You don't need to modify Mozilla Suite/Firefox/Thunderbird's configuration or download a plugin to display webpages or emails written in Chinese, Japanese or Korean characters. You only need to make sure your operating system has East Asian language support enabled. But, If you need Mozilla Suite/Firefox/Thunderbird's interface and menus to be in another language than English, download a localized / / release.This page outlines the steps for installing East Asian languages on a computer running Windows so that the user can display East Asian characters. Windows 2000 Professional.
On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. Double-click the Regional Options icon, and then click the General tab. Check the languages you want supported (Japanese; Korean; Simplified Chinese; and/or Traditional Chinese) by clicking in the checkbox next to those languages listed under Language settings for the system. You may need to scroll down to see the language options you want. You may be prompted for a Windows 2000 Professional CD-ROM.
Environment - C#,.NET 4.0, WPF, VS2010I have a simple Windows application that supports several cultures/languages. When users select Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), or Chinese (Traditional), Windows XP will display funny looking 'square' or 'block' characters in the place of the glyphs. This problem does not occur on Windows Vista, 7 or 8.As a solution I was advised to go to 'Control Panel Regional and Language Options', select the 'Languages' tab, and then check the box to 'Install files for East Asian languages'.And that did fix the problem.for my machine. Now I understand that users in Japan who select 'Japanese' will most likely already have the necessary resources installed, and they will most likely not experience this problem.But.I require the ability to detect whether or not the East Asian languages have been installed on any Windows XP machine that is running my app. In such case I will be able to display a message box notifying them to install the languages.or I might decide to hide the Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified) and Chinese (Traditional) culture/language choices.So.how can I detect if Windows XP has the necessary East Asian language files installed? I prefer a.NET solution, but I am willing to make API calls if necessary.JP.