Language Setup Guide

Microsoft Windows XP

In order to setup your computer to support Arabic language, follow the following procedures:

1. Click [Start]
2. Click [Control Panel]
   
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3. From Control Panel, select Date, Time, Language and regional settings
   
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4. Press Add other languages
   
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5. From the Language Tab, check the box that says "Install files for complex script and right to left fonts including Thai"
   
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6. You will get a message says, “You choose to install files for complex script…”, press OK.
   
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7. You will got another massage says “ the requested files already copied to your computer, if you want to copy it again you need the Windows XP CD ROM. Do you want to copy it again? Press NO
   - Setup program will start. You will be prompted to restart the computer”.
   - Select restart
8. Repeat the previous steps (from 1-4) until you reach the screen number (4) and press on advance
9. Go for “select to match the language version of the non Unicode programs you need to use”
   
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10. Press the down arrow and select Arabic (it will not make a difference what Arabic country you choose. Any country should work) and press ok
11. You will be prompted again to restart the computer. Select restart
    Repeat the previous steps (from 1-4) until you reach the screen number (4) and press on Details the following screen appears
    Note: You may need the original XP CD if one or more of the program files is not available on your computer you will be prompted with the missing file name
    
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12. Press on add and select “Arabic key board language”.
    - Press ok

Enjoy your great mother language

Microsoft Windows 2000

In order to load the Arabic support for MS Windows 2000. Follow the following procedures

1. Click [Start]
2. Click [Control Panel]
3. From Control Panel, select regional and Language settings
4. From the [General] Tab. Go to [Language settings for the system] check the box next to Arabic, and click OK. You need the original 2000 CD for this step. The system might reboot (restart) afterward
5. Once the system has booted, repeat step 1, 2
6. From General tap click on the Advanced Tap
7. Make sure to select all the Arabic code pages as well. You might need the original CD also for this step
8. From the [General] Tab click on [Your locale]. Select Arabic as the non-Unicode language " Any country should work

Enjoy your great mother language.