used my bootcamp(mac) installed version of windows so its all good.
cheers for all the messages