Change French version of OE to English

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Mikey - 30 Nov 2006 16:01 GMT

A friend has a computer with the French version of XP (SP2)
installed, with Internet Explorer 6. Of course, Outlook
Express is in French also. I know that XP can't be changed
to English unless you install an English version of the OS.
But, can the French version of OE be uninstalled and the
English version installed?

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Gary S. Terhune - 30 Nov 2006 17:24 GMT

OE is essentially an IE component. Borrows much of its structure and engines
from IE, and IE is an integral component of the OS...

See where I'm going with this? I would say your question should be, "Can you
install an English Language IE on a French Windows?"

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> A friend has a computer with the French version of XP (SP2)
> installed, with Internet Explorer 6. Of course, Outlook
> Express is in French also. I know that XP can't be changed
> to English unless you install an English version of the OS.
> But, can the French version of OE be uninstalled and the
> English version installed?

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Mikey - 30 Nov 2006 18:39 GMT

I figured it was something like that. I'd checked a few places to see if I
could download OE, and couldn't find any that would let me download just OE, I
had to download IE. And I'm thinking that an English version of IE probably
won't install on a French version of XP.

> OE is essentially an IE component. Borrows much of its structure and engines
> from IE, and IE is an integral component of the OS...
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> > But, can the French version of OE be uninstalled and the
> > English version installed?

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Gary S. Terhune - 30 Nov 2006 22:34 GMT

I'm thinking you're right.

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> I figured it was something like that. I'd checked a few places to see if I
> could download OE, and couldn't find any that would let me download just OE, I
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> > > But, can the French version of OE be uninstalled and the
> > > English version installed?

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