How to change the language in recovery

[Alexilie]

Hi all!


I've just bought a Vaio Notebook VNG-FZ11E from Holland.
Is it possibble to change the windows backup language (dutch) to english so next time i use the recovery tool it will install a fresh copy of vista but in english?


thanx!

[Blencogo]

Hi Alexilie and welcome.

Unfortunately, you have bought a Dutch Vista License and Vista Home Premium does not allow you to change the language of Vista.

You have two ways to change the language: -

1. Buy a new English version of Vista.
2. Upgrade to Vista Ultimate which allows language packs to be downloaded.

Sorry - it is expensive either way.

[Alexilie]

I've tried to install a fresh copy of vista in english but some functions, as Fn, S button and some multimedia buttons didn't work. 😞
Where can i find a keyboard driver for my vaio?

[Thalamus.]

Hi Alexilie,

Download the VGN-FZ11E series Original Utilities Package from HERE , then extract the files and install the following in order.

1 SonyUtils DLL
2 Sony Shared Library
3 Vaio Event Service
4 Setting Utility Series

Once completed then re-boot your vaio.

You may have to do this more than once..

[Alexilie]

thanks a lot guys!
You are the best!

[Thalamus.]

You're welcome Alexilie..

[dhansoia]

In the recovery partition, in the directory SOURCES there are 2 files boot.win and version.ini
In the version.ini, there is a line with language. If we change the language entry in the file, it might boot with the desired language:
[Lang]
Lang=ENU

I am not sure if the files in the recovery partition are editable and if this will really change the language, but if it solves the issue, no harm I guess.