How to help your computer read and write Russian

(by Bratan - www.podarok.net )

Chapter II - Russification of Windows XP

II.  Reading Russian text

• Russification of your internet browser

1. Internet Explorer

2. Netscape Communicator

• Russification of MS Windows:

1. Windows 95/98

2. Windows ME

3. Windows 2000

4. Windows XP

Windows XP is very easy to russify. It's similar to Windows 2000, maybe even easier. You can already read russin text in the Internet Explorer and MS Office documents, but if have russian programs that have menu text in russian this is what you have to do:

• Go to START - SETTINGS - CONTROL PANEL

• Windows XP by default has a Category View of the control panel. It looks different from Control Panel in Win2000, however you have a choice to switch to the "Classic View"

• If you in the Category View click on Date, Time, Language and Regional Options and then click on Regional and Language Options
• If you use "Classic Vew" just go to Regional and Language Options directly
• Go to AVANCED tab and right there on top you can use pulldown menu to select Russian.
• Click ok and you will be prompted. Follow the defaults. It it recommends NO click NO.
• After you restart computer you will be able to reach russian text all programs, menues and ICQ

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