Tachi
後輩
- 12 Apr 2002
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Since I have had quite a bit of experience with this, and even got published, once (on this subject) in the magazine, Computing Japan, I thought others might want to share in the problem of using Japanese on a predominantly English (or other non-Eastern language) computer.
Unfortunately, Microsoft has still not provided us with a complete solution. Windows 2000 Pro gets closer. I have installed this OS on my PC, and can install, from the installation disk, the Japanese language components, load the driver for my Japanese keyboard, install IME, and switch between English and Japanese anytime I wish. Even MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc. will accept Japanese fonts.
However, there is one significant limitation: Windows 2000 does not provide for a Japanese SYSTEM font. This becomes apparent if you try to install and run a uniquely Japanese software program. So, for example, I cannot run my favorite Nengajou Card program, Fudeh, on Windows 2000.
I want to be able to readily switch between the languages within one OS. I finally found a solution; or at least a partial solution. It's called VMWare. This is a software package that allows one to run another OS (like Windows 98/Japan) in a window within the Windows 2000 OS. I can open that VMWare window, open my Japanese Eudora, and allow it to collect all my email, including the ones from my friends in Japan.
Has anyone found another solution?
Regards,
Tachi
Unfortunately, Microsoft has still not provided us with a complete solution. Windows 2000 Pro gets closer. I have installed this OS on my PC, and can install, from the installation disk, the Japanese language components, load the driver for my Japanese keyboard, install IME, and switch between English and Japanese anytime I wish. Even MS Word, Excel, Power Point, etc. will accept Japanese fonts.
However, there is one significant limitation: Windows 2000 does not provide for a Japanese SYSTEM font. This becomes apparent if you try to install and run a uniquely Japanese software program. So, for example, I cannot run my favorite Nengajou Card program, Fudeh, on Windows 2000.
I want to be able to readily switch between the languages within one OS. I finally found a solution; or at least a partial solution. It's called VMWare. This is a software package that allows one to run another OS (like Windows 98/Japan) in a window within the Windows 2000 OS. I can open that VMWare window, open my Japanese Eudora, and allow it to collect all my email, including the ones from my friends in Japan.
Has anyone found another solution?
Regards,
Tachi