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Hi,

I know that WinXP supports multi-languages but I am not so sure about which patch set is specifically supporting such function, such as Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. And can we support both kinds of Chinese at the same time?

Thks & Bst Rgds,

Huamin

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Hello Huamin.

I think that the best person to help you would be pwillener who is based in Japan. He is usually here a little bit later in the day, if you can wait until then.

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Thank you for recommending my advice -pops- :flowers:


You are talking about English Windows, I suppose?

There are two different packages available for Windows XP

  1. The language packs, which consist of fonts and the IMEs
  2. The Multilingual User Interface (MUI), which effectively changes the look of Windows or applications to another language.

The first one is part of Windows, and can just be installed from the XP CD-ROM. Check out my very old web pages for instructions how to install the language packs. And yes, you can have multiple IMEs at the same time, e.g. Japanese, and both versions of Chinese. You just switch between English, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, and Chinese Traditional.

I have never used MUI, so I can't give you much details about it. Check out this link for more information (***). You can also do a search for "Multilingual User Interface" on the Microsoft website for additional MUI packs for Office, Messenger, Media Player, Movie Maker, Journal Viewer, etc.

Let me know if this answers your question, or if you need more information.

[Added]*** This may not be for the standard Windows XP, but for Windows XP Embedded.

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I recommended you because I've seen your expert advice in this area before - I know that you know about these things :)

I'm never sure, though, what times of day you are normally here.

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Actually I am usually here much earlier than most of you; we are 8 hours ahead of time from the UK (summer time). My day here is ending soon; it will be 19:00 in about 15 minutes - a good time to grab some dinner.

This is one of the great things of this forum - although it is based in the UK, and most users are in the UK, there are many knowledgeable people from around the world. (Some seem to be here 24 hours a day :lol: ). It does offer help almost 24 hours a day; so people with questions and problems from anywhere can expect help or advice at almost any time.

:flowers: It is a good place as any to say THANK YOU! to all the girls and guys who offer their knowledge here for free! :flowers:

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