

8.1 for keyboard layout/IME, then click OK.Ĭlick Add again, select Korean for input language and Korean Input System (IME 2002) for keyboard layout/IME, then click OK.

Now you can add additional languages and IMEs in a similar fashion.Ĭlick Add again, select Chinese (PRC) for input language and Chinese (Simplified) - Microsoft Pinyin IME 3.0 for keyboard layout/IME, then click OK.Ĭlick Add again, select Japanese for input language and Microsoft IME Standard 2002 ver. Select Chinese (Taiwan) for input language and Microsoft New Phonetic IME 2002a for keyboard layout/IME.Ĭlick OK. The Text Services and Input Languages window appears. Microsoft Windows installs the necessary files and prompts for you to restart the computer.Īfter restarting, open the Regional and Language Options control panel once again. Insert a Windows XP compact disk or browse to the appropriate network location, and click OK. On the Languages tab, select the Install files for East Asian languages checkbox.Īn Install Supplemental Language Support dialog box appears informing you of the storage requirements for the language files.Īnother dialog box appears requesting a Windows XP installation disk or network share location where the language support files are located. To install, complete the following steps.įrom the Control Panel, open Regional and Language Options.

To implement Input Method Editor (IME) functionality in an application, see Using an Input Method Editor in a Game.Īn IME is not installed on Microsoft Windows XP systems by default. Features unique to each language are discussed. The following sections describe how to install and use Input Method Editors (IMEs) to enter complex characters in four different East Asian languages. This article offers a tutorial for how to install and use the standard Windows Input Method Editor (IME).
