Install asian fonts xp

All you need to do is tell XP to use them. If after completing the following instructions you still have problems displaying Chinese in some but not all programs or web pages, see my FAQ on changing the default language for non-Unicode programs and web pages.

Some Web pages have special self-rendering fonts that require no special setup to be viewed on your system, but in general if you do not have East Asian languages activated you will not be able to view CJK documents.

Don't worry if you've already installed XP , but I should point out that you can enable East Asian languages during installation by clicking this button, which opens the Regional and Language Options control panel:. If you've already installed, just follow these easy instructions to get to the same place. You may need your original Windows installation disks available during this process.

First, bring up the control panel:. Either way, during or after installation, you've now brought up the Regional and Language Options control panel. Installation will take a few minutes. A message to restart the computer will appear. Click "OK". At this point, you can view Japanese websites even without restarting your computer B. Manual Installation If you have accessed Japanese or Chinese Website in the past and selected "Never install any language packs" when the automatic installation message appeared, automatic installation will not function.

Open Control Panel from Start menu. Open "Add other languages". A message "this will require MB or more of available disk space" will appear. Restart Windows. Some Western fonts can also display Pinyin with tone marks. For more information on those fonts, and an MS Word macro to make typing them quite easy, see the Pinyin macro page. The Song font listed above is the standard Chinese printing typeface, named after the Song dynasty when it may have originated. The names of these fonts are confusing because Microsoft bought the simplified and traditional fonts from two different vendors.

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