>>>>Hi everybody,
>>>>
>>>>I have a computer that was used previously by the person from China. I see a dialog pops up with C:\WINDOWS\system32\spupdsvc.exe
>>>>in English and the rest in Chinese. Do you know what this may mean?
>>>
>>>The exe is used by the MS online update service.
>>>And it probably means you will either have to learn Chinese or install a US version of Windows :-}
>>
>>Can I just change the language there? I don't want to re-install anything.
>
>If the OS version is Chinese then you'd have to reinstall.....

I haven't checked it in details, perhaps it is just an extra language added. I was trying to remove Chinese language today from the list of languages in Control Panel, but it was said it is currently used and could be removed only after re-start.

How exactly can I tell which version of Windows is installed? The menu (Start, Programs, etc.) was all in English, just few dialogs were in Chinese.