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Hi,
Sorry for what may seem as a silly post, but I have just downloaded a Russian language programme on my computer (it's the Russian version of Msn chat) anyway.....for some reason, as all the icons on the program are written in Cyrilic Russian, my computer can't recognise them and instead of letters, I get weird characters!
Is there any way I can get my computer to recognise these Cyrylic letters? I have Windows XP....
Many thanks
Sorry for what may seem as a silly post, but I have just downloaded a Russian language programme on my computer (it's the Russian version of Msn chat) anyway.....for some reason, as all the icons on the program are written in Cyrilic Russian, my computer can't recognise them and instead of letters, I get weird characters!
Is there any way I can get my computer to recognise these Cyrylic letters? I have Windows XP....
Many thanks
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Either add the font using "Control panel" then "Fonts" then "File" and "Install new font"
(you'll need a copy of the font)
or try
Go to "control panel" select "regional and language options"
Click on the "languages" tab
Then the "details" button in the "text services and input languages" settings box
Then "add" in installed languages and choose "Russian" as an input language.
You may need your XP disk, and you will have the option of being able to swap between russian and english if you require.
or
follow the link in the previous post which explains in a graphical way what I've just typed.
Hope this solves your problem.
You could try uninstalling the program and then re-installing it. It has installed the incorrect font information in the registry the first time. Now you have the correct one available it should pick it when re-installing.
Okay, I'll try that, thank you for your help!
Are you female? Russian women are very sexy
If you download Russian you will get Russian... why not the UK version...?
You should have guessed I was female judging by my cluelessness about computers......lol
You know what...that's a great idea....I did just that (I didn't know whether there was a UK version, since my friend sent me the russian website link) Thankfully I can still get russian text there and the programm seems to recognise the letters
Good luck English on any software isbetter unless you are Russian and speak that language on an every basis, but i could see you spoke English by your post...
Happy Chatting on MSN UK lol
Lol.....I do speak it on an every day basis with the Russian peeps.....so I'd thought it would make sense to get the Russian version.....I didn't think I'd get weird chraracters and shapes and symbols instead of letters lol. I was too shy to explain the problem to my friends in case they thought I was a brainless numpty who is computer illiterate!
We learn every day hun...... nee problems.. i just install everything as UK and then i cant go far wrong lol
I am very good with computers and i am female
Why are you aiming this at me? I never even said anything about women being crap with computers. I only said Russian women are beautiful.
Sorry, didn't mean to offend........I guess I'm in the minority who knows nothing about computers....
I'm sure you know more than you think.
If you are from London, pass me your number. I'll take you on a date
Lol...aaaahh...come on now, you know internet safety and all that....
Besides how do I know you're not an axe murderer or keep severed heads in your fridge? lol