Sony AVIO Notebook User Manual

(Windows® XP Pro only) After you have initially setup your new VAIO 
computer, you have the ability to change the language displayed in Microsoft® 
Windows® XP Professional operating system. The multilingual user interface 
(MUI) language option changes the text controlled by Windows XP Professional 
operating system. Menus, help files, and icons generated by Windows XP 
Professional are shown in your selected language. All other software applications 
are displayed in English as the default language. 

Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then click Control Panel.

Click “Date, Time, Language and Regional Options”, then click Regional 
and Language Options. The Regional and Language Options dialog box 
appears.

Select the Languages tab.

From the “Language used in menus and dialogs” drop-down menu, select the 
desired language:

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English 

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francais

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Português

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español

Click Apply, then click OK. 

The Change Regional dialog box appears. Click OK.

Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then click Logoff. Restart your computer 
for the settings to take effect.

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The multilingual user interface language option is not designed to replace a localized 
version of the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system. Under certain 
conditions, some third-party software applications may not function properly.

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Additional users can also change to their desired language(s) without effecting your 
existing language settings.