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In article <>, "Just Trev"
<lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> says...
> Help!
>
> Just bought a second hand computer off a guy here in NZ.
>
> Thing is - the OS language is in Korean!
>
> Now - is there any easy way to change this back to English? It is of course
> made even harder in that I cant read what the settings say etc, to change
> the selected language back to English (if you know what I mean).
>
> Any simple solutions?

Don't buy a PC with the Korean language version of Windows installed next
time.

"Patrick Dunford" <> wrote in message
news:. nz...
> In article <>, "Just Trev"
> <lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> says...
> > Help!
> >
> > Just bought a second hand computer off a guy here in NZ.
> >
> > Thing is - the OS language is in Korean!
> >
> > Now - is there any easy way to change this back to English? It is of
course
> > made even harder in that I cant read what the settings say etc, to
change
> > the selected language back to English (if you know what I mean).
> >
> > Any simple solutions?
>
> Don't buy a PC with the Korean language version of Windows installed next
> time.

No really, that's helpful, and despite what the rest of NZ say, you arn't a
dork at all.




Trev

In article <>, "Just Trev"
<lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> says...
>
> "Patrick Dunford" <> wrote in message
> news:. nz...
> > In article <>, "Just Trev"
> > <lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> says...
> > > Help!
> > >
> > > Just bought a second hand computer off a guy here in NZ.
> > >
> > > Thing is - the OS language is in Korean!
> > >
> > > Now - is there any easy way to change this back to English? It is of
> course
> > > made even harder in that I cant read what the settings say etc, to
> change
> > > the selected language back to English (if you know what I mean).
> > >
> > > Any simple solutions?
> >
> > Don't buy a PC with the Korean language version of Windows installed next
> > time.
>
> No really, that's helpful, and despite what the rest of NZ say, you arn't a
> dork at all.

If it has a Korean language version of Windows installed, you have to
install an English version of Windows.

"Patrick Dunford" <> wrote in message
news:. nz...
> In article <>, "Just Trev"
> <lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> says...
> >
> > "Patrick Dunford" <> wrote in message
> > news:. nz...
> > > In article <>, "Just Trev"
> > > <lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> says...
> > > > Help!
> > > >
> > > > Just bought a second hand computer off a guy here in NZ.
> > > >
> > > > Thing is - the OS language is in Korean!
> > > >
> > > > Now - is there any easy way to change this back to English? It is
of
> > course
> > > > made even harder in that I cant read what the settings say etc, to
> > change
> > > > the selected language back to English (if you know what I mean).
> > > >
> > > > Any simple solutions?
> > >
> > > Don't buy a PC with the Korean language version of Windows installed
next
> > > time.
> >
> > No really, that's helpful, and despite what the rest of NZ say, you
arn't a
> > dork at all.
>
> If it has a Korean language version of Windows installed, you have to
> install an English version of Windows.

See you can be helpful with just a little effort Patrick.

The thing is - the Start button, Windows logos, etc are all in English -
so..... does this mean it is actually a Korean version of Windows, or just
been set as the language of choice?

Trev

Just Trev wrote:

> "Patrick Dunford" <> wrote in message
> news:. nz...
>
>>In article <>, "Just Trev"
>><lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> says...
>>
>>>"Patrick Dunford" <> wrote in message
>>>news: et.nz...
>>>
>>>>In article <>, "Just Trev"
>>>><lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> says...
>>>>
>>>>>Help!
>>>>>
>>>>>Just bought a second hand computer off a guy here in NZ.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thing is - the OS language is in Korean!
>>>>>
>>>>>Now - is there any easy way to change this back to English? It is
>
> of
>
>>>course
>>>
>>>>>made even harder in that I cant read what the settings say etc, to
>>>
>>>change
>>>
>>>>>the selected language back to English (if you know what I mean).
>>>>>
>>>>>Any simple solutions?
>>>>
>>>>Don't buy a PC with the Korean language version of Windows installed
>
> next
>
>>>>time.
>>>
>>>No really, that's helpful, and despite what the rest of NZ say, you
>
> arn't a
>
>>>dork at all.
>>
>>If it has a Korean language version of Windows installed, you have to
>>install an English version of Windows.
>
>
> See you can be helpful with just a little effort Patrick.
>
> The thing is - the Start button, Windows logos, etc are all in English -
> so..... does this mean it is actually a Korean version of Windows, or just
> been set as the language of choice?
>
> Trev
>
>
Try poking around on Microsoft.com . There is a language pack
installer and I seem to remember something about switching on the fly.
Also, check jsiinc.com .

>
> The thing is - the Start button, Windows logos, etc are all in English -
> so..... does this mean it is actually a Korean version of Windows, or just
> been set as the language of choice?
>
> Trev
>

What windows version??

Do you have the install disc that came with it??

The windows logo, start button are probably images (as opposed to the
text in menu items &c.)

Murray

In article <>, "Just Trev"
<lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> says...
>
> "Patrick Dunford" <> wrote in message
> news:. nz...
> > In article <>, "Just Trev"
> > <lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> says...
> > >
> > > "Patrick Dunford" <> wrote in message
> > > news:. nz...
> > > > In article <>, "Just Trev"
> > > > <lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> says...
> > > > > Help!
> > > > >
> > > > > Just bought a second hand computer off a guy here in NZ.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thing is - the OS language is in Korean!
> > > > >
> > > > > Now - is there any easy way to change this back to English? It is
> of
> > > course
> > > > > made even harder in that I cant read what the settings say etc, to
> > > change
> > > > > the selected language back to English (if you know what I mean).
> > > > >
> > > > > Any simple solutions?
> > > >
> > > > Don't buy a PC with the Korean language version of Windows installed
> next
> > > > time.
> > >
> > > No really, that's helpful, and despite what the rest of NZ say, you
> arn't a
> > > dork at all.
> >
> > If it has a Korean language version of Windows installed, you have to
> > install an English version of Windows.
>
> See you can be helpful with just a little effort Patrick.
>
> The thing is - the Start button, Windows logos, etc are all in English -
> so..... does this mean it is actually a Korean version of Windows, or just
> been set as the language of choice?

MS produces different language versions of Windows. Individual
applications do have some capabilities to implement their own MUI.

"Murray Sutherland" <murray-sutherland@{remove}clear.net.nz> wrote in
message news:410f2cb2$...
> >
> > The thing is - the Start button, Windows logos, etc are all in English -
> > so..... does this mean it is actually a Korean version of Windows, or
just
> > been set as the language of choice?
> >
> > Trev
> >
>
> What windows version??

Win 2000

>
> Do you have the install disc that came with it??

Unfortunately not. But - it is not a pirated copy, it was actually a PC
given to the guy I bought it from by a church (yes a Korean Church lol) who
updated their computer.

Trev

"Just Trev" <lewis-at-quicksilver.net.nz> wrote in message
news:...
>
> "Murray Sutherland" <murray-sutherland@{remove}clear.net.nz> wrote in
> message news:410f2cb2$...
> > >
> > > The thing is - the Start button, Windows logos, etc are all in
English -
> > > so..... does this mean it is actually a Korean version of Windows, or
> just
> > > been set as the language of choice?
> > >
> > > Trev
> > >
> >
> > What windows version??
>
> Win 2000
>
> >
> > Do you have the install disc that came with it??
>
> Unfortunately not. But - it is not a pirated copy, it was actually a PC
> given to the guy I bought it from by a church (yes a Korean Church lol)
who
> updated their computer.
>


Total long shot (alas, I don't have a lot of experience with Windows using
foreign languages), but try to navigate to Control Panel\Regional Options -
and see if you can change the settings to English from there - of course,
being in Korean may make that difficult - but its all I've got right now

Good luck

RJ out.

On Tue, 03 Aug 2004 21:18:30 +1200, Just Trev wrote:


> "Murray Sutherland" <murray-sutherland@{remove}clear.net.nz> wrote in
> message news:410f2cb2$...
>> >
>> > The thing is - the Start button, Windows logos, etc are all in
>> > English - so..... does this mean it is actually a Korean version of
>> > Windows, or
> just
>> > been set as the language of choice?
>> >
>> > Trev
>> >
>> >
>> What windows version??
>
> Win 2000
>
>
>> Do you have the install disc that came with it??
>
> Unfortunately not. But - it is not a pirated copy, it was actually a PC
> given to the guy I bought it from by a church (yes a Korean Church lol)
> who updated their computer.

It won't do any good. The different language distributions are on
separate disks. You need a friend who can cut you a new OS disk with a
spoofed serial number. Better make sure it's a good friend cause doing
this can be a dangerous thing these days. There's no privacy in the MS
world anymore. You are going to have to completely reinstall everything.

Got no OS disk, got no money to buy one, got no friend to share the
danger, then I suggest looking into Linux. Redhat is a nice choice for
the uninitiated, although I grit my teeth every time it puts it's apps in
the wrong directories. It has an easy install and comes with OpenOffice,
an MS compatible office suite (or at least it did when I last installed it
-- things change though). In fact it comes with just about everything you
could possibly want and it will run on anything bigger than a 486, which
you do since you're talking about WIN2000 (a nice OS by the way. Someone
made a mistake at Microsoft when they released that).

Mark