Anyone know a way of changing the output language in a Vista DOS prompt?!

Belmit · 21-11-2007, 10:39

Someone has brought a Japanese laptop for me to look at and for some reason it's picking up the default Windows 169.254.x.x IP and not the proper one it should from DHCP. I've pretty much worked out how to navigate Windows using just the icons, but I can't unfortunately decipher the error messages it's giving me! If I could, I might be able to work out the problem (tried the usual commands to flush the settings). I can't change the O/S language because the list of languages... is in Japanese!

Help!

Feek · 21-11-2007, 10:43

I don't think it's possible. We often buy PCs through an office of ours in Europe and they sometimes come with the dutch version of Windows installed. The only way to set it back to English properly is to re-install it.

Belmit · 21-11-2007, 10:47

Arse.

It's really annoying because it picks up DHCP from our staff network, where you plug in and you're away. For student laptops in halls though it goes through a Bluesocket box and it's from this that it's not getting an address. There doesn't appear to be any reason why it shouldn't work.

Will · 21-11-2007, 10:52

Maybe when I get home I can have a look at the language list and tell you which one it is by counting down the list? But that's probably not going to be soon enough for you!

Belmit · 21-11-2007, 11:14

That could work, although the guy's coming back at lunchtime!

Annoyingly, I just put in a static IP, it found the network, but when I tried to log in through the Bluesocket box it told me I had an invalid IP. Something doesn't add up here. Why would DHCP pick up an address from one network but not another, when it works fine with both on another laptop?

21-11-2007, 10:39	#1
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Anyone know a way of changing the output language in a Vista DOS prompt?! Someone has brought a Japanese laptop for me to look at and for some reason it's picking up the default Windows 169.254.x.x IP and not the proper one it should from DHCP. I've pretty much worked out how to navigate Windows using just the icons, but I can't unfortunately decipher the error messages it's giving me! If I could, I might be able to work out the problem (tried the usual commands to flush the settings). I can't change the O/S language because the list of languages... is in Japanese! Help! __________________

21-11-2007, 10:43	#2
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	I don't think it's possible. We often buy PCs through an office of ours in Europe and they sometimes come with the dutch version of Windows installed. The only way to set it back to English properly is to re-install it. __________________

21-11-2007, 10:47	#3
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	Arse. It's really annoying because it picks up DHCP from our staff network, where you plug in and you're away. For student laptops in halls though it goes through a Bluesocket box and it's from this that it's not getting an address. There doesn't appear to be any reason why it shouldn't work. __________________

21-11-2007, 10:52	#4
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Maybe when I get home I can have a look at the language list and tell you which one it is by counting down the list? But that's probably not going to be soon enough for you! __________________ *No No!*

21-11-2007, 11:14	#5
Belmit The Mouse King of Denmark Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Winchester Posts: 6,476	That could work, although the guy's coming back at lunchtime! Annoyingly, I just put in a static IP, it found the network, but when I tried to log in through the Bluesocket box it told me I had an invalid IP. Something doesn't add up here. Why would DHCP pick up an address from one network but not another, when it works fine with both on another laptop? __________________