Topic: Q: problem running windows genuine advantage on vista because it is obsolete?

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I had the same problem today, but did not manage to solve it

Update in question: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=7217 (Windows XP Language Interface Pack) - Microsoft Windows XP Language Interface Pack (LIP) is a high-quality, localized "skin" for emerging or minority language markets, such as Catalan, Lithuanian, and Thai - it is not available in English. Based on MUI technology, LIP provides the desktop user with an approximately 80% localized user experience by translating a reduced set of user interface elements. LIP is installed on a licensed copy of Windows and a fixed base language, e.g. English is a fixed base language.

For this specific update, I followed these instructions as a work-around:
FROM: http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/set-language-windowsxp-english-reinstalling/
"ha14, April 6, 2012
try: Windows XP Service Pack 3 MUI Pack Update
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=22108
Install this package to get the Microsoft Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI) Update for Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3). The best way to ensure you get Windows XP Service Pack 3 is by turning on the Automatic Updates feature in Windows XP.

after that
1. Open Control Panel and double click on the Regional and Language Options icon.
2. In the first tab, Regional Options, select English (US), English (UK)," - See more at: http://scforum.info/index.php/topic,8363.msg21315.html#msg21315

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