I just bought a new Asus Eee PC with Windows 7 installed, and while the vendor was nice enough to set the default language to English instead of the local Thai, there were still some programs where Thai was the only language displayed.
One example was a photo program that came pre-installed. Another was the Asus LiveUpdate installer, which I downloaded for checking on firmware updates for the netbook. These programs offered no option for changing the language, so this was obviously a system setting within Windows.
If you’re using Windows 7, there are six simple steps you can follow to fix this problem.
Note: If you have any documents open, save them now, as you’ll be asked to restart the computer in the final step.
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Press the Windows key on your keyboard OR click the Windows logo at the bottom-left of your screen
- type “Region and Language” in the search bar and select that menu item. This window should open:
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Click on “Administrative” on the top-right
- Click on “Change system locale…” (as seen below)
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Choose the language of your choice and click “OK”
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When asked, click “Restart now” (you can still go and save things at this point before clicking the button)
Presto-chango it’s legible again!
