I can not install the language packs on my Windows 8 Pro, a license in this language help me?

My computer came with Windows 7 installed, but when my hard drive broke, repairing computer of our school it is replaced with a new hard drive and an illegal copy of Windows 7 Ultimate in Chinese with a language pack English. My new school, Peking University, provides a free legal copy of Windows 8 in English and Chinese, so I tried to upgrade to the English version. I could not switch to another language, so I checked here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2607607/en-us to see that all versions of Windows supports language packs and the Chinese version.

However, in the Control Panel, it says something like "cannot use language packs. What is the best way to do my Windows work in English? I could also just install a new version of french Windows 8 with license from my school, but it would be a shame to have to back up files and settings and reinstall all my software.

I found a download link of the Pack of language and installed by running the lpkinstall command. Now it's working. Was probably easier than having to reinstall everything using the English license :-)

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