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    Chinese characters not displaying correctly on Vista

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by hehe299792458, Feb 19, 2008.

  1. hehe299792458

    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    I installed a program that is written in chinese, but Vista can't seem to display the characters properly (or rather, at all). I already installed the Simplified Chinese Language pack to no avail. Any suggestions?
     
    hehe299792458, Feb 19, 2008
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    Try:

    Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > Administrative > Language for non-Unicode programs > Change system locale
     
    chapmanenskog, Feb 19, 2008
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    Thanks! That worked well
     
    hehe299792458, Feb 20, 2008
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