When working with a computer, in special cases it is necessary to change the language of its interface. This cannot be done without installing the appropriate language pack. Let's find out how to change the language on a Windows 7 computer.
The installation procedure for a language pack in Windows 7 can be divided into three stages:
There are two installation methods: automatic and manual. In the first case, the language pack is downloaded through the "Update Center", and in the second, the file is installed in advance or transferred by other means to the computer. Now let's look at each of these options in more detail.
In order to download the required language pack, you need to go to Windows Update.
- Click the menu "Start"... Go to "Control Panel".
- Then go to the section "System and safety".
- In the window that appears, click on the inscription Windows Update.
- In the opened shell "Update Center" click on the inscription "Optional updates ...".
- A window of available but not installed optional updates opens. We are interested in the group "Windows language Packs"... It is here that language packs... Check the box for the object or several options that you want to install on your PC. Click "OK".
- After that, you will be transferred to the main window. "Update Center"... The number of selected updates will be displayed above the button "Install updates"... To activate the download, click on the indicated button.
- The language pack download procedure is in progress. Dynamics information this process displayed in the same window as a percentage.
- After downloading a language pack to your computer, it is installed without user intervention. This procedure can take a significant amount of time, but you can also perform other tasks on your PC in parallel.
Method 2: Manual installation
But not all users have the opportunity to use the Internet on a computer that needs to install the package. Also, not all possible options languages available through "Update Center"... In this case, there is an option to use manual installation of the language pack file previously downloaded and transferred to the target PC.
- Download the language pack from the official Microsoft website or transfer it to your computer in another way, for example, using a flash drive. It is worth noting that only options are presented on the Microsoft web resource that are not in "Update Center"... When choosing, it is also important to consider the bit capacity of your system.
- Now go to "Control Panel" through the menu "Start".
- Go to the section "Clock, language and region".
- Then click on the name "Language and regional standards".
- The window for managing localization settings is launched. Go to the tab "Languages and keyboard".
- In the block "Interface language" press "Install or remove language".
- In the window that opens, choose the option "Set interface language".
- The installation method selection window is launched. Click Browse your computer or network.
- In the new window, click "Overview…".
- The tool opens "Browse files and folders"... Using it, go to the directory where the downloaded language pack with the MLC extension is located, select it and click "OK".
- After that, the name of the package will be displayed in the window "Install or remove languages"... Check that there is a check mark next to it, and click "Further".
- In the next window, you need to agree to the license terms. To do this, put the radio button in the position "I accept the terms" and press "Further".
- Then it is proposed to familiarize yourself with the contents of the file "Readme" for the selected language pack, which is displayed in the same window. After reading, click "Further".
- After that, the package installation procedure starts directly, which can take a significant amount of time. The duration depends on the size of the file and the processing power of the computer. The dynamics of the installation is displayed using a graphical indicator.
- After the object is installed, the status will appear opposite it in the interface language setting window Completed... Click "Further".
- After that, a window opens in which you can select the newly installed language pack as the language of the computer interface. To do this, highlight its name and press "Change the display language of the interface"... After restarting the PC, the selected language will be installed.
If you do not want to apply yet Current Package and change the language settings of the system, then just press the button "Close".
As you can see, the procedure for installing a language pack as a whole is intuitive, no matter how you act: through "Update centre" or through the language settings. Although, of course, when using the first option, the procedure is more automated and requires minimal user intervention. Thus, you have learned how to Russify Windows 7 or, on the contrary, translate it into a foreign language.
Buying a laptop with a new operating system, we do not always receive it in Russian. The question immediately arises: how to make the system work in Russian? Today we will tell you how to Russify Windows 7.
How to carry out Russification
Problems with Russification of Windows 7 on this moment enough. So, many argue that changing the language is possible only on the Ultimate and Enterprise versions.
For all other cases, you need to either independently search and download another similar system in Russian, or reinstall your system to those versions that provide for a language change.
If your system allows, then you can apply the Russification method through Windows Update. How to do it?
- Open the control panel, find the "Region and language" section.
- Then go to the "Languages and Keyboards" tab.
- Click on "Install / Uninstall languages".
- Select "Install display languages".
- The system will offer you several ways. Choose "Run Windows Update".
- Next, click on "Optional updates" and go to the list of "Windows Languages Packs".
- You need to check the box next to "Russian" and click OK.
- Now you need to wait, because it takes time to install.
- Then select the language in the "Languages and Keyboards" tab.
- Now, for everything to work out, you need to either restart your computer, or do re-entry into the system.
How to russify Windows 7 home
This version, like many of its unfortunate brothers, was deprived of the function of changing languages. How to Russify windows 7 home premium and other systems that were initially deprived of such a function? This is where Vistalizator and the MUI package will help.
- First, find out your Windows version. To do this, click on Start, then hover over Computer, click right click mouse over it and select Properties. The first line following Windows Edition will be the name of your system. Also notice the System type in the System section. Remember or write down this data, they will be useful to you.
- Download Vistalizator.
- Select the required language pack according to your OS.
- Launch Vistalizator.
- Click on "Add languages" and open the language pack (s): MUI (* .exe, * .cab) or LIP (* .mlc).
- Wait for the package to download and check the integrity of the file.
- Select the required package and click "Install language (s)".
- Wait, when the installation is completed, the message will fly out: "Express or Internal mode." Click "Yes", Russian will become the system language.
- After rebooting, click Start, then - Control Panel, then - Language and Regional Standard, select Advanced - Change system language. Select Russian and click OK.
Interface language is the language that Windows uses in dialog boxes, menus, Help and Support Center topics, and other items. user interface... Depending on the version of your Windows there are several ways to change the interface language. In this article, I will describe how to change the language in all possible versions of Windows7, namely Home Basic \ Home Basic, Home Premium \ Home Premium, Professional \ Professional, Enterprise \ Enterprise, Ultimate \ Ultimate.
To begin with, I propose to consider how to change the language in Window7 Professional, Corporate \ Enterprise, Maximum \ Ultimate, since for these versions there is a regular way of changing languages.
Change language to Window7 Corporate \ Enterprise, Maximum \ Ultimate.
There are two ways to change the language:
1) via updates
2) download EXE files and install.
Let's start, in my opinion, with the easiest one, download the language we need and run its installation. If you want to change the language from unknown (English, French, Italian, etc.) to Russian, for this download the file corresponding to your system.
Russian language for Windows7 (KB972813):
Change language to Window7 Home Basic \ Home Basic, Home Advanced \ Home Premium, Professional \ Professional.
You can change the interface language in Windows7 Home Basic \ Home Basic, Home Premium \ Home Premium, Professional \ Professional, you can different ways, you can do it yourself using the command line, or you can use ready-made tools, for example, the Vistalizator program. Using this program to change the language is elementary:
2 Download the required language. You can download it from the Vistalizator program website, or if you need to Russify Windows7, you can.
3 Log into the computer under a local administrator, run the program (it does not require installation).
4 Choose to add a language, point to the previously downloaded file, and after 15-20 minutes you have the required Windows7 interface language for you.
Step-by-step instructions for installing and uninstalling the official language packs of Windows 7.
Downloading and installing the Russian language package
Important: Installation of additional language packs is supported only in Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions.
The localization package can be downloaded using the Windows Update Center: Start ›All Programs› Windows Update Center(Start ›All Programs› Windows Update). The process of downloading and installing the Russian localization package in this case will be fully automatic and safe.
You can also download the Russian localization packages from the Microsoft website and install them manually. The bitness of the language pack must match the bitness of the operating system installed on the computer.
Russian language for Windows 7 without SP1 installed (KB972813):
- 32-bit (x86)
- 64-bit (x64)
Russian language for Windows 7 with SP1 installed (KB2483139):
- 32-bit (x86)
- 64-bit (x64)
Change the Windows 7 language
After the Russification package is installed, you can change the interface language of Windows 7 Ultimate in the following way:
1. Click Start and enter Change display language in search string Start menu.
2. Click Change display language.
3. In the window that appears, select Russian from the drop-down list, and click OK.
4. Restart your computer.
5. When starting Windows 7, the words “ Start Windows"And" Welcome "were displayed in Russian (instead of" Starting Windows "and" Welcome ", respectively), open ... In the tab Additionally press the button .
In the opened window Screen and User Account Settings check the boxes:
- Welcome screen and system Accounts.
- New user accounts.
Click on OK and restart your computer again.
Removing a language pack
Important: Do not delete the main language of the system. this will violate Windows work 7.
To remove a package language localization from Windows 7 Ultimate / Enterprise, do the following:
1. Open Control Panel ›Regional and Language Options(Control Panel ›Region and Language), on the tab Languages and keyboards(Keyboards and Languages) click the button Install or remove language(Install or Uninstall display Languages).
2. In the window that opens, select (Uninstall Display Language).
3. Select the language (or languages) you want to remove from Windows 7 and click Further(Next).
4. Wait for the language to be removed and restart your computer.
Quite often, novice users experience problems with Russification Windows 7... There are several nuances here. There are differences in the Russification of various versions of Window 7. The process is simplest and most understandable. Russification Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate.
First, you need to download the Russian language pack for Windows 7, the easiest way is to use the service Microsoft updates... For what you need to go to Start ›All Programs› Windows Update. From the center interface Windows updates you need to start downloading and installing the Russian localization package. This is the easiest and safest way to Russify Windows.
Russian localization packs for Windows 7 can be downloaded from the Microsoft website and installed manually. You must download the localization pack according to the bitness of your OS and the installed Service Pack.
Russian Windows language 7 without SP1(KB972813):
Russian for Windows 7 with the established Service Pack 1(KB2483139): Let me remind you that I already wrote a note about where you can
To Russify the Windows 7 Enterprise or Ultimate interface, you need to go to the Control Panel (Start Menu -> Control Panel) and select the Clock, Language and Region item.
This form has a button Install / Uninstall Languages, by clicking on which you will go to the wizard for configuring the interface language for Windows 7. In the wizard that appears, you can Russify the system, for which you will need to specify the downloaded file. cab with Russian MUI Windows 7, and choose to install the Russian interface language.
In the event that your version of windows 7 is not the maximum (not Ultimate or Enteprise), then windows 7 Language Pack will have to be installed manually.
Why do we run command line(cmd) with administrator rights and execute the following commands:
DISM / Online / Add-Package /PackagePath:"D:\Downloads\ru-RU\lp.cab "bcdedit / set (current) locale ru-RU bcdboot% WinDir% / l ru-RU
Where, D: \ Downloads \ ru-RU \ is the path to the folder where you unpacked the downloaded language packs. The lp.cab localization file should be located in this folder.
Then we launch the registry editor (regedit), go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SYSTEM / CurrentControlSet / Control / MUI / UILanguages branch and remove the en-US parameter, after which the computer needs to be restarted.
After booting your computer, you will receive a Russian version of Windows 7 .
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