Comments on: Trick to Install Windows XP SP3 RC in Non-English Language Editions

By: aktif

aktif — Sat, 02 May 2009 06:09:44 +0000

Thanks a bunch.
I used this trick to change my installed system language from Polish to English.
I first installed my legit SP2 (Polish), edited the registry as you described, installed SP3 (English) without any troubles. Now the interface is almost fully in English.
Those things which haven’t changed or modified by SP3 remains in Polish. However, 90% change is a good change for me.
Cheers!

By: Agostino (Italian member of Technet)

Agostino (Italian member of Technet) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:13:01 +0000

Rechange the registry key to your language id and reset the language options to your previous settings after installed this SP

By: izriot

izriot — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:12:42 +0000

Well, it did not worked here… (Hungarian laguage XP).

By: Kahurangikea

Kahurangikea — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:49:49 +0000

I tried this method to upgrade WinXP SP2 (French) to SP3. It updated OK but when I booted into WINXP sp3 everything was in english. Everything remained in english after I put all the language settings back to French and rebooted too.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:41:42 +0000

Just wait for final release of SP3, there won’t be any expiry date on it.

By: Agostino (Italian member of Technet)

Agostino (Italian member of Technet) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:54:52 +0000

Thank you very much. This trick works fine, but how can I extend indefinitely the trial evaluation of this service pack