Use Multiple Languages on a Single System Intended For Windows 98 Windows 95 Although Windows comes in several different languages, there doesn't seem to be an any way to configure a single installation to use more than one language. It would be nice if one could switch languages as easily as keyboard mappings, but this doesn't seem to be the case. However, if you have enough disk space, and you don't mind the hassle, here are two ways to do it: Set up a dual-boot system: Configure your system so you can Boot directly into DOS. Install both copies of Windows into separate directories or drives, each using a different language. To get into either copy of Windows, change to the appropriate directory, and type win. To automate the previous step, you'll want to Make one of those Keen DOS Startup Menus. Upgrade to Windows 2000 or Windows XP: Both Windows 2000 and Windows XP support multiple languages, set through the Regional Settings icon in Control Panel. You can also set up multiple user profiles, each set to a different primary language. Written by: Annoyances.org Last updated: Thursday, August 9, 2001 Care to discuss this article with other Windows users? Select your operating system here, and click Continue to post your question. - Choose your OS -Windows 7Windows VistaWindows Server 2003Windows XPWindows 2000Windows MeWindows 98Windows 95 Previous discussions about this article: (open a message to see applicable responses, if any) [Windows 98] Question about 'Use Multiple Languages on a Single System' (Jeremy: Sunday, September 16, 2001) [Windows 98] Question about 'Use Multiple Languages on a Single System' (Alex: Saturday, October 6, 2001) [Windows XP] Question about 'Use Multiple Languages on a Single System' (Lewis Black: Wednesday, January 23, 2002) [Windows XP] Question about 'Use Multiple Languages on a Single System' (MK: Tuesday, May 14, 2002) [Windows 98] Question about 'Use Multiple Languages on a Single System' (Chris Baart: Saturday, June 29, 2002) [Windows 2000] Question about 'Use Multiple Languages on a Single System' (henry bugatta: Saturday, February 1, 2003) [Windows 98] Question about 'Use Multiple Languages on a Single System' (Lenny: Sunday, April 27, 2003) [Windows 98] Filename problem using multiple languages (Walfredo: Tuesday, January 13, 2004) [Windows XP] Question about 'Use Multiple Languages on a Single System' (Frank Houston: Monday, September 20, 2004) [Windows XP] Question about 'Use Multiple Languages on a Single System' (Gary Yu: Tuesday, December 13, 2005) [Windows Vista] Question about 'Use Multiple Languages on a Single System' (Tom: Tuesday, April 28, 2009) Return to "Customizing Windows"