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Old October 23rd 06, 10:42 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
thatfrenchgal
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Default Help - I've inherited a laptop set up in German!

Many & varied apologies for asking this in such b-a-s-i-c terms (am a bit of
a techno-retard, a fact of which I am not very proud...)

....but I've just been given a hand-me-down lap top which is running on
Windows 98 - entriely in German. Tragically, I have about a 10-word German
vocab (and no, I won't provide it for you to laugh at!)

I've been able to guess my way into what I've fairly sure is the
languages/display section (a challenge) and I'm at a point where it's letting
me choose between English (Australien) and Deutsche so I think I'm on thr
right track... but it won't let me change the default language without a
CDROM (and I know it wants CDROM because fortunately the words is the same
for both languages!

My firends don't have the relevant CDROMs any more/with them - they're fresh
off the plane, so to speak & didn't bother bringing such (useful) trivia with
them.

Can anyone help me by letting me know what I need to get hold of (what's the
name of the CDROM) and if this likely to be impossible? - in English please!!
I don't think I'll be able to get downloads onto the laptop beucase it's not
net connected (and is effectively unusable to me for now!).

Thanks a million in advance,
Anna
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Old October 23rd 06, 03:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
Ron Badour
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Default Help - I've inherited a laptop set up in German!

You cannot switch languages--you must install an English version of W98 that
will work on the laptop. Unfortunately, you probably will not be able to
find a CD that is custom made for the laptop so that leaves finding and
trying a retail version of W98, seeing if you can find the right drivers for
the hardware and then hoping it will work. Personally, I'd ask them if they
want the machine back or I would get rid of it since there is little sense
in investing money in a laptop that old and not even knowing if it will
work.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"thatfrenchgal" that french wrote in message
...
Many & varied apologies for asking this in such b-a-s-i-c terms (am a bit
of
a techno-retard, a fact of which I am not very proud...)

...but I've just been given a hand-me-down lap top which is running on
Windows 98 - entriely in German. Tragically, I have about a 10-word German
vocab (and no, I won't provide it for you to laugh at!)

I've been able to guess my way into what I've fairly sure is the
languages/display section (a challenge) and I'm at a point where it's
letting
me choose between English (Australien) and Deutsche so I think I'm on thr
right track... but it won't let me change the default language without a
CDROM (and I know it wants CDROM because fortunately the words is the
same
for both languages!

My firends don't have the relevant CDROMs any more/with them - they're
fresh
off the plane, so to speak & didn't bother bringing such (useful) trivia
with
them.

Can anyone help me by letting me know what I need to get hold of (what's
the
name of the CDROM) and if this likely to be impossible? - in English
please!!
I don't think I'll be able to get downloads onto the laptop beucase it's
not
net connected (and is effectively unusable to me for now!).

Thanks a million in advance,
Anna



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Old December 31st 06, 11:16 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
Mark Dunn
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Posts: 3
Default Help - I've inherited a laptop set up in German!

Find a friend with a W98 CD and re-install. Someone must still have it- many
people still use and like it.
"Ron Badour" wrote in message
...
You cannot switch languages--you must install an English version of W98

that
will work on the laptop. Unfortunately, you probably will not be able to
find a CD that is custom made for the laptop so that leaves finding and
trying a retail version of W98, seeing if you can find the right drivers

for
the hardware and then hoping it will work. Personally, I'd ask them if

they
want the machine back or I would get rid of it since there is little sense
in investing money in a laptop that old and not even knowing if it will
work.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"thatfrenchgal" that french wrote in

message
...
Many & varied apologies for asking this in such b-a-s-i-c terms (am a

bit
of
a techno-retard, a fact of which I am not very proud...)

...but I've just been given a hand-me-down lap top which is running on
Windows 98 - entriely in German. Tragically, I have about a 10-word

German
vocab (and no, I won't provide it for you to laugh at!)

I've been able to guess my way into what I've fairly sure is the
languages/display section (a challenge) and I'm at a point where it's
letting
me choose between English (Australien) and Deutsche so I think I'm on

thr
right track... but it won't let me change the default language without a
CDROM (and I know it wants CDROM because fortunately the words is the
same
for both languages!

My firends don't have the relevant CDROMs any more/with them - they're
fresh
off the plane, so to speak & didn't bother bringing such (useful) trivia
with
them.

Can anyone help me by letting me know what I need to get hold of (what's
the
name of the CDROM) and if this likely to be impossible? - in English
please!!
I don't think I'll be able to get downloads onto the laptop beucase it's
not
net connected (and is effectively unusable to me for now!).

Thanks a million in advance,
Anna





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Old December 31st 06, 11:18 AM posted to microsoft.public.win98.display.general
Mark Dunn
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Posts: 3
Default Help - I've inherited a laptop set up in German!

There seem to be torrent downloads available- not that I'm advocating piracy
of course. But then you'd just be replacing a licenced copy anyway.
"Mark Dunn" wrote in message
...
Find a friend with a W98 CD and re-install. Someone must still have it-

many
people still use and like it.
"Ron Badour" wrote in message
...
You cannot switch languages--you must install an English version of W98

that
will work on the laptop. Unfortunately, you probably will not be able

to
find a CD that is custom made for the laptop so that leaves finding and
trying a retail version of W98, seeing if you can find the right drivers

for
the hardware and then hoping it will work. Personally, I'd ask them if

they
want the machine back or I would get rid of it since there is little

sense
in investing money in a laptop that old and not even knowing if it will
work.

--
Regards


Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo



"thatfrenchgal" that french wrote in

message
...
Many & varied apologies for asking this in such b-a-s-i-c terms (am a

bit
of
a techno-retard, a fact of which I am not very proud...)

...but I've just been given a hand-me-down lap top which is running on
Windows 98 - entriely in German. Tragically, I have about a 10-word

German
vocab (and no, I won't provide it for you to laugh at!)

I've been able to guess my way into what I've fairly sure is the
languages/display section (a challenge) and I'm at a point where it's
letting
me choose between English (Australien) and Deutsche so I think I'm on


thr
right track... but it won't let me change the default language without

a
CDROM (and I know it wants CDROM because fortunately the words is the
same
for both languages!

My firends don't have the relevant CDROMs any more/with them - they're
fresh
off the plane, so to speak & didn't bother bringing such (useful)

trivia
with
them.

Can anyone help me by letting me know what I need to get hold of

(what's
the
name of the CDROM) and if this likely to be impossible? - in English
please!!
I don't think I'll be able to get downloads onto the laptop beucase

it's
not
net connected (and is effectively unusable to me for now!).

Thanks a million in advance,
Anna







 




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