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inskorea
Joined: 27 Jun 2012 Location: seoul
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:04 pm Post subject: Is it easy to install English Windows on a Korean ultrabook? |
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I plan on using an external CD drive to do a fresh install on a Korean ultrabook.
Thing is, will I lose any features/functions that the ultrabook was originally using before a complete fesh install?
I never tried this before Thanks! |
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dazzed
Joined: 26 May 2007
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:09 am Post subject: |
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Only thing you'll lose is the Korean text in the core system. Don't forget to get all the drivers for your ultrabook before formatting the computer. It's like installing any windows to any other computers. No worries. You can get the drivers from the manufacture's website or CD if it came with one. |
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crosbystillsstash
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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yes , grab all the drivers from the manufacturer's website, or use an application like driver genius to back them up before you begin. |
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inskorea
Joined: 27 Jun 2012 Location: seoul
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:46 pm Post subject: |
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crosbystillsstash wrote: |
yes , grab all the drivers from the manufacturer's website, or use an application like driver genius to back them up before you begin. |
Ok. Is driver genius a online program? |
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transmogrifier
Joined: 02 Jan 2012 Location: Seoul, South Korea
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:50 am Post subject: |
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inskorea wrote: |
crosbystillsstash wrote: |
yes , grab all the drivers from the manufacturer's website, or use an application like driver genius to back them up before you begin. |
Ok. Is driver genius a online program? |
Advice: A Google search is a million times faster for this type of question. |
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Troglodyte
Joined: 06 Dec 2009
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 6:06 am Post subject: |
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If you're running some versions of Windows 7 then you can switch the operating system language. If your version doesn't have this feature, you can still install a program that will allow you to do so. The language modules come from Microsoft. The feature is disabled in some versions of Win 7 (e.g. the home version) so with those, you need something like Vistalizator to sort of force Windows to accept the new language module. It might be easier for you to do this than to reinstall Windows (and all the rest of your software). |
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Dalton
Joined: 26 Mar 2003
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:14 am Post subject: |
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A good idea if you are concerned about bricking your system is to download a Linux live CD. Ubuntu or (Mint mate version).
You just put in the CD, reboot and select to boot from CD or perhaps you know the F key to select the boot drive from a list. It takes a few minutes but your system will boot with a familiar look and Firefox to surf. It's an elegant way to search for solutions on-line if your re-install fails.
You can use a USB instead of a CD. It's light, free, available all over the net. Just burn it to the medium you want. I recommend a CD.
You can install it in pretty much every language the world offers. At login you just select a language if you've installed it. I have Canadian English for me and Vietnamese for my wife. The keyboard layout can be selected at log in as well if wish. But you better know what it is. Passwords are a beach if you don't. Linux is way beyond MS capabilities in this regard. |
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teachal
Joined: 24 Sep 2010
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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Or you could just wait for Win 8, which is supposed to have full language switch functions on all versions. |
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Dalton
Joined: 26 Mar 2003
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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That may be but I installed the recent pre-retail version and saw no evidence of that. It certainly wasn't as obvious or easy as separately selecting the menu and keyboard language at log in as one can do with many common Linux distros. I don't recall previous Window OSs having the capability of having permanent user log ins with different menu or keyboard languages.
Keyboard switching alone with MS was pretty easy as I recall. I often switched from English to Hangul for e-mails or this board. I could not switch from a Korean menu installation to an English menu version without purchasing and re-installing the English version on previous MS OSs.
MS fans should look into that with a search. Better than waiting and hoping eh? That could be expensive. |
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