How do I get the Windows 98 I bought in Thailand to do English? Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 5:31 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) Khun Phet wrote: |I use WIN98SE (Thai version) on one of my computers[. . .] |I'm hoping that someone [can] help me fix whatever needs to be fixed | M$ "fixed" it before they shipped it. In M$ lingo, "fixed" means "maximized profits". |to be able to use the Thai language keyboard |and show Thai characters on the screen for everyday usage, |but enable it to also provide "HELP" in the English language | Heh. That's so quaint. Expecting PAYWARE[1] to work in more than 1 language **without paying MORE** is just so naive. Have you been doing a Rip van Winkle since ~1991? |rather than the default Thai Language. | Not "default" language--the ONLY language. (We're not just talking about *fonts* here.) How would M$ make any money if everyone could buy copies of Windoze in Asia (at reduced prices) and just ship them back to one of the G8 countries? |I was unable to find any solution to this particular problem on the Internet. | The solution is marked "gratis" below. ...or if you want your payware to do as you wish, please insert another $60 (or whatever W98 is selling for these days on e-bay). To prepare yourself for "The Intellectual Property Society" of the New Millenium, you might start here: cache of http://defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm The customer lock-in part is apt in your case. Alternately, you could break the stranglehold that Microsoft has on you and get a FREE (gratis and libre) operating system --one that will support ANY language (well, almost)--still gratis and libre. [1] You'll fare no better with payware *content* like "zoned" movie DVDs. Written in response to: HELP file language(s) (Khun Phet: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 3:57 pm) Responses to this message: re: How do I get the Windows 98 I bought in Thailand to do English? (Arminius: Friday, June 20, 2008 at 1:37 am) All messages in this thread [show all] HELP file language(s) (Khun Phet: Wed, Jun 18, 2008, 3:57 pm) How do I get the Windows 98 I bought in Thailand to do English? (gewg_: Wed, Jun 18, 2008, 5:31 pm) re: How do I get the Windows 98 I bought in Thailand to do English? (Arminius: Fri, Jun 20, 2008, 1:37 am) Replacing Win98 with a more stable, more secure OS (gewg_: Fri, Jun 20, 2008, 3:21 pm) re: HELP file language(s) (Arminius: Thu, Jun 19, 2008, 9:33 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum