German version of XP on Sony laptop. Here the English version.

My wife came back with a Sony laptop, a native of Austria, (his mother updated).  Now I want an English version.  In language change, it gives me only German or Austrian German.  I also want to upgrade the hard drive.  I have no discs for drivers Europe ect.  What would be the best course of action.  This laptop is aprox 5 years.

Hello Highpower,

Thanks for posting. If a German version of XP is currently loaded on the system, and you want English, you will need to buy an English version of XP and install it on the system.

I hope this helps!
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