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Asian Language Help

Adding Language Support for Asian Languages

Internet Explorer

To add additional Internet Explorer components, your computer must be able to browse the Internet (if you downloaded Internet Explorer from the Internet) or you must have access to the Internet Explorer CD-ROM.

NOTE: You must have administrative privileges to install and uninstall Internet Explorer components on Windows NT. This includes having administrative privileges the first time you start your computer after installing or uninstalling components.

Windows 95/NT:

Internet Explorer 4.0 and 4.01:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 in the list of installed programs, and then click Add/Remove.
4. Click "Add a component to Internet Explorer," and then click OK.
5. The Internet Explorer Component Download page is opened. When you are prompted for Internet Explorer to check for components already installed, click Yes.
6. In the Component Download page, click to select the check boxes for components you want to add or upgrade, and then click Next.
7. Click a download site, and then click Install Now. Follow any additional instructions on the screen.
8. If you are prompted to restart your computer, do so.

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 in the list of installed programs, and then click Add/Remove.
4. Click "Add a component to Internet Explorer," and then click OK.
5. In the Windows Update dialog box, click the installation type you want, and then click to select the check boxes for the components you want to install.

   NOTE: Components in bold are already installed and do not need to be updated.

6. Click Next, and then follow the instructions on your screen.

1. Click Start, and then click Windows Update.
2. On the Microsoft Windows Update Web page, click Product Updates.
3. Click Yes when you receive the following prompt:

   Windows Update

   This program can determine what components are installed on your computer, and whether new components, upgrades, or enhancements are available, specific to your computer. This check is done without sending any information to Microsoft.

   Would you like to check now?

4. Click to select the check boxes for the components you want to install, and then click Download.
5. Click Start Download, and then follow the instructions on your screen.

Netscape Navigator

Bitstream, Inc. produces a universal font called Cyberbit, which supports Chinese, Korean and Japanese. Cyberbit can be obtained from Netscape's ftp site at:

ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/extras/fonts/windows/

1. Launch Netscape.
2. Go to the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
3. Under Appearance, select Fonts.
4. On the line that reads "For the encoding", change the encoding type to the language that you wish to view. For instance, if you are trying to use Simplified Chinese, select Simplified Chinese from the dropdown list.
5. Below the encoding type, change both the Variable and Fixed Width font that you wish to use. For our Simplified Chinese example, select Bitstream CyberBit from the dropdown lists (or another font if you decided to use another font package).

The above instructions were excerpted from these references:

• Netscape support article: How do I view web pages and email in other languages?
• Microsoft Knowledge Base article: How to Add and Remove Internet Explorer Components