Problem with language change in windows vista home premium

Officially, only Windows Vista Ultimate and Enterprise can change the language.

 

And unofficially?

 

If you have already installed the MUI just change

Default and install language to th greek code

andInstallLanguageFallback to en-US (assuming this is your original ISO)

in

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Nls\Language\

OR


use "vistalizzator"

 

Ah yes, Vistalizator, mentioned in this post:

https://www.mydigitallife.net/insta...tion-of-windows-7-or-vista-with-vistalizator/

This does apparently give Windows Update problems, which is mentioned at the bottom of the post.

 

It talks about win7, not vista, BTW I used itused before I figured the proper way, that I explained above. Something that happened more than 10 years ago... so...

 

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This is indeed a text in the post I mentioned, a problem specific for Windows 7. Above that text, however, you will notice this bit:

“By default, Vistalizator is using Express mode which uses a “quick and dirty” approach to install new languages and is not able to update all the Windows system catalogs. So the the new languages installed are not recognized by Windows, and thus not updated by Windows Update upon (automatic) installation of some hotfixes or updates that affect language resources, causing some features to not working properly.”

To my understanding, this would mean that there are also some problems in Windows Vista.

 

Still a problem I couldn't care less, but I repeat, I never faced a problem with it, and given hardly the LPs are touched by CUs, I seriously doub't there are problems at all even in Win7.

So, again, the LP problem is solved in a better way, since a decade, but still having an alternative is (as usual) a good thing.

Reporting second or third hand isn't helpful to anyone.

Hence if vistalizzator, for reasons that are beyond me, triggered your interest in such incredible way, why not fire up a VM and test it personally and share your findings?

 

There is a mild interest. Reading about it made me curious. But you are right in suggesting that the problem should be solved in the best way possible. I never did claim that Vistalizzator was good or bad, but I did want the thread maker to know that problems could arise by using Vistalizzator, if he decided to use the program.

 

When did you get that? What did you do?

 

Do you have the MUI files extracted to \Windows\el-GR or \Windows\system32\el-GR?
If you have it, then editing registry would be enough. Replace the registry values:

Code:

Before:
SYSTEM\ControlSet00X\Control\MUI\UILanguages\en-US
Type = 409
SYSTEM\ControlSet00X\Control\Nls\Language\
Default = 0409
InstallLanguage = 0409
SYSTEM\ControlSet00X\Control\Nls\Locale\
Default = 0409
(Default) = 0409
After:
SYSTEM\ControlSet00X\Control\MUI\UILanguages\el-GR
Type = 408
SYSTEM\ControlSet00X\Control\Nls\Language\
Default = 0408
InstallLanguage = 0408
SYSTEM\ControlSet00X\Control\Nls\Locale\
Default = 0408
(Default) = 0408

If you can't change them, then boot into WinPE; locate to Windows\System32\conflig and mount SYSTEM hive. Edit these values in WinPE.
This method will only work when you have the .mui files in \Windows\el-GR and \Windows\system32\el-GR. If it's 64-Bit OS, then MUI files in \Windows\SysWOW64\el-GR will be required aswell.

You need to edit the key value on SYSTEM\ControlSet00X\Control\MUI\UILanguages from en-US to el-GR aswell.

 

Do you need a working download of Windows Update Agent 7.6? Or am I (quite possibly) missing the point here?

 

Yes, However I recommend you to do that on WinPE. Otherwise you might not be able to change values.
1. Boot into Windows PE.
2. Open registry editor by typing regedit on command prompt.
3. Choose HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_USERS, then File -> Load Hive -> (Install Drive)\Windows\system32\config\SYSTEM.
4. Choose any name.
5. Edit the values I gave before.
6. Choose the key we just loaded. Then, File -> Unload Hive -> Yes.
7. Reboot.
P.S: This method will work only if you have the required files in \Windows\el-GR and \Windows\system32\el-GR. Otherwise system will break, and you'll have to undo all of these registry changes.

 

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