I have a friend that wants to install a korean language pack on your window xp. She wants everything to be in korean (like a korean version of window xp). I searched on microsoft.com and found the Multilingual User Interface. Which i believe you have to buy them separately. Does anyone know how to upgrade a english version of window xp to a korean version of window xp?.... Is it even possible to do that or do you have to purchase a korean version of window xp..... PS. I'm not looking for language packs that only let you type in different language packs...

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For the entire Windows XP operating system to turn into Korean, you might need another version of Korean Windows XP, not the default English one. However, you can also use the english version of Windows XP to input Korean languages.

Here are some sites which you might refer to:
http://www.linguistsoftware.com/winkr.htm
http://www.worldlanguage.com/Products/459091.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downlo...me/default.mspx

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I'm not sure if this still is the case...

But be aware that foreign language oriented operating system, in the past that includes Windows, and the United States machine do not mix well.

This is for several reasons but mainly due to encryption and security issues. Did you know that Intel makes two or more different types of CPU with the same speed? One is for United States 128bit encryption and others for less than 128bit for foreign countries. This is so that outside of US cannot hack into US machines. This is simple as preventing from our own machine compromising us.

The reason how I know is that I initiated Windows 98SE Korean version in Pentium III and the system crashed immediately and constantly. And the same issue with Japanese laptop (Sony Picturebook) with U.S. Windows 2000. But like I said, this was for the older machine and OS. Today could be different.

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hmmm.. well. .i believe mircosoft have the MUI (Multilingual User Interface) like i mentioned above. I kind of skimmed through the description of it.. and i think it's a program or add on to window xp professional to change the language of everything. But it said you have to buy it or something.. Oh well...

anyways.. thanks for trying to help =P... and bufflo help.. thanks for the info. i never knew that.. ahaha. By the way.. i thought the encryption chip is located on your motherboard.. not cpu.. i heard that the new vista version of window take an advantage of the chip to make the system more secure.. i forgot where i got that fact from....so i'm not sure if it's true or not. .AHAH

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