Vistalizator changes your display language on Windows 7 and Vista
Every now and then I have the honor of reinstalling Windows on a customer's system in a language other than English - usually French, since I happen to work in Canada.
Trouble is, all my installation media is English which means the resulting OS would sport an English interface. Thankfully, Vistalizator makes switching languages a painless process. Grab the required language pack, fire up Vistalizator, and follow the on-screen instructions. In a short while, you'll be able to reboot your system into the newly-translated shell.
While this was originally a Vista utility, as of the October 17th release Windows 7 is fully supported.
Remember, you don't need Vistalizator if you're running an Ultimate edition - you can just run one of the standalone language packs. As luck would have it, they're also linked on the Vistalizator site for easy download. You'll find them grouped by OS on the download page.
Trouble is, all my installation media is English which means the resulting OS would sport an English interface. Thankfully, Vistalizator makes switching languages a painless process. Grab the required language pack, fire up Vistalizator, and follow the on-screen instructions. In a short while, you'll be able to reboot your system into the newly-translated shell.
While this was originally a Vista utility, as of the October 17th release Windows 7 is fully supported.
Remember, you don't need Vistalizator if you're running an Ultimate edition - you can just run one of the standalone language packs. As luck would have it, they're also linked on the Vistalizator site for easy download. You'll find them grouped by OS on the download page.













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Subscribe to commentsPKOct 22nd 2009 11:26AM
For Windows Vista/7 Ultimate:
Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Keyboards and Languages -> Click "Install/uninstall languages..."
LeonickOct 22nd 2009 1:59PM
Wow amazing!!
now i can get my laptop in english :)
kostyalevinOct 22nd 2009 4:35PM
This is awesome! Lack of localization is one of my biggest pet peeves with Microsoft products. Is there any product that can do this with MS Office?
Now I can do something about the German version of Vista that is mocking me in my wife's laptop.
RingoOct 22nd 2009 6:11PM
This is not amazing! It's plain stupid in the first place that MS requires you to have the Ultimate version to switch which language to use for your OS. They deserve a boot to the head for this one.