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wanderingsalsero
Joined: 23 Dec 2006
Location: Houston, TX.
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 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:01 am Post subject: Office PCs in Korean language....can change to English? |
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I work in a public elementary school where they give us PCs to use in the office. They're set up with Korean prompts and commands. I was just reading an article in www.makeuseof.com which leads me to wonder if I should be able to go into my PC (at the office) and change the language over to English.
Anybody ever had that problem and been able to correct it?
Regards,
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Jandar
Joined: 11 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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You can probably download windows 2000 on a torrent site.
The install it in English.
That should be close enough.
Or you can download and install Fedora 13 a Linux operating system.
Just chose the dual boot option so your IT person doesn't get all upset.
You may need help getting the client to connect.
http://fedoraproject.org/
After you get Fedora installed you can download open office to get Office applications, just make .doc your default output format.
This is all open license stuff, it's not exactly like microsoft but is pretty intuitive to use once you have it installed. |
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jonpurdy
Joined: 08 Jan 2009
Location: Ulsan
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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No, XP can't be changed. Mac OS X and Windows 7 can both be changed very easily.
You can switch your input to English from Korean but that's about it. I'd suggest acquiring an English copy of Windows XP from somewhere and installing that. |
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Senior
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| It is possible to change XP to English. It involves uninstalling service pack 3, changing some registry entries, then re-installing service pack 3. There is a thread in the tech forum about it. Good luck finding it though. |
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jonpurdy
Joined: 08 Jan 2009
Location: Ulsan
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| Senior wrote: |
| It is possible to change XP to English. It involves uninstalling service pack 3, changing some registry entries, then re-installing service pack 3. There is a thread in the tech forum about it. Good luck finding it though. |
Oh, I was unaware of that. If you've got an install CD then do it this way. Otherwise just reinstall from an English install CD. |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:52 am Post subject: |
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| Don't forget to set aside some cash to pay for it if you muck up the machine. After all, it's still the school's propety. |
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Caffeinated
Joined: 11 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:31 am Post subject: |
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| I installed MS Office in English on the school's Korean Windows desktop. I get to make lesson plans and Powerpoints with English menus while the school IT guy can still work with Windows in Korean if he needs to mess around with Cool Messenger and the network settings. |
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buildbyflying
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: To your right. No, your other right.
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| Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| fedora or ubuntu. live cd. don't even need to install it. |
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Senior
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| buildbyflying wrote: |
| fedora or ubuntu. live cd. don't even need to install it. |
Good luck getting it to work on the school's network. The IT will have no idea how to configure it. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Public school? Just ask them to ask the IT guy to install the English version of XP. They have it available for us as well as Office 2003 in English.
Alternatively you can download a "broken" version of XP and install that if you can't wait a week for the IT guy to come (they usually only go to each school once per week).
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lost at sea
Joined: 27 Nov 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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I am planning on building a live Linux OS distribution myself-- I have the OS finished, and now I am building a Live CD/Pendrive .iso
I hope an OS like this will help rid problems like the one the topic creator expresses. Not to mention a mess of other nice features.
If you don't care about my OS, then I think there are other ways you can go about installing an OS in English.
Wubi offers an Ubuntu installer that you can run from inside Windows and install without partitioning or anything. Very useful for beginners. http://wubi-installer.org/
Given a majority of you are educators, I would suggest you use Edubuntu instead of Ubuntu, given it has education materials and games etc. http://edubuntu.org/
A user posted about problems with the school's network. As long as you use DHCP and a Lan line, you should have no problems at all. I am unsure if Ubuntu comes with DHCP setup from the start, but it should.
Please let me know what you guys and gals think of Linux, OSes and any problems you have at school and things you would like to see in an OS-- I want to tweak my OS to suit many needs and make it a Live OS. Please let me know over here: http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/posting.php?mode=reply&t=184741 |
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kiwipenny
Joined: 22 Mar 2010
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject: Why not just use it in Korean? |
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I know it is a pain but you get used to it after a couple of times~
If you know how to use the programs in 영어 then you should be able to remember where the buttons are etc... or just learn some Korean ^^ |
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Senior
Joined: 31 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:07 pm Post subject: Re: Why not just use it in Korean? |
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| kiwipenny wrote: |
I know it is a pain but you get used to it after a couple of times~
If you know how to use the programs in 영어 then you should be able to remember where the buttons are etc... or just learn some Korean ^^ |
Honestly, having the OS in Korean is no biggie. Just download the programs you need in English. Firefox, Open Office, a PDF viewer, Audacity for recording audio. All in English, all free. What more do you need? |
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CentralCali
Joined: 17 May 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:53 pm Post subject: Re: Why not just use it in Korean? |
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| Senior wrote: |
| Honestly, having the OS in Korean is no biggie. Just download the programs you need in English. Firefox, Open Office, a PDF viewer, Audacity for recording audio. All in English, all free. What more do you need? |
Yep. I have OpenOffice running on two computers in my office: mine (in English as the computer is one I bought myself) and the common computer (in Korean). That makes it a breeze for me to make something and then the Korean officemates, if needed, can edit it on the common machine. |
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NYC_Gal
Joined: 08 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:20 pm Post subject: Re: Why not just use it in Korean? |
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| kiwipenny wrote: |
I know it is a pain but you get used to it after a couple of times~
If you know how to use the programs in 영어 then you should be able to remember where the buttons are etc... or just learn some Korean ^^ |
My problem was that my school provided me with a Korean PC, and I am used to a Mac platform, so all of the programs have different layouts. My IT guy came in and installed a pirated Windows English CD, so it works well enough now. I wish he'd told me that it was pirated, though, because I clicked on an update and lost my lovely desktop picture, and now have to see the "Windows did not pass authenticity" BS every time I log on. Meh.
I keep my spare macbook at the school for powerpoint and other programs that I use on a regular basis. I use the school-provided PC for internet access and hangul software. |
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