Usage

First, check your system properties (32-bit/64-bit, Service Pack 1/2 installed or not):

• Go to Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> System
• Right-click the Computer icon in Start menu and select Properties

Installing Service Pack 1/2 for Vista is recommended prior to installation on new language(s) in Express mode as they are not upgraded by SP installer unlike those languages installed in Internal mode. See difference between Internal and Express mode.

• Go to Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> Windows Update
• Or download SP1/SP2 standalone package and install it, takes about 1 hour

Note that if you have installed new language(s) on Vista RTM using Express mode and then you install SP1/SP2 for Vista, you are encouraged to upgrade all new languages - this requires downloading and installing SP1/SP2 language pack(s) in Express mode.

Next, install new language(s):

• Download Vistalizator program - works on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista/Windows 7
• Download language pack(s) for your Windows:
      MUI packs for 32-bit Vista RTM (without a SP)
      MUI packs for 32-bit Vista SP1
      MUI packs for 32-bit Vista SP2
      MUI packs for 64-bit Vista RTM (without a SP)
      MUI packs for 64-bit Vista SP1
      MUI packs for 64-bit Vista SP2
      LIP packs for 32-bit Vista, requires a parent MUI language to be installed first
      MUI packs for 32-bit Windows 7 RTM (without a SP)
      MUI packs for 64-bit Windows 7 RTM (without a SP)
  
• Do not run a MUI language pack directly - works on Windows Ultimate/Enterprise only
• Run Vistalizator, load language pack(s)
• Optionally change the installation mode to Internal (an experimental feature, not always available): see difference between the Internal and the Express mode
• Press the "Add languages" button
• Wait for the installation process and finally accept to change the display language
• Express languages usually need to be updated after the installation (see details in Help):
  Download Vista updates (Windows Update Agent and/or Windows Search 4.0)
  Press the "Update languages" button and open the update(s) within Vistalizator
• Exit program to restart Windows after changing MUI language or logoff the current user in case of LIP language (only when its parent MUI language is the same as the current language)
• Enjoy the new language
• You can install more languages and switch between them easily using Vistalizator

Finally, you can manually perform these optional steps:

• Change Keyboard layout, Location, Standards and Formats
  go to Control Panel -> Clock, Language, and Region
• Change the default language in Internet Explorer
  go to program menu -> Tools -> Internet Options -> General tab -> Languages
• Change font in Notepad
  go to program menu -> Format -> Font...

Step by step guide

See screenshots of installing a new language.

Notes about Service Pack 1/2 for Vista

• You can use either original (for 32-bit Vista RTM only) or new (compatible with 32-bit Vista SP1) language packs in 32-bit Vista RTM (without a SP)
• You can use either original (for 64-bit Vista RTM only) or new (compatible with 64-bit Vista SP1) language packs in 64-bit Vista RTM (without a SP)
• You can use only 32-bit SP1 language packs in 32-bit Vista with SP1 included/installed
• You can use only 64-bit SP1 language packs in 64-bit Vista with SP1 included/installed
• You can use only 32-bit SP2 language packs in 32-bit Vista with SP2 included/installed
• You can use only 64-bit SP2 language packs in 64-bit Vista with SP2 included/installed
• When the current display language was installed in Express mode: prior to SP1/SP2 installation, switch to the original Vista language or another language installed internally and restart Vista
• Vista Service Pack 1/2 installer upgrades languages installed in Internal mode only, not the Express ones
• Languages that have been installed in Express mode on Vista RTM work after SP1/SP2 installation, but this is not recommended - these "RTM" languages can be upgraded to SP1/SP2 using Vistalizator by installing SP1/SP2 language pack(s) in Express mode
• To install SP1/SP2 for Vista use Windows Update or download the SP for Vista standalone package