How to change the installation language of Office 2013

Anonymous
2013-02-02T23:38:44+00:00

Hi,

I bought the boxed version of Office 2013 Home and Business English edition at a local store.

I come home, open the box and there's no disc (!??)

I go to office.com/setup as per instructions, enter my key and then forced to created a microsoft account.

While creating the microsoft account, I chose by mistake Canada - French.

At the installation page, I realize that the selected language is French and that I cannot change it.

I go over all th My Account options to find the language setting in order to change it but no hope.

I figure that if I download the media maybe I will get the option of choosing my language... guess what.

I burn the image, pop the disc in and its only in French with no choice of choosing English!!!

Please Help I bought an English version, I want the English version!

Thanks,

Please note: this is not about the input language but the installation language (GUI)

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-06T00:00:37+00:00

    Snomn - do the following steps allow you to get the Norwegian installation?

    (1) Open the URL https://office.microsoft.com/nb-no/MyAccount.aspx

    (2) Sign-In with your Windows Account

    (3) Select the link 'Språk- og installasjonsalternativer'

    (4) From the dropdown, select 'Norsk'

    (5) Click the 'Installer' button

    Malek - is it the English version of Office 365 that you are looking for? If so

    (1) Open the URL https://office.microsoft.com/en-us/MyAccount.aspx

    (2) Sign-In with your Windows Account

    (3) Select the link 'Language and install options'

    (4) From the dropdown, select 'English'

    (5) Click the 'Install' button

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-05T23:24:39+00:00

    Hi,

    I have the exact same problem as Malek. I accidentally registered Office 2013 with Polish instead of Norwegian (I don't know how that happened, maybe I scrolled by mistake or something). I realized my mistake one second after I clicked next, but didn't worry too much about it, thinking that changing the language later on wouldn't be a problem. I was wrong!

    At the installation page I realize that the selected language is Polish and that I cannot change it. I don't understand a word of Polish and I can't seem to find a way to change the registered language to the language I wanted. Now I'm stuck with a Polish version of Office 2013 that has little to zero value to me.

    I also tried to download Office 2013, hoping I could easily change the language, but no, it was Polish all the way.

    And as Malek stated, we're not looking for a language pack, but to change the language that Office 2013 is registered with under office.com/myaccount (which also is the installation language).

    The name of the setup file I get when I click download Office 2013 under MyAccount is:

    Setup.X86.pl-PL_HomeStudentRetailxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.exe

    The third part of the filename (pl-PL) refers to the language (Polish) and the country (Poland) that the product is registred as and what the setup/downloader will install. I want this to say nb-NO for Norwegian and Norway, e.g.

    Setup.X86.nb-NO_HomeStudentRetail_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx_.exe

    Any suggestions on how to change the registered language or do I actually have to call Microsoft to get this fixed? :/

    snomn

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-03T20:09:01+00:00

    Hi,

    Thanks for your reply.

    But your solution applies to office 365 which is not the product i have.

    Have a nice day,

    Malek

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-02-03T18:00:11+00:00

    Hi Malek,

    Thank you for posting your question in Microsoft Community. I shall assist you with the issue you are facing with Office 2013 installation.

    You may refer to the section ‘Benefits of the new Office’ under that click Can I use Office languages other than the one I originally purchased? :

    http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/office-frequently-asked-questions-FX102926087.aspx

    I hope the above link helps. If you need further assistance on this particular issue or any other Office related issues let us know and we will be glad to assist you.

    Thank you.

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