Couple of quick questions (windows OEM and languages)

Mercutio · 3 Oct 2013 at 13:54

I have a windows 7 laptop form HP with an OEM version of windows 7 premium. I haven't properly tried yet but I'd guess using the recovery would bring it back to the default windows with default language (english).

Does anyone have a LEGAL link to the windows install disk I would need to use the OEM key to install a greek version of windows 7 or are the OEM keys language specific?

Is there any other way around (NOT vistalizor or whatever it is, this laptop is going to my ladies mother in greece so I don't want activation headaches) getting most of the interface in greek short of buying an ultimate upgrade license for MUI?

Rainagul · 3 Oct 2013 at 14:02

Can you not just download a W7 greek language pack and use that?

Mercutio · 3 Oct 2013 at 14:08

that's ultimate only as far as I know

d_brennen · 3 Oct 2013 at 14:15

You'll probably need to do some slightly illicit things to achieve this (without paying for anytime upgrade), but it is possible.

Mercutio · 3 Oct 2013 at 14:46

Well, as far as the re-install goes, do we have any legal links for the install disk sites. Is the OEM code HP specific or just needs any OEM install disk?

Edit: Seems the regular "official image download sites" (amazon, digital river etc) don't have Greek. Anyone know one that does?

lsg1r · 3 Oct 2013 at 15:15

Not sure this will install or not (not tested) but the direct link for greek is this

32bit - http://download.windowsupdate.com/m..._5aeecda7e1d689a083975128901da8156751dfc5.exe

64bit - http://download.windowsupdate.com/m..._583791fea2fea71725388a746844d5be6488ca45.exe

Worth a shot before reinstalling maybe?

Original source was http://www.rtwincustomize.net/index.php?option=com_content&id=3811:windows

d_brennen · 3 Oct 2013 at 16:06

Still need Ultimate or Enterprise for Greek I think

Mercutio · 3 Oct 2013 at 21:08

lsg1r said:
Not sure this will install or not (not tested) but the direct link for greek is this

32bit - http://download.windowsupdate.com/m..._5aeecda7e1d689a083975128901da8156751dfc5.exe

64bit - http://download.windowsupdate.com/m..._583791fea2fea71725388a746844d5be6488ca45.exe

Worth a shot before reinstalling maybe?

Original source was http://www.rtwincustomize.net/index.php?option=com_content&id=3811:windows

Yeah, these are the MUI language packs for ultimate/enterprise, there's hacks to get around it (like the earlier mention of vistalizor and some manual reg hacks can do much the same) but I'd rather it was 100% kosher then IF ever needed I have a higher chance of fixing stuff over the phone.
If I can't be 100% sure how it will react if say a window update causes issue (happened to me twice so far with win 7) then I'd rather avoid. Will see. Current option of "English but make input language and a few other bits Greek" seem to kinda work. She knows the icon for skype and I'm sure I can train the one for firefox, do greek installs of those.... we'll see.