windows different languages

[Martino in Italy]

I am UK English but live in Italy. There are many displaced nationals around
the world.

I dont understand why I can not switch between the mandatory Italian windows
XP I have an English when I want.

Worse when I go to the update site it insists on Italian language to tell me
about downloads. When it comes to agreements I prefer my mother tongue. So
even if Microsoft insist on not allowing you to change the windows language
it should allow the user to read on the Microsoft pages in the users chosen
language.

What is the big deal?

Why do I use this forum and not Windows? Because I cannot gain acces to the
English forum of Windows and as I have English office installed this is the
only place I can find English speaking people a wider group me thinks.

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[Opinicus]

I am UK English but live in Italy. There are many displaced nationals
around
the world.

Indeed I am another one. (Though I wouldn't use the word "displaced" in my
case...)

I dont understand why I can not switch between the mandatory Italian
windows
XP I have

I don't understand what you mean by "mandatory". Is somebody *requiring* you
to use Italian Windows XP? If they are, then they're the people you should
talk to.

If you want to use an English version of Windows (or any MS software so far
as I know) you must acquire and install that language version. Software like
this is sufficiently complex that you can't switch languages the way you can
"skins" in a media player or browser.