windows 7 how to change the os language

hi folks, i had to get a laptop in a hurry during a recent visit to the canarey isles, the keyboard and the os are in spanish, how can i change the os language to english (uk), i need to reg the notebook with acer, also the two leeches norton and mcafee are in the system and need removing, i am not anyway tech happy, thnking you in advance for your help.

click on start control panel clock language region and you can change language and keyboard

Norton Removal Tool

Code:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/norton-support/jsp/help-solutions.jsp?lg=english&ct=united+states&docid=20080710133834EN&product=home&version=1&pvid=f-home

McAffe Removal

Code:

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507

i have tried this to no avail, perhaps one needs a smattering of spanish to do it properly, i have changed quite a few things but the end result is the same, i will try again tomorrow when i am fresh, thanks bobby

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Originally Posted by ferguj1

Norton Removal Tool

Code:

https://www-secure.symantec.com/norton-support/jsp/help-solutions.jsp?lg=english&ct=united+states&docid=20080710133834EN&product=home&version=1&pvid=f-home

McAffe Removal

Code:

http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=TS100507

thank you.

Originally Posted by flutered

i have tried this to no avail, perhaps one needs a smattering of spanish to do it properly, i have changed quite a few things but the end result is the same, i will try again tomorrow when i am fresh, thanks bobby

click on start and go to control panel, then in there there will say clock language and region, one in there click on region and language - change keyboard click add and you should then be able to change to an english keyboard you should then be able to change the langug. As the languge is all in spanish what you are looking for is a clock and a globe. Any probs just shout again and we can do screenshots for you

i have the time date keyboard working, its the language that i cannot change, i cannot use the start thingy as it is in spanish

Originally Posted by flutered

i have the time date keyboard working, its the language that i cannot change, i cannot use the start thingy as it is in spanish

ok ive googled and using google translate and this is what it has come up with - but im not sure if its all correct as i dont understand spanish, but maybe someone on here does. Some words its easy to fathom out
start = comienzo
control panel =panel de control
clock language & region = reloj idioma y la región
the second tab on the region/language is location = ubicación
default location = ubicación predeterminada

if your still unsure try google translations ive used a different translator and its coming up slightly different

control panel, default location, clock language region= panel de control, la ubicación por defecto, la región del reloj idioma
hope this helps


out of interest are you using said laptop now whilst your on here or another pc/laptop with windows 7 = if you have 2 different machines then try and compare

I origionally got this as i had got an achos, on which i loaded mrs flutereds fav music and some dvds i also had her fav local radio station advailable to her,ichecked my emails etc @cork airport, set it to airplane mode then closed it down, placed it in my man bag and off we went, when we arrived at the aptment the achos had de german language on the os, i could not make any headway with it.also itwas a holiday weekend over there i could not get it sorted, so i endded up buying the acer, on arrival home i spent a few days fooling with the achos and could not get the english language working, i decided to return it for a refund so i took it out to get it ready, whatever fooling i was doing i restarted it and he presto i am now using it to type this, i prefer it to the acer, so i think the acer is looking for a new owner sorry for the longwinded post

haha not a problem. dont know anything about achos strange tho how it changed language! problem is the acer if its not in english you wont get good pennies for it. But if your that stuck take it to a local pc shop and just ask their advice.

i guess the easiest way to solve this is to lay my grimey paws on a copy of windows7, then reinstall it, then that presents another problem, where can i get one.