Change the language windows is displayed in?

[BigToque]

I'm curious to know how to change the language that is displayed inside windows on all prompts, toolbars, etc?

I'm trying to learn French and I figured changing windows to display in french might help a little bit.

It this possible to do?

 

[Piuc2020]

Download the French language pack from Windows Update, its a good 191mb though.

EDIT: Oops sorry, this only applies to Windows Vista. Windows XP only includes one language and that depends on where its sold. Meaning you'd need to go to France and buy a copy.

 

[Pirotech]

There is a good tool available if you are a user of Win XP Pro, 2000 Pro: MUI (Multilingual User Interface). "When installed on the English version of Windows, MUI allows the user interface language of the operating system to be changed according to the preferences of individual users to one of the 33 supported languages."

http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/DrIntl/faqs/MUIFaq.mspx#MUIques1

 

[orion23]

There are MUI packs for Windows XP as well, but those are only available for Windows XP Professional.

The same MUI are available for Vista but only for Vista Ultimate!