Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Preparing a laptop for China...

  • 08-08-2011 12:19am
    #1
    Turkana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭


    Hi, I'm just getting a new laptop ready for my sister who's going to China and she needs the laptop to be able to display Chinese characters. How do I get the fonts and everything for the laptop? I don't want her to open a Chinese website only to see feckin' windings and random gibberish symbols... What do I do to make the laptop ready for China?!!!


Comments

  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,599 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    try opening a chineese web site before you go

    depending on which OS / browser you use it should say extra fonts are needed and then you can install them


  • #3
    Snowbat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,065 ✭✭✭Snowbat


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Multilingual_support_%28East_Asian%29


  • #4
    Turkana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭Turkana


    I forgot to mention I'm using XP. Anyway I sorted it out, it's in control panel and regional settings, there's a box you tick that says something like "Enable support for East Asian languages". I just ticked that and it asked me to insert the XP Disc. I didn't have the disc, but the files needed are available to download online so there was no problem.


Advertisement