I'm trapped in US English

[garethamiga]

If you have any questions - or any answers - feel free to e-mail
gareth(RemoveThis)amiga@hotmail.com


Hello.

I don't know how to get Microsoft Windows XP Home to use British English.
That is, I would like the OS to display menus and options with words such as 'Favourites', 'Colours', etc, not 'Favorites', 'Colors', etc.


** If you're going to reply, please - please! - read the following: **


WHAT I ALREADY DID:

1,
On several different computers, all with UK versions of Windows, I went into Control Panel/Regional & Language Options and selected English (UK) but US English stayed, even after I restarted the computer.
What's rather irritating is that Windows now states it's in English (UK) even though the language hasn't changed.

2,
I asked Microsoft but they just said to do what I had already done.

3,
I went onto Microsoft's own help forum but it only spawned a slanging match between champions of British and US English.



IF YOU DON'T MIND:

_Do_NOT_ reply on this forum *unless* you have an answer.

That is because it makes the topic heading appear to have answers here and then other people don't look at it. Please post if you have a solution.

Sorry to be a bit tetchy about that, Snowmonkey and anyone else but not getting a solution is frustrating...


If you have any questions - or any answers - feel free to e-mail
gareth(RemoveThis)amiga@hotmail.com
...but don't say "you can't" - _yes_you_can_. I know it's possible because I've seen it. Unfortunately, the one person who has it bought the computer like that and doesn't know how it got that way.


Thank you!

[procomtech]

The only thing that I can tell you to try is to blow the box away with a fresh install of XP, then during the setup, make sure you select the language that you want. I have seen this problem with some versions of ME, but not with XP.