Language Hi I bought a new sony vaio model no. VGNFE52B/H from japan. it is loaded with japanese vista. the systen is loaded with all the latest software of sony vaio.Now please tell me how do i change it to english version without deleating the existing vaio softwares. please advice

Google the Japanese symbol for Language.
Enter the main menu, find that symbol and select it.

When the camera was bought in Japan, and never had the English language before, there is little chance you can change the language at all. Sony does make cameras, special for their inland market, and you can't change the language on those camera's

Pretty sure you should be able to put in some new firmware, but I can't find any hint. Not in the manual, not with Sony.
Perhaps you should register the camera, and contact Sony with the question how to change the firmware so you have multi language. Just tell them you got the camera as a present from your friends (associate or what ever) from Japan but you can't work with the language.

You absolutely cannot select any other language on Japanese domestic SONY models. The professional line up of camcorders come with an English selection in the menu, but not the consumer models.
Suggestions by well intentioned but ill-informed people to follow the menu in the English user guide, will not get you anywhere. The Japanese models do not include this item in the menu. Plain and simple.
Visitors to Japan should be careful when purchasing items here as they more often than not only include Japanese manuals. SONY and Panasonic also only include English menus in their cameras. Canon and Nikon do have an English selection, but this should be confirmed at the point of purchase not after returning to your country!! Furthermore, warranties are usually only valid for Japan.

If you are using windows then

1. Open Regional and Language Options by clicking the Start button , clickingControl Panel, clicking Clock, Language, and Region, and then clicking Regional and Language Options.
   

2. Click the Keyboards and Languages tab.
   

3. Under Display language, choose a language from the list, and then click OK.
   

Sony cameras in Japan only have Japanese now it seems. To get English you need to buy an international model for an extra price.

I bought a camera in Japan (Sony Cybershot DSC-WX1) and now it seems that i can't change the language from japanese to english. If i select (can't read it but with the help of the english digital guide i think i have the right menu)change language, there seems to be only one language available. -japanese- How do I solve this?

I am afraid,that Panasonic in Japan provides only Japanese language for the Japanese market. English or any other language is only included for the models aimed for export

Eneter your serial number and product code on here and it might be able to give you all the information you need....

http://www.vaio-link.com/login/login.asp?site=voe_en_GB_cons

I stress MIGHT as that is an old system and sony might not keep details on it anymore.

Mike

most of the nv-gs50 cannot support multi-language (i.e. the ones manu/bought in japan).

you may be able to find a firmware update, but i would not recommend it---i.e. you are stuck with japanese