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| East asian language support on windows xp sp2 without oem istall disks |
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This machine was preinstalled with XP when bought it .. now i find that i cannot read words in foreign languages using The Internet .. i get pages of ??????????????????????????????? with certain sensible english words dispersed amongst all the ???????????? ?????????????? ???'s When i attempt to enlist the East asian language support i am asked to insert the original oem disks but i dont have them and never had them Is there any way around this?? i have miscrosoft validation of my install via the online service .. so is there some whay i can access these really rudimentary files online?? For years i have had little interest in reading foreign languages but i find myself keenly interested now cheers. |
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You may have an illegal copy of XP installed on your PC. Go to the below websites for a free replacement of the XP CD if yours is ligitimate. Also get the Key Code off your PC. How to replace lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246 Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder v1.41 http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml -- XP - WNP Today is the first day of the rest of your life. "2tone" wrote: > This machine was preinstalled with XP when bought it .. now i find that > i cannot read words in foreign languages using The Internet .. i get > pages of ??????????????????????????????? with certain sensible english > words dispersed amongst all the ???????????? ?????????????? ???'s > > When i attempt to enlist the East asian language support i am asked to > insert the original oem disks but i dont have them and never had them > > Is there any way around this?? i have miscrosoft validation of my > install via the online service .. so is there some whay i can access > these really rudimentary files online?? > > > For years i have had little interest in reading foreign languages but i > find myself keenly interested now > > > cheers. > > |
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Byte wrote: > You may have an illegal copy of XP installed on your PC. Why would you think that? All too many cheap OEMs decline to provide CDs. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell |
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Byte wrote: > You may have an illegal copy of XP installed on your PC. Go to the below > websites for a free replacement of the XP CD if yours is ligitimate. Also > get the Key Code off your PC. > How to replace lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software > http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246 > Thank you for you advice |
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2tone wrote: > This machine was preinstalled with XP when bought it .. now i find that > i cannot read words in foreign languages using The Internet .. i get > pages of ??????????????????????????????? with certain sensible english > words dispersed amongst all the ???????????? ?????????????? ???'s > > When i attempt to enlist the East asian language support i am asked to > insert the original oem disks but i dont have them and never had them > > Is there any way around this?? i have miscrosoft validation of my > install via the online service .. so is there some whay i can access > these really rudimentary files online?? > > Try again, and, when prompted for the CD, browse to the c:\i386 folder on your hard drive. I'm not sure your computer's manufacturer would have included the necessary files will be there, but it's one thing to try. Failing that, contact the computer's manufacturer and ask them how to install the feature. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell |
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Bruce Chambers wrote:> > > Try again, and, when prompted for the CD, browse to the c:\i386 folder > on your hard drive. I'm not sure your computer's manufacturer would > have included the necessary files will be there, but it's one thing to > try. > Yep .. tried that already there are several 386i folders but none of them hold the required files <shrug> > Failing that, contact the computer's manufacturer and ask them how to > install the feature. Its an IBM .. i will have a go Thank you for your advice. |
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Bruce Chambers wrote:> > > Try again, and, when prompted for the CD, browse to the c:\i386 folder > on your hard drive. I'm not sure your computer's manufacturer would > have included the necessary files will be there, but it's one thing to > try. > Yep .. tried that already there are several 386i folders but none of them hold the required files <shrug> > Failing that, contact the computer's manufacturer and ask them how to > install the feature. Its an IBM .. i will have a go Thank you for your advice. |
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