Jun 10, 2011 Windows Embedded Standard 7 Service Pack 1 (64-bit) and Windows Embedded POSReady 7 (64-bit), released with English, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish languages. This package consists of thirty additional languages. Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Pack 1 for Windows Embedded Standard 7 SP1 & POSReady 7 (64-bit). The Multilingual User Interface (MUI) language packs for Windows 7 SP1 have been released by Microsoft at February 22, 2011 (Reference:KB2483139). Here are the official direct download links for Windows 7 SP1 MUI language packs, you can use them for changing Windows display language.
Because the Microsoft Windows operating system is used all over the world, it comes as no surprise that there are several different languages available for it. Something Microsoft decided to introduce back in Windows 2000 was a method of allowing the user to install multiple languages for the interface onto a single operating system. This means that on a single system you can have multiple accounts, each having their own preferred display language for the user interface.
Language pack Info! Language packs for Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise and Professional. In the Ultimate and Enterprise editions, language packs can be installed as an additional update via the Automatic Update or Manual.
- Windows 7 SP1 Language Packs (Service Pack 1 MUI,Direct Download Links from Windows Update) Has your Windows 7 operating system been upgraded to Windows 7 Service Pack 1 ( abbr: SP1)? If the answer is “not yet”, then you should not download those language packs because they are for Windows 7 SP1.
- The Windows 7 language packs can be installed only from the Optional Updates section in Windows Update. However, these language packs are not available on the Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server or through the Microsoft Download Center.
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The Multilingual User Interface (MUI) is available for Windows, Microsoft Office and several other applications that provide multilingual support on one system. The advantage of using an MUI package is the core Windows files remain the same and the local language of the installed operating system is unchanged, only things like menus, dialogs and the application API gets changed to the new language. From Windows Vista onward, the MUI was enhanced further and languages no longer need to be integrated into application files and instead MUI applies the language to the chosen application in a way more like a themed skin.
In recent years it’s not uncommon for the price of computers to fluctuate from country to country, and buying a new machine while on vacation or a business trip is very tempting if it means saving some money. The problem with this is the computer will likely be installed with that countries native language and you will want it working in your own language. This is where the MUI language packs come in, but there’s a problem; only Windows 7 and Vista Ultimate and Enterprise versions accept and install the MUI language packs, there is no support for Home Basic, Home Premium and Business/Professional.
There are a couple of ways to install languages in Windows Ultimate and Enterprise. Go to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options -> Keyboards and Languages tab -> Install/uninstall languages which will ask if you want to install a downloaded language pack or go to Windows Update to get one. Or you can simply double click on a downloaded pack to install it.As for non supported Windows Vista version users, even if you download and run the chosen MUI language pack, you will get an error saying “The total number of languages allowed this computer has been reached.” when you try to install it. The next button to proceed will be grayed out and preventing you to continue. When Windows 7 users try to run a pack on an unsupported system, nothing will happen and the pack installer will just close quietly.
Thankfully, if you’re not an Ultimate or Enterprise Windows user, you don’t need to worry about formatting the drive, re-installing windows or looking for the Windows installation disc and genuine product key, because there is a way to get around this problem. Simply use a program called Vistalizator.
The sole purpose of Vistalizator is to let you install an additional MUI language pack onto your version of Windows Vista or 7 if it doesn’t officially support it and override the one pack limit. As you can tell from the name, the program was developed for Vista but is now fully updated and compatible with Windows 7 Service Pack 1, including 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
Here is how easily you can change your Windows 7 or Vista language using Vistalizator.
1. You need to download the language pack that you want to install. Although there are separate versions for different Windows service packs, the latest MUI pack is backwards compatible. They’re also downloadable via the Vistalizator help page, but for quickness, here’s the links to the pages on the Vistalizator website.
MUI packages for Windows Vista 32-bit | 64-bit
MUI packages for Windows 7 32-bit | 64-bit
2. Download the Vistalizator program and run its portable executable.
3. Click the Add Language button and browse for the language file that you’ve downloaded earlier and it will automatically extract and verify the file. Multiselect is supported for more than one language.
4. Once Vistalizator has finished processing the file, click the Install language button. There is an option to perform an Express install which is faster but less compatible than the recommended Internal method. Installation will take a few minutes.
5. The program will then ask if you want to switch to the new language after the install is complete. If you choose not to, simply click on the newly installed Language in the window and press Change language at a later time. Restarting your computer is required after every change. Do note that if ever you want to change the language in future, it has to be done through this program, not Control Panel.
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Don’t work:
“The current version of your Windows Update Agent (7.6.7601.24436) is not supported. Make sure you have the latest version of Vistalizator. If this is the case, and you encounter this error, contact the author.”
ReplyWindows 7 Basic Home SP1 and full updated
Don’t work:
“The current version of your Windows Update Agent (7.6.7601.24436) is not supported. Make sure you have the latest version of Vistalizator. If this is the case, and you encounter this error, contact the author.”
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Now that I can’t install the language pack update, it simply won’t go away. Not only is there an icon at the bottom right hand corner of my screen telling me to install the language pack update (which inevitably fails to install), there’s an exclamation mark whenever I press my Start button telling me that the machine will need to install updates and shut down. So every time I shut down my machine, this fake installation process that installs nothing just slows everything down.
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ReplyI am looking for a solution to the same issue. Have you been able to either install .NET Framework 3.5 or disable Update’s attempts at installing it? I have Windows Vista Home Premium with Vistalizator installed in order to allow Spanish language pack to run.
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You can change the language Windows 7 uses to display text in wizards, dialog boxes, menus, and other items in the user interface. Some display languages are installed by default, while others require you to install additional language files.
Install Language Packs In Windows 7
There are two types of language files:
Windows 7 Language Interface Packs (LIPs) : Windows 7 LIPs provide a translated version of the most widely used areas of the user interface. LIPs are freely available to download.
Windows 7 Language Packs : Windows 7 language packs provide a translated version of most of the user interface. Language packs require a license and are available only in Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Enterprise.
If you have Windows in Spanish, you can add Basque, Catalan, Galician and Quechua for free and have menus, dialogs and text displayed in any of these languages.
Before you can install a display language, you need access to the language files. These files can be found on your computer, a computer in your network, or your Windows DVD. They can also be downloaded from the web.
To install a Language Interface Pack (LIP), double-click the file to open the setup program.
To install a Language Pack, follow these steps:
Via Control Panel, open Region and Language applet and then click the Keyboards and Languages tab.
Under Display language, click Install/uninstall languages, and then follow the wizard.
If you’re prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
The Display language section will be visible only if you have already installed a Language Interface Pack or if your edition of Windows supports a language pack. Language packs are available only in Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 7 Enterprise.
If you want to set the display language for multiple users or for the Welcome screen, you have to apply regional and language settings to reserved accounts.
If you want to set the display language for multiple users or for the Welcome screen, you have to apply regional and language settings to reserved accounts.
- Click to open Region and Language.
- Click the Keyboards and Languages tab.
- Under Display language, choose a language from the list, and then click OK.
If you don’t see the list of display languages, you need to install additional language files.
When you have installed multiple languages, then below ‘Install/uninstall languages’ you will see a drop-down menu ‘Choose a display language’ appear. This will allow you to change the language.
Do note that Windows 7 Home Edition & Professional Editions do not allow you to install the Language Packs. If you wish to install language packs on Windows 7 Home Edition & Professional Editions, you may need to use Vistalizator.
Update:Internet Explorer 10 Language Packs for Windows 7 have been released. Windows 10 users may want to see how to Install and Uninstall Languages in Windows 10.
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