East Asian languages

This page outlines the steps for installing East Asian languages on a computer running Windows XP so that the user can both read and write in them.

Open the Control Panel dialog box by clicking on the Start button, and then click on Control Panel. By default the Control Panel is in the new Category View. If that is the case, click on Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options under Pick a Category. If not, you can either click on Switch to Category View to bring it up, or work in the Classic View.

The Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options opens. Click on Regional and Language Options under or Pick a Panel Control icon.
You get the Regional and Language Options dialog box. Click on the Languages tab.
You are now under the Languages tab for the Regional and Language Options dialog box.

Check the box for Install East Asian Languages under Supplemental language support. Then click Apply and OK.
Once the language files have been installed, click on the Details ... button under Text services and input languages while you are still under the Languages tab for the Regional and Language Options dialog box. You get the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box.

Then click on the Add.. button under Installed services.

You may need your XP CD. Insert it and follow the prompts