Language packs or MUI packs are used to change the default language of Windows 7/8 to a language of your choice. For example, download and installing the Traditional Chinese language pack will translate all the menus and options in Windows 7/8 into Traditional Chinese. This feature is only available in Windows 7/8 Enterprise and Ultimate. This is where the MUI language packs come in, but thereâs 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.
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.
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 itâs 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 thereâs 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.
How to extract files using windows 10. 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 âThe total number of languages allowed this computer has been reached.â 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 youâre not an Ultimate or Enterprise Windows user, you donât 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 doesnât 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. Theyâre also downloadable via the Vistalizator help page, but for quickness, hereâs 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 youâve 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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Windows 7 Basic Home SP1 and full updated Donât work: âThe 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.â
Jorgen10 months ago
Unfortunately, the Norwegian language available is not the one which I was looking for (norsk bokmÃ¥l). Nynorsk is not preferred amongst Norwegians, but I understand that this is not your fault: it is Microsoftâs.
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Marianne5 years ago
Raymond, thanks very much for these tips. I followed them and was able to convert my Windows Vista Home Premium system to Chinese. One problem, however, has popped up since I made all the changes. Windows now keeps telling me that I need to download and install an update called âMicrosoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 Language Pack.â Yet when I try to install this update, Windows tells me that Iâve failed. I have never failed to install a Windows update on my computer since I bought it in 2009. Clearly, it seems that the Vistalizator has done something to my machine, but I donât know what.
Now that I canât install the language pack update, it simply wonât 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), thereâs 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.
If you could help, Iâd greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
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I am looking for a solution to the same issue. Have you been able to either install .NET Framework 3.5 or disable Updateâs 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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sakraforte5 years ago
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from Slovakia
Man, thank you SO VERY MUCH! You rock!
Iâd been suffering for over 2 years with this Windows Basic in a language Iâm not used to when it comes to computers, with no relief in view⦠until I found your site.
The only thing is, the âInternalâ install didnât work for me, so I went with the âExpressâ and the installation went nice and smooth. How glad I am now that my laptop is finally back to good, old English.
Again, thanks a lot. You can be sure that youâve made a lot of people very happy.
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ron6 years ago
Thank you trying to get English on my French installation of Vista Business was proving impossible until I found your page. Very appreciated and only takes a few minutes!
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I installed a new language (hebrew) through Vistalizator, but the language does not appear in the language bar, so I cannot select it when for instance I want to enter hebrew characters in a MS Word document. Has anybody any tip to offer?
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Dan6 years ago
Windows 7 Ultimate Multilanguage Pack
ITâS A MASTERPIECE ! THANKS RAYMOND ! THANKS FRIEND !
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DÃk brácho :) âthanks broâ
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CzesÅaw Rolla6 years ago
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thank you so much, good job, Have a nice weekend CzesÅaw Rolla from Poland
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You saved my life!
mikkel9 years ago
that was very nice
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Thank you very very much. Good bless you, you saved me . I wanted to install windows vista ultimate but now I wonât. man, youâre amazing!
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kjc11 years ago
Thank you so much Raymond!
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Thank you so much Raymond for bringing Vistalizator to my attention again.
I thought it was going to be very hard to sort out my German laptop into English, but with the help of your links to Vistalizator and the language packs it was a piece of cake. I downloaded them to my desktop and put them on a disk took less than 10 minutes-thanks again this site rocks. English Mui For Windows 7Reply
Peter H.11 years ago
A VERY big THANK YOU 4 Raymond ;)
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Brilliant!
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John11 years ago
Thanks Raymond, u really saved me.
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nice tool ray been looking for this one Reply
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Riz11 years ago
Thanks Ray.good post.
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good job raymond !!
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aran11 years ago
Thanks Raymond.
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Earlier today, we published how to install language packs in Windows 7 Home Premium edition. Like Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional also doesnât allow you install language packs by default.
If you have gone through our how to install language packs in Windows 7 Home Premium guide, you neednât go through this article as the procedure to install language packs in Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional is same.
Installing language pack in Windows 7 Pro edition
Windows 7 Professional Edition users can follow the steps given below to install a language pack:
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1. Download Vistalizator. Vistalizator is a portable tool for Vista and Windows 7 to install language packs.
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2. Also download your language pack from here.
3. Fire up the Vistalizator program and click Add languages button to select the downloaded language pack. Click Open button to start extracting and installing the pack. Please click Ok if you are prompted with a warning message.
4. Vistalizator will take a few minutes to complete the language pack installation. Once done, you can activate the new language. You can also switch between installed and default languages using the same tool.
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5. Good luck with installing language interface packs.
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