I'm trying to help a friend who just got a new PC with Win XP (English),
but not Office XP. He needs to get the Japanese IME so he can enter
Japanese into the Google search box. I thought that this page,
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...e/install.mspx
>, had what he would need, and told him to select "Japanese - with Language
Pack" from the drop-down menu, and download it.

He did this, but when he tried to run the program, he was told that it
wouldn't work with his operating system. So what do I advise him now?

Thanks,

Jack Crane

See this page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...eginalsup.mspx
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Jack Crane wrote:
> I'm trying to help a friend who just got a new PC with Win XP (English),
> but not Office XP. He needs to get the Japanese IME so he can enter
> Japanese into the Google search box. I thought that this page,
> <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...e/install.mspx
>> , had what he would need, and told him to select "Japanese - with
>> Language
> Pack" from the drop-down menu, and download it.
>
> He did this, but when he tried to run the program, he was told that it
> wouldn't work with his operating system. So what do I advise him now?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jack Crane

It seems that page is for Win XP Pro. My friend has XP Home.

Jack

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in
news:#5KiNfF#FHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:

> See this page:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...eginalsup.mspx
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
> Jack Crane wrote:
>> I'm trying to help a friend who just got a new PC with Win XP
>> (English), but not Office XP. He needs to get the Japanese IME so he
>> can enter Japanese into the Google search box. I thought that this
>> page,
>> <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...ed/ime/install
>> .mspx
>>> , had what he would need, and told him to select "Japanese - with
>>> Language
>> Pack" from the drop-down menu, and download it.
>>
>> He did this, but when he tried to run the program, he was told that
>> it wouldn't work with his operating system. So what do I advise him
>> now?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jack Crane
>
>

Did you even look at the Control Panel in Home? It's there.


"Jack Crane" <jdcrane7@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97219876A25Fjdcrane7yahoocom@207.46.248.16 ...
| It seems that page is for Win XP Pro. My friend has XP Home.
|
| Jack
|
| "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in
| news:#5KiNfF#FHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:
|
| > See this page:
| > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...eginalsup.mspx
| > --
| > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
| > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
| >
| > Jack Crane wrote:
| >> I'm trying to help a friend who just got a new PC with Win XP
| >> (English), but not Office XP. He needs to get the Japanese IME so he
| >> can enter Japanese into the Google search box. I thought that this
| >> page,
| >> <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...ed/ime/install
| >> .mspx
| >>> , had what he would need, and told him to select "Japanese - with
| >>> Language
| >> Pack" from the drop-down menu, and download it.
| >>
| >> He did this, but when he tried to run the program, he was told that
| >> it wouldn't work with his operating system. So what do I advise him
| >> now?
| >>
| >> Thanks,
| >>
| >> Jack Crane
| >
| >
|

What's there? I don't have access to my friend's computer.

"Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote in
news:O8HjRGG#FHA.572@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl:

> Did you even look at the Control Panel in Home? It's there.
>
>
> "Jack Crane" <jdcrane7@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns97219876A25Fjdcrane7yahoocom@207.46.248.16 ...
>| It seems that page is for Win XP Pro. My friend has XP Home.
>|
>| Jack
>|
>| "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in
>| news:#5KiNfF#FHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:
>|
>| > See this page:
>| > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...reginalsup.msp
>| > x --
>| > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>| > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>| >
>| > Jack Crane wrote:
>| >> I'm trying to help a friend who just got a new PC with Win XP
>| >> (English), but not Office XP. He needs to get the Japanese IME so
>| >> he can enter Japanese into the Google search box. I thought that
>| >> this page,
>| >> <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...ended/ime/inst
>| >> all .mspx
>| >>> , had what he would need, and told him to select "Japanese - with
>| >>> Language
>| >> Pack" from the drop-down menu, and download it.
>| >>
>| >> He did this, but when he tried to run the program, he was told
>| >> that it wouldn't work with his operating system. So what do I
>| >> advise him now?
>| >>
>| >> Thanks,
>| >>
>| >> Jack Crane
>| >
>| >
>|
>
>
>
>

Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > ...
--
~PA Bear
www.youcanleadawhoretoculturebut.mvp

Jack Crane wrote:
> What's there? I don't have access to my friend's computer.
>
> "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <tompepper@mvps.invalid> wrote in
> news:O8HjRGG#FHA.572@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl:
>
>> Did you even look at the Control Panel in Home? It's there.
>>
>>
>> "Jack Crane" <jdcrane7@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:Xns97219876A25Fjdcrane7yahoocom@207.46.248.16 ...
>>> It seems that page is for Win XP Pro. My friend has XP Home.
>>>
>>> Jack
>>>
>>> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in
>>> news:#5KiNfF#FHA.3340@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl:
>>>
>>>> See this page:
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...reginalsup.msp
>>>> x --
>>>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>>>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>>>
>>>> Jack Crane wrote:
>>>>> I'm trying to help a friend who just got a new PC with Win XP
>>>>> (English), but not Office XP. He needs to get the Japanese IME so
>>>>> he can enter Japanese into the Google search box. I thought that
>>>>> this page,
>>>>> <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...ended/ime/inst
>>>>> all .mspx
>>>>>> , had what he would need, and told him to select "Japanese - with
>>>>>> Language
>>>>> Pack" from the drop-down menu, and download it.
>>>>>
>>>>> He did this, but when he tried to run the program, he was told
>>>>> that it wouldn't work with his operating system. So what do I
>>>>> advise him now?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Jack Crane

OK, a little less shorthand here. Is the page you referred me to going to
work for my friend's XP Home? I can't check it out because I have XP Pro.

Thanks,

Jack

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in news:uME8XxG#FHA.3308
@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl:

> Control Panel > Regional and Language Options > ...

I've just determined that the document,
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/reginalsup.mspx>
DOES apply to XP HOME as well as XP PRO. My friend now has the Japanese IME
up and running.

Jack

Jack Crane <jdcrane7@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:Xns972255ECE8B9Cjdcrane7yahoocom@207.46.248.1 6:

> OK, a little less shorthand here. Is the page you referred me to going
> to work for my friend's XP Home? I can't check it out because I have
> XP Pro.
>

YW, Jack.

Jack Crane wrote:
> I've just determined that the document,
> <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/reginalsup.mspx>
> DOES apply to XP HOME as well as XP PRO. My friend now has the Japanese
> IME
> up and running.
>
> Jack
>
> Jack Crane <jdcrane7@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:Xns972255ECE8B9Cjdcrane7yahoocom@207.46.248.1 6:
>
>> OK, a little less shorthand here. Is the page you referred me to going
>> to work for my friend's XP Home? I can't check it out because I have
>> XP Pro.