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Changing the language on a laptop?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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Hi the computer the school give me here in china is in Chinese...I was wondering if I could change the settings to english?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The keyboard? Or just the language?
    Xx
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Just looked and they are both in the same place. Go to start and then control panel, and then regional and language options :)
    Xx
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Its very hard to distinguish where the control panel is as everything is in chinese symbols!:banghead: Is there any cntrl alt shortcuts do you know??
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Oh, quick look through google hasn't come up with anything. It says if it's windows then the windows key (the little flag) and the C key... but that doesn't work on mine.
    Sorry!
    Xx
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Press WIN + R... this brings up the run box.

    In the run box, type intl.cpl

    intl.cpl is the CPL file (control panel file) for reginal and language options.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Look at you and your computing knowledge :p
    Xx
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That's why I'm overweight... waaaaay too much time on the computer :-)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    :lol: You do make me smile :p

    I spend too much time on here... does that count as computer time?
    Xx
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Nah - if you go out more than twice a week, you're already beating me there on the social front :-)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Thanks but still no joy! I think all the languages are still in chinese characters so have no clue where to click!:banghead:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    ...Do you speak any Chinese? Is there no way you can ask anyone to change it for you? Or look up all the Chinese characters on the internet and try to figure it out?
    Xx
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ni Hao... That is the extent of my chinese lol...Yeh i guess I could ask some of the other teachers in the school....
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Monserrat wrote: »
    That's why I'm overweight... waaaaay too much time on the computer :-)

    Masturbate more! Works for me! :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i think sometimes you get editions of windows that only come in a certain language or a number of certain language, so it might not even be possible even if u could navigate to control to change it :/
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    Indrid ColdIndrid Cold Posts: 16,688 Skive's The Limit
    What version of windows is it?
    Generally you can't change the UI language unless you're in Vista Ultimate or 7 Ultimate.
    Some people have hacked that though, thankfully, but it won't work on XP or older.
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