Microsoft Windows 95 / 98 / 98SE / Me

One can change the codepage/system locale through the Regional Settings in de Control Panel. Select de the language desired from the drop-down list on the Regional Settings tab, click OK, and reboot. For win95 a complete re-install is necessary because the local can only be chosen during installation.
To add keyboard support, go to Keyboard in Control Panel, and select the keyboard you want to add. You will be prompted to insert your consumer Windows CD.
To view Chinese one has to install Chinese fonts, to input Chinese one can install a FEP or an IME.

An Input Method Editor (IME) is an input method developed by Microsoft and is based on ActiveX technology.
You can get it on serveral ways, by using the Windows Update, download it from the internet or by installing from the Proofing Tools CD

Windows Update

Go to the menu Extra

Click on Windows Update

Choose for Product Updates

Go to International Language Support

Select Traditional Chinese IME (Input Method Editor) and/or Simplified Chinese IME (Input Method Editor)

Click on Start Download

Microsoft Office Proofing Tools CD

Go to the installation CD of Microsoft Office Proofing Tools

Go to the map Extras

Got to the map Ime

Click on the map which contains the ime for the language you want

Click on the map Global

Double click on the installation file

To switch from keyboard lay-out :

Use pinyin as input method in a traditional localised Windows
If you use bopomofo as input method in a traditional localised Windows, but you want so use pinyin, follow the next steps.

Go to the configuration screen
Go to keyboard options
choose the second tabmenu
choose for Luoma pinyin (R)

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