Change Language for Windows 7 SP1 32-bit/6
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Having acquired an HP Pavilion 1209ss notebook pre-installed in Spanish, under Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64 bit, I was able to switch it to English during installation. I also followed the procedure below to switch it back to French:
First, download the MUI for the language you want to install: https://www.pcdiy.com/146/windows-7-service-pack-1-language-packs-download
Then download a tool that will convert the .exe of the MUI into a .cab: Exe2Cab
Open exe2cab, select the MUI and save it as LP.cab.
Open the command prompt,
First, we will install the language:
1. DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\LP.cab
Then we will change the default language of Windows 7:
2. bcdedit /set {current} locale fr_FR
And finally, we set it as the default at startup:
3. bcdboot %WinDir% /l fr_FR
4. Last step, we will remove the old language, which is no longer needed. To do this, go to the registry editor ([Win]+[R] > regedit), navigate to the folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/MUI/UILanguages and delete the subfolder of your old language en_US
5. Restart your machine, and the language change has taken effect!
Except that after restarting, I get "Starting Windows" in French, but afterwards it's in Spanish; maybe I'm missing something, thank you for your help.
First, download the MUI for the language you want to install: https://www.pcdiy.com/146/windows-7-service-pack-1-language-packs-download
Then download a tool that will convert the .exe of the MUI into a .cab: Exe2Cab
Open exe2cab, select the MUI and save it as LP.cab.
Open the command prompt,
First, we will install the language:
1. DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:C:\LP.cab
Then we will change the default language of Windows 7:
2. bcdedit /set {current} locale fr_FR
And finally, we set it as the default at startup:
3. bcdboot %WinDir% /l fr_FR
4. Last step, we will remove the old language, which is no longer needed. To do this, go to the registry editor ([Win]+[R] > regedit), navigate to the folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/MUI/UILanguages and delete the subfolder of your old language en_US
5. Restart your machine, and the language change has taken effect!
Except that after restarting, I get "Starting Windows" in French, but afterwards it's in Spanish; maybe I'm missing something, thank you for your help.
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Hello,
In the bottom right, you probably have SP. When you click on it, you have FR or EN. However, the keyboard may be Spanish. In that case, you can use the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator software.