Owner's Guide VAIO notebook

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Using the Multilingual User Interface Language
Option
(Windows® XP Pro only) Aft er you have initially setup your new VAIO
computer, you have the ability to change the language displayed in Microsoft®
Windows® XP Professional operating system. The multilingual user interface
(MUI) language option changes the t ext controlled by W indows XP Professional
operating system. Menus, help files, and icons generated by Windows XP
Professional are shown in your selected l anguage. All other software applicati ons
are displayed in Engli sh as the default languag e.
To Change the Language Option
1 Click Start in the Windows taskb ar, then click Control Panel .
2 Click “Date, Time, Language and Regional Options”, then click Regional
and Language Options. The Regional and Languag e Options dialog box
appears.
3 Select the Languages tab.
4 From the “Language used in men us and dialogs” drop-down menu, select the
desired language:
English
francais
Português
español
5 Click Apply, then click OK.
6 The Change Regional dialog box appears. Click OK.
7 Click Start in the W indows taskbar , then click Logoff. Restart your computer
for the settings to take effect.
The multilingual user interface language option is not designed to replace a localized
version of the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system. Under certain
conditions, some third-party software applications may not function properly.
Additional users can also change to their desired language(s) without effecting your
existing language settings.