How to input/view Japanese text

A ) How to input Japanese text to your PC :
We need to install the Japanese language first :
*First make sure you have your windows XP CD.
1-Insert the CD
2-Go to control panel
3-Select “Switch to Classic View” on the left-hand side of the window, if it’s there.
4-select “Regional and Language Options”.
-5 Choose the “Languages” tab at the top of the window
6-At the end of the window, you will see the “Install Files for East Asian languages”checkbox. Make it checked.
7-Click the “Details” button.
8-Click the “Add” button
9-Select Japanese from the list of languages. Then click OK.
This should install the necessary files for using Japanese on Windows XP from the CD.

Now you should see the Japanese language included as JP if you press your language bar.

How to type?
-For example lets type some stuff in microsoft word. Open MS word.
-Switch from EN to JP from the language bar.
-press (ALT+~) to switch to "hiragana" writing mode.
-now if you try to type "a" for example you will see an "あ". Press ENTER to finish input.
-If you press space while the character is still underlined, it will give you KANJI and KATAKANA options.
Its fun and very educational, try it out!!

B) Now if you are viewing a Japanese webpage, you will usually see squares and non understandable characters. To view the page correctly, go to VIEW then ENCODING and choose Japanese.

Thats all. I hope this helps! ^^;
feel free to ask any questions!
またね！

ありがと　ございます!

it works

Arigato gozimasu! I'll do it when I get home.

well, i dont have my windows cd and.... unlike most people here im no CS or CE student, so..... id rather have someone do it for me

Arigatou gozaimasu Sensei
thanks alot
The first thing I do after formatting is to install the japanese language , but this time I have a problem , when I formatted my laptop 2 days ago I tried to install nihongo but I can't , and the funny thing is that the installation process completed and I restart the laptop then I didn't find nihongo between the languages .
Is there any one who knows this problem .


The Smiling daigakusei

BME san,
Try again, and follow the steps closely.(ofcourse no need to format)
If you still have problems bring it and we shall make it work

I will try it again now , what makes me angry that I know what shall I do and I did it many times before on my PC and every PC I faced ( also when I am visiting my friends I install nihongo for them even if they don't want to ) .

And the second problem is that the windows keep telling me ( it's installed , just restart your damn laptop ) [ not the same words of course ] .

Something puts the mind in the hand ( translate it into arabic )

well arigatu for this useful information:P