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6.5 Setting the MS Windows Language
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6.5 Setting the MS Windows Language
To set the Windows language, proceed as follows:
Setting the Language in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003:
1. To set the desired display language for programs that do not support Unicode, select the
following menu command sequence:
Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Advanced > Language for
non-Unicode programs.
2. To set the input language (standard regional settings properties), select the following menu
command sequence:
Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Languages > Details.
3. To set the input language (standard regional settings properties), select the following menu
command sequence:
Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Regional Settings (Standards and
Formats).
Setting the Language in Windows 7:
• Using Control Panel > Clock, Language and Region > Region and Language > Formats >
Format, set the required display language.
• Using Control Panel > Clock, Language and Region > Region and Language >Keyboards
and Languages > Change Keyboards, add the required input language.
• Using Control Panel > Clock, Language and Region > Region and Language >
Administrative Tools > Change System Locale..., set the display language for programs that
do not support unicode.
You can enter texts in the desired language and display them correctly only after you have made
all
of these settings.