Query

[Frans Suasso]

Russian software oftens runs only with a Russian Windows as operating 
ssytem. So you are oblige ou  to buy the far more expensive western versions 
of  the Russian software. The problem for us is in the code page. Under 
Windows XP the problem can be overcome easily:





Start / Control Panel (or Start / Settings / Control Panel in classic view)
  1.. Double-click Regional and Language Options
  2.. Click the Advanced tab
  3.. Under "Language for non-Unicode programs", choose Russian
  4.. Click OK
  5.. Agree when the system offers you to re-start your computer
That should do the trick.

The disadvantage is that the accented  characters in i.e. French and  German 
will be affected. Instead of a French e accent aigue I now see а Russian и 
on my screen.

Apart from that I am not aware of any problems. My Russian software runs 
impeccably.

You can always decide to restore the original code page.


Dr. Frans Suasso, Naarden the Netherlands

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Orwin" <donna.orwin at UTORONTO.CA>
To: <SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 11:01 PM
Subject: [SEELANGS] Query


> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I brought some CDs of dictionaries back from Russia this summer that I 
> have
> not been able to read on my computer.  I bought them in a reputable store,
> and they were produced professionally.  Does anyone have any suggestions 
> how
> I might get my computer (MS Office 2007; Windows XP) to decipher the 
> texts?
>
> I have no problem reading or writing Cyrillic on the computer.
>
> Thanks for any replies.
>
> All the best,
>
> Donna Orwin
>
>
>
>
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