hp jornada 680 change language French to EN ( change rom ? )

Hi

Is there an easy way to change the language in hp jornada 680?
I thought about changing the files in the directory Window, does anyone have such a copy of the files?

@janosik_pat, regrettably, it doesn't work like that. Newer versions of CE do support MUI files, however it's a clunky process and less than idea. you could obtain an EN 680 or obtain an EN ROM chip. If you just do the latter, then you'll probably want an EN keyboard to go with it too, so consequently it may just be easier to source an EN-US/EN-GB 680.

not good, I will be looking for a damaged j680. French is tragic and useless

Sorry, I can't edit
Does anyone have a copy of the directory Windows - for hp jornada 680 EN ?

I don't believe you'll be able to replace all of the files from the EN version by just copying the Windows directory. The 680 wouldn't have enough RAM to hold all of those files, even if it were possible.

Otherwise, I'd recommend looking in HPC:Factor's SCL for calendar/email/word/excel third party software that's in English, so you won't have to touch the French programs as much. I realize that's not ideal, but it would be better than nothing. That's most likely what I'd do in your position

Also you could use Total Commander file explorer in English too

I will try to replace part files in ram ( *.exe, *.dll ) maybe it will help to next hard restart.

Are you attempting to replace the language that way?

Any files you copy to Windows will be erased when you hard reset. (Ie cut all power)
These devices don’t have ROMs you can flash like Android/CyanogenMod/LineageOS etc, it’s only in the form of a computer memory chip basically.

Edited by torch 2022-10-16 3:59 AM

Yes, I know. RAM is written from ROM during installation / reset.
I will make a backup and restore it after the reset. I need a windows eng version for this directory

As I said, it doesn't work like this. Even if you could get hold of the file set (which you can't as there are not ROM dumps of devices this old). You cannot copy a 16MB ROM chip into a 16MB RAM chip and then have any spare memory in which the device can do anything. Even if you magically created 32MB RAM, you still cannot overwrite in-process EXE or DLL files. They will all have open handles. It is not going to work.

yes, this is a big problem
in 2022 it will be hard to hit eng versions with good memory at a low price.

I totally understand that.
Let’s try Plan B.

Tell me what programs you use on a daily basis that are in French …and I’ll look for English alternatives in our SCL App Library you can download instead.
I know it’s not the ideal solution but it’ll at least be better than being stuck using French for everything.
I bet we could find you a free calendar , word processor, etc.

menu start, explorer, windows menu, excel, outlock
I'm still looking for a damaged 680...

Contacts: https://www.hpcfactor.com/scl/1155/Micro_Cheng/Data/version_1.08b?pa...
Email: https://www.hpcfactor.com/scl/1045/nPOPuk/nPOPuk/version_3.04 (Warning, the security certificates are expired / not used anymore, so email connections most likely are not secure at all
Excel: https://www.hpcfactor.com/scl/1180/BYE_DESIGN_LTD/SpreadCE/version_3...
Start Menu: https://www.hpcfactor.com/scl/889/Jimmy_Software/JimmyQuickMenu/vers...
Explorer: https://www.hpcfactor.com/scl/1181/Christian_Ghisler/Total_Commander...

thanks, today i will get cf card and i can try