Installing Language Packs in Windows XP

*Please prepare your Windows XP CD-ROM

XP Theme / Classic Theme

XP Theme

Step 1: Goto the START button, then single click on CONTROL PANEL.

[How to find the control panels in the default Windows XP theme.]

Step 2: Double click on DATE, TIME, LANGUAGE, AND REGIONAL OPTIONS

[Windows XP Control Panels in Category View.]

Step 3: Single click on ADD OTHER LANGUAGES.

Step 4: To install Asian and Right-To-Left languages check the boxes circled in red, then single click on the APPLY button.

[How to add an Asian language input in Windows XP.]

* Insert Windows XP CD-ROM if prompted.

Step5: Single click on DETAILS.

[Choosing the Text Services window in Windows XP.]

Step 6: Click on the ADD button and choose language from the drop down menu. Click on OK.

[How to add a foreign language input in Windows XP.]

Step 7: Click on the EN icon on the bottom right corner of the screen and choose the input language to use in each of your programs.

[How to choose your input when working in programs.]

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Classic Theme

Step 1: Click on the START button, move mouse to SETTINGS, then CONTROL PANEL, and single click on Regional Options.

[The Windows XP Regional and Language Options control Panel in Classic View.]

Step 2: Click on the LANGUAGES tab.

[The location of the Languages tab in Classic View of Windows XP>]

Step 3: Follow Steps 4 through 7 in the XP Theme.

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