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
    2014-07-14T16:20:59+00:00

    This morning I hit a problem with Excel which prompted me to use the Change option under Programs and Features. It was only at this point that I discovered that my Office suite is front-ended in Lithuanian

    (office kodu ja kool). I certainly did not make this choice when I downloaded the software 4 months ago; nor have I seen any signs of it since. It seems to me that this change may have come in an automatic update done 3 days ago.    I followed the instructions here to reinstall the en-us version. The first attempt did not work (I ended up with both versions of Office, presumably with some conflict). I then tried to uninstall all existing office software. The interface in Programs and Features did not allow me to do this; it did nothing at all as far as I can see. I downloaded the microsoft fixit for removing the office suite. This worked (but what a kludge!). Then I followed the instructions to fool the reinstall of the software from MyAccounts to give me the en-us version. This worked.  However, the entry on MyAccount still shows that my office suite language is Lithuanian. I fear this may mean that subsequent automatic updates will undo what I have managed (in the course of the last 6 hours, which I shall not get back!) and revert to Lithuanian again. I should like to prevent that. I should like it even more if microsoft would discharge their responsibilities and fix this (...without me having to hang on a phone for hours...).

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-08-27T20:48:13+00:00

    Similar issue, Publisher 2013 went to the Spanish installer download not English. My Finger check I guess.

    Your post worked fine for me. (changed es-es to en-us)

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-09-25T15:47:53+00:00

    what is the region code for the dutch language ? please help me :p

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-09-28T00:24:03+00:00

    Is this what you are looking for:

    nl-nl  or 1043

    see: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc179219%28office.14%29.aspx

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-01-02T01:45:49+00:00

    I'm having the exact opposite problem my account was set up by a friend who is better with computers then I am they choose English rather then French so I was very confused they should have little settings in office products to change language instead of having to change it on your account

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