I cant change my Mac's language

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I cant change my Mac's language

A friend(who is french) gave me their old macbook, and even though I've changed all the settings in the International tab in System Preferences, the log in screen still is in French. How do I fix this?

Ive gotten almost everything else to stay in english, but the login screen and help both are in french.

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jul 19, 2012 4:48 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 20, 2012 6:06 AM in response to klimmiks

1 - Open Terminal - in Utilities

2 - Paste the following into Terminal window

sudo languagesetup

3 - Hit Return

4 - Enter password when asked

5 - Hit Return

6 - Type number of your language

7 - Hit Return

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Answer 2

Klaus1

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Jul 19, 2012 5:08 PM in response to klimmiks

You will have to boot from the original install disk and reinstall Tiger. When Disk Utility opens you can select the language for the installation.

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Answer 3

Tom Gewecke

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Jul 19, 2012 6:09 PM in response to klimmiks

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4102

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