This message was edited by AsianBookie on 18-Mar-2005 @ 12:04 PM

If you are using Windows XP, u can also try the following method.

The East Asian languages include Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. After you install the East Asian language files on your computer's hard disk, you must add the individual languages for which you want to enter and display text. After you add a language, the language is loaded into memory every time you start your computer. 

To remove the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean files from your computer, clear the check box, and then click OK or Apply.

1. Open the Windows Control Panel.

2. If the Control Panel is in "Category view",  Select "Date, Time, Language and Regional options."

3. Open the "Regional and Language Options" icon.

4. Choose the "Languages" tab, and ensure the "Install files for East Asian languages" is checked

5. Click the "Details" button to open the "Text services and input languages" dialog.

6. If "Chinese" is not listed in the "Installed Services" box, click "Add".

7. In the "Input Language" list, choose "Chinese (PRC)". The "Keyboard layout" should default to "Chinese (Simplified) - Microsoft Pinyin IME 3.0". Click "Ok" on both dialogs to return to the "Regional and Language Options".

8. Click "Ok", you will probably need to insert your Windows CD for the files to be installed.

9. The language bar should now have appeared in the bottom right of the taskbar. It should default to English - "EN".

10. Click on the "EN" button to show the available languages:
By changing the language to "CH", you can now type in Pinyin. You can change the current language by pressing "ALT" + "SHIFT" on your keyboard

This message was edited by guessguessguess on 18-May-2007 @ 10:53 PM

This message was edited by Rayski on 11-Aug-2018 @ 4:20 AM