German to english question

I bought my imac second hand from a German amazon seller. When i started using it the installation was in German. I was able to understand enough to at least set it up. I have configured the default language settings to english but I am obviously concerned when I begin upgrading or installing hard ware that it will continually revert to German. Is there a way to completely override the language settings for my mac or not? Are mac computers specific to the country they were made/purchased in?
I would really appreciate some help with this thanks.

Hi luna:
As you have probably guessed, I am fishing as I have never encountered a similar problem bfore.
You might try trashing a couple of preference files and restarting:
Go to: ~library>preferences and also Macintosh HD>library>preferences
trash com.apple.systempreferences.plist
What is concerning me is that the software install DVDs that came with the machine was (is?) probably in German. I do not know what the system captures and where it stores it.
My next thought would be to contact an Apple store and ask them what you need to do. Perhaps they will give you software install DVDs for your computer that are set up for English. I do not think the computers are country-specific, but the supplied software would be in the language of the country (or one of the languages supported by Apple).
Barry

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