Even after i have installed arabic languages in my pc i cant find arabic when i reach Add option in Details in Languages. i have installed arabic language using xp cd after that when go in Control panel and to regional languages then to languages then to deatails then to add there i cant arabic language pls come up with good answer as soon as possible

Hi,

1. Open Regional and Language Options by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Clock, Language, and Region, and then clicking Regional and Language Options.
   
2. Click the Keyboards and Languages tab.
   
3. Under Display language, choose a language from the list, and then click OK.
   

Also See this link
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2607607

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Thanks...

You need the XP disc to have it enabled... Alternatively, you can purchase the font from the Microsoft website and to get there, click on this link

Choose the font that you want and then click on the windows xp at the bottom and follow the prompts on how to purchase it.

You can also try the following:

To install another language and keyboard layout in Windows XP, follow these
steps:

1. In the Windows XP standard Start menu, click Start, and then click
   Control Panel.
   
   In the Windows XP classic Start menu, click
   Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
   
2. Double-click Regional and Language Options.
   
3. Click the Languages tab, and then click Details under "Text
   Services and Input Languages".
   
4. Click Add under "Installed Services", and then click the language you
   want to add and the keyboard layout you want to use for that language.
   
5. To configure the settings for the Language bar, click Language Bar
   under "Preferences".

Here is a free download link in downloading Arabic fonts for your XP
Link

Hi W_afana,

If you're looking for instructions on how to install another language like Arabic in your system, just follow the steps given below. I included options for two different operating system.

If you're using Windows XP please follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then point to Control Panel.
-->In the Windows XP classic Start menu, click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Regional and Language Options.

3. Click the Languages tab, and then click Details under "Text Services and Input Languages".

4. Click Add under "Installed Services", and then click the language you want to add and the keyboard layout you want to use for that language.

5. To configure the settings for the Language bar, click Language Bar under "Preferences".

For Windows 7

1. Click Start, and then point to Control Panel.

2. Select Change Display Challenge under the Clock, Language, and Region Box.
--> if you're in classic view just select Regional and Language Options.

3. Now click the Keyboard and Languages tab, and click Install/Uninstall Languages.

4. You will be provided with 2 options, launch windows update or browse computer.

5. Select the 2nd option and Browse to your DVD drive and then navigate to the directory in which Language pack is in.

Hope it helps.

Thank you for using FixYa.

During a clean WinXP installation, the Arabic fonts are installed as part of what Microsoft calls
Complex Script fonts. (MS documentation.)

To add Arabic font support to WinXP follow these steps.

1. Download fbarab.zip from this site.
2. Extract the installation package from fbarab.zip with a decompression utility.
3. Run fbarab.exe to install the Arabic keyboard layouts.
4. Restart Windows.
5. Load the keyboard layouts:
   1. Click on the Start button.
   2. Click on Control Panel.
      • The Control Panel is directly accessible in the standard Start menu but it is inside Settings in the classic Start menu.
   3. Click on "Date, Time, Language and Regional Options."
   4. Select the "Add other languages" task.
      • Or click on "Regional and Language Options" and select the Languages tab.
   5. Check the "Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages" option and click on the Apply button.
   6. Click Yes when you are asked to restart Windows.
   7. Go to "Add other languages" again and click on the Details button.
   8. Click on the Add button.
   9. Select Arabic in the drop-down list of input languages and select Arabic ASDF Eastern or Arabic ASDF Western in the drop-down list of keyboard layouts.
   10. Click OK as many times as you are prompted to and then close "Date, Time, Language and Regional Options."

For MS Office:

1. Click on the Start button.
2. Move the pointer over Microsoft Office Tools in Programs and click on Microsoft Office Language Settings.
3. Select the Enabled Languages tab, check Arabic and click OK.
4. Leave your preferred language as it is unless you really want to change it and click OK.
5. Click OK.

I hope that helps.

1. Download fbarab.zip from http://zsigri.tripod.com/fontboard/fbarab.zip
2. Extract the installation package from fbarab.zip with adecompression utility.
3. Run fbarab.exe to install the Arabic keyboard layouts.
4. Restart Windows.
5. Load the keyboard layouts:
   1. Click on the Start button.
   2. Click on Control Panel.
      • The Control Panel is directly accessible in the standard Startmenu but it is inside Settings in the classic Start menu.
   3. Click on "Date, Time, Language and RegionalOptions."
   4. Select the "Add other languages" task.
      • Or click on "Regional and Language Options" and select the Languages tab.
   5. Check the "Install files for complex script and right-to-leftlanguages" option and click on the Apply button.
   6. Click Yes when you are asked to restart Windows.
   7. Go to "Add other languages" again and click on theDetails button.
   8. Click on the Add button.
   9. Select Arabic in the drop-down list of input languages and selectArabic ASDF Eastern or Arabic ASDF Western in the drop-down list ofkeyboard layouts.
   10. Click OK as many times as you are prompted to and then close"Date, Time, Language and Regional Options."

IF OPTION IS AVAILABLE IN THE LANGUAGES SELECTION SELECT ARABIC, OR IF YOU WANT IN TEXT EVEN OPTION IS AVAILABLE IN THE MESAGE SETTINGS TO USE DIFFERENT ;LANGUAGE

Setting Up Arabic in Windows XP

Adding the Language to Windows

The following instructions will help you to set up your keyboard layout for Arabic that matches the DataCal Keyboard Labels.

Step 1. Install Supplemental Language Support
The Arabic language requires that you install Supplemental Language Support before you can set it up in Windows.

1. Select the Start button in the lower left corner of the Desktop.
2. Select the Control Panel (or, if you are using the Windows Classic Setting, select Settings > Control Panel).
3. In the Control Panel, double-click the Regional and Language Options item.
4. In the Regional and Languages dialog box, click on the Languages tab. In the Supplemental language support section, click on the Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai) option (see Figure below).
5. Click on the Apply button in the lower right corner of the dialog box and then click on the OK button. You may be prompted to insert your Windows install CD into the CD drive.

Step 2. Add Language to Windows

1. In the Control Panel, double-click the Regional and Language Options item.
2. In the Regional and Languages dialog box, click on the Languages tab.

1. Click on the Details button in the Text services and input languages section of the Language tab to open the Text Services and Input Languages dialog box.


2. To add a language, click the Add button in the Installed services section to open the Add Input Language dialog box.

3. Click on the arrow to the right of the selector in the Input language selector and scroll to Arabic.



4. The Keyboard Layout/IME should default to the Arabic keyboard layout. If it does not, click on the arrow to the right of the selector in the Keyboard layout/IME selector and scroll to the Arabic keyboard layout. Note that there often are different keyboard layouts for a language. You should select the language and keyboard layout that matches the DataCal Keytop Label.

5. After you select the language and keyboard layout, click on the OK button to close the Add input language dialog box.

6. When you return to the Text services and input languages dialog box, you will see the new input language and keyboard layout included in the Installed Services box.

7. Click on the Apply button to apply the changes to the new layout. Note that each language features a small blue box in the Installed services section with 2 letters that indicates the language. English is designated as EN.

1. If you do not wish to add any additional languages or layouts, you can click on OK to close the Text services and input languages dialog box. When you return to the Windows Desktop, you can see the language bar in the lower right corner of the Desktop.
2. To change the language and keyboard layout, click on the two-letter language selector box with the left mouse button to open the language selector menu.
3. Click on the language that you wish to use in the language selector pop up menu.

The language you select will remain in effect in active Windows application until you select a different language. For example, if you select the Arabic language and keyboard layout in Microsoft Excel and English in Microsoft Word, each application will use that keyboard layout until you exit the application or you select a different language.

Default Keyboard Layout

If you wish to make a particular keyboard layout the default Windows layout (i.e., to be used in all Windows applications), open the Text services and input languages dialog box.
Select the desired keyboard layout to be the default in the Default input language section of the dialog box.

I hope it helps.
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Click Start
Click Control Panel
Click Classic View
Click Regional and Language Options
Click the Languages tab
Add the language

1. Click on the start and go to Settings - Control Panel 2. Open the Regional and Language Options applet 3. On the Languages Tab check the "Install the file for complex script and right to left languages" checkbox to select it 4. Click OK 5. Insert the Microsoft Windows XP CD when prompted and allow installation to complete 6. Restart the computer when prompted to do so

try this:

Go to Start-->control Panel--->Regional and Language Options--->select arabic in the drop down for language. also goto the advanced tab and select arabic there.