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SS1389

Wed Mar 16, 2011 11:45 am


How to name folder in a different language on Windows 7?

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The title says it all.


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ProgrammingFun

Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:14 pm


RE:How to name folder in a different language on Windows 7?

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Install the language pack for that language...but I am assuming you don't have Windows Ultimate.
In that case: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Type-in-Chinese-Japanese-and-other-character-based-languages

[url=http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+type+different+languages+on+windows+7&l=1]Found using (Click)...


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SS1389

Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:42 pm


Re: How to name folder in a different language on Windows 7?

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I actually have a key for Ultimate. Haha, thanks PF.  :D


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ProgrammingFun

Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:55 pm


Re: How to name folder in a different language on Windows 7?

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I actually have a key for Ultimate. Haha, thanks PF.  :D
The brown source?  :wink:


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SS1389

Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:29 pm


Re: How to name folder in a different language on Windows 7?

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Mr. Ak, yes :)  BTW How do you read a different language (i.e. for a folder) on Windows 7 Home Premium? I don't want that language as my default language, I just want to be able to read that language instead of getting these weird rectangles as the folder name ...


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ProgrammingFun

Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:35 pm


RE:How to name folder in a different language on Windows 7?

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I believe that it is only one at a time:

Originally Posted by the Windows help and support file


Install or change a display language

You can change the language Windows uses to display text in wizards, dialog boxes, menus, and other items in the user interface. Some display languages are installed by default, while others require you to install additional language files.
Before you can install a display language, you need access to the language files. These files can be found on your computer, a computer in your network, or your Windows DVD. They can also be downloaded from the web. For more information, see How do I get additional display languages?

   1. To install a Language Interface Pack (LIP), double-click the file to open the setup program. To install a Multilingual User Interface Pack (MUI), follow these steps:
   2. Click to open Region and Language.
   3. Click the Keyboards and Languages tab.
   4. Under Display language, click Install/uninstall languages, and then follow the steps. 


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OneOffDriveByPoster

Thu Mar 17, 2011 1:54 pm


Re: How to name folder in a different language on Windows 7?

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Mr. Ak, yes :)  BTW How do you read a different language (i.e. for a folder) on Windows 7 Home Premium? I don't want that language as my default language, I just want to be able to read that language instead of getting these weird rectangles as the folder name ...I think it depends on the filesystem. You should have filenames encoded in Unicode.


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DemonWasp

Thu Mar 17, 2011 2:50 pm


RE:How to name folder in a different language on Windows 7?

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This also doesn't sound like a languages problem; it sounds like a fonts problem. Wikipedia has a helpful article on how to deal with this problem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Multilingual_support_(East_Asian) . Once you install the requisite fonts, Windows Explorer should automatically (perhaps after a restart, I don't know) be able to pick up those fonts and use them to render the non-ASCII characters.