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Can I make my Korean computer speak english?

 
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Zach with a Z



Joined: 19 Feb 2009

PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:36 pm    Post subject: Can I make my Korean computer speak english? Reply with quote

I have a PC at my desk. Its running windows XP (thank god the plauge of Vista has not reached this place... maybe kim chi keeps it away.)

Is it possible to change the settings to english? So I can stop guessing as to what I am doing. The browser, MS office, et cetera...

I've tried talking to it in English very loudly and slowly but it just stares back at me, and sometimes says, "hello," at random times, or simply, "I fine."

help
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Rusty Shackleford



Joined: 08 May 2008

PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?p=2072179#2072179

This works. Your browser and Office will still be in Korean though. You shouldn't be using IE anyway, get one of these.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html
http://www.google.com/chrome?hl=en-GB

Instead of MS Office, you can use this.
http://download.openoffice.org/

I don't rate it though. I mostly use google docs. It's limited but does 90% of what 75% of people could ever need.

Hope this helps. Smile
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eamo



Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Its running windows XP (thank god the plauge of Vista has not reached this place... maybe kim chi keeps it away.)


Funny you say that, because Vista is the operating system that can actually address your problem. Vista Premium or Ultimate can be fully changed to any language.

But, if you still think, 2 years later, that the negative internet hype is correct about Vista....then stick with your XP.
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Zach with a Z



Joined: 19 Feb 2009

PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

eamo wrote:
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Its running windows XP (thank god the plauge of Vista has not reached this place... maybe kim chi keeps it away.)


Funny you say that, because Vista is the operating system that can actually address your problem. Vista Premium or Ultimate can be fully changed to any language.

But, if you still think, 2 years later, that the negative internet hype is correct about Vista....then stick with your XP.


I've used Vista. Its garbage. It takes forever to do anything. I hate it and hope it dies.
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reveuse261



Joined: 09 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i downloaded the english version of firefox and a new anti-virus. maybe try downloading openoffice, the free microsoft ripoff. as for the rest, i was told the school would have to buy an english version of xp, so i just ignore it.
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Underwaterbob



Joined: 08 Jan 2005
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I run OpenOffice, and while it's great and does everything Office does for free, it does run a bit slowly on older windows machines. Since the computers at both of my schools are dinosaurs, it's sometimes a real hassle when I'm working on a big powerpoint (Impress in OO) presentation and it takes literally 10 seconds to save the file.
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blade



Joined: 30 Jun 2007

PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zach with a Z wrote:
eamo wrote:
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Its running windows XP (thank god the plauge of Vista has not reached this place... maybe kim chi keeps it away.)


Funny you say that, because Vista is the operating system that can actually address your problem. Vista Premium or Ultimate can be fully changed to any language.

But, if you still think, 2 years later, that the negative internet hype is correct about Vista....then stick with your XP.


I've used Vista. Its garbage. It takes forever to do anything. I hate it and hope it dies.

Vista is fine, I've never had any problems with the program. I think many people who have had bad experiences with vista did so because they were running it on computers that just didn't have enough RAM installed.
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Rusty Shackleford



Joined: 08 May 2008

PostPosted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Underwaterbob wrote:
I run OpenOffice, and while it's great and does everything Office does for free, it does run a bit slowly on older windows machines. Since the computers at both of my schools are dinosaurs, it's sometimes a real hassle when I'm working on a big powerpoint (Impress in OO) presentation and it takes literally 10 seconds to save the file.


Agreed. That's why I recommend it but don't use it. There is a lite version but I've never used it.
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