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Sent to Computer Experts June 29 2006 at 3:07 PM
   

How can I get Japanese applications to show the Japanese characters instead of question marks and garbage on Windows XP USA version? I've tried downloading the font packages, and Microsoft Global IME. I am able to view Web Pages in Japanese just fine, but I've downloaded some Japanese games, but they are coming up with question marks and messy characters, not the Japanese characters

 

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OS: Windows XP; Browser: IE

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Windows Global IME, Windows Japanese font pack.

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June 29 2006 at 3:50 PM (43 minutes and 21 seconds later)
         
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The Microsoft AppLocale Utility ( http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/apploc.mspx )will allow you to have your Japanese applications non-Unicode based programs work without changing the codepage . However, if you want to change the codepage for all applications, here's how:

On control panel, go to Regional and language options. On the dialog box, click on the advanced tab, and select Japanese in the Select a language to match the langage version... box.


Edited by hackwrench on June 29 2006 at 3:51 PM
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June 29 2006 at 3:58 PM (7 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
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I had tried using Applocale, which is what I'd really prefer to use, as I don't want to have to keep switching code pages and rebooting. But I'm having difficulty with it, the issue is that the shortcut to launch the application launches a web page, once I'm logged in through the webpage, it then calls a patcher application, which does come up with the correct coding. But then the patcher calls another application, which at that point it seems that applocale drops off and loses functionality.

Any ideas for a solution with that?



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June 29 2006 at 7:26 PM (3 hours and 27 minutes and 40 seconds later)
         
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You could try using Wine on top of Windows. Is this a program I can download and see what is happening? Has the other application been on your hard drive all along? Can you run the secondary application on it's own? If yes to the latter, then you might just run it straight through AppLocale.

What is the website you are sent to?

You could see if in AppLocale, by going to add and remove programs, and then once at the Add and remove programs window, selecting the Add Programs icon, and then clicking on the CD or Floppy button and then typing in your program, AppLocale becomes sticky, but that seems like it might be as much of an issue as changing the codepage.

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July 1 2006 at 3:53 AM (1 day and 8 hours later)
         
Reply to Robert Claypool's Post: So, by installing a program using Applocale, if there are multiple executables, any of the applications would launch with the correct codpage? Or is that just so that when you install a program with a different codepage, it will show the correct encoding?

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July 1 2006 at 3:56 AM (3 minutes and 24 seconds later)
         
Reply to Robert Claypool's Post: The web page it brings me to a launcher for the game, the URL is https://gash.gamania.co.jp/domo/

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July 1 2006 at 4:02 AM (6 minutes and 10 seconds later)
         
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That's one possibility. However, a feature common to installation programs is that they launch other executables. Microsoft should be aware of this and may have written AppLocale to be sticky in the installation case. If the game runs in the browser upon navigation to that page, you can try to run the browser with AppLocale and go to that page.

Also, you could see if your system displays English fonts just fine when left set to the Japanese codepage all the time.



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July 1 2006 at 4:27 AM (24 minutes and 59 seconds later)
         
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Pretty much the only issues I've had when running with the code page in Japanese is that the \ key displays as a yen sign in non-unicode apps, and the box characters in EDIT display as japanese characters.
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July 1 2006 at 4:32 AM (4 minutes and 30 seconds later)
         
Reply to Robert Claypool's Post:

Well, I had tried running Applocale to launch the page, but it doesn't recognize shortcuts, url's, etc as valid targets, only executables (*.exe to be specific).

Well, as a bit of an update to this, I have been running under the japanese codepage to get it to run and display the text right. I guess that's the best I'll be able to do for now, unless you have another idea. I guess next maybe I'll try to translate the game to english.. LOL Now I just have to learn Japanese.

Oh, one other question, you had mentioned running Wine, how would that help me?



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July 1 2006 at 4:34 AM (1 minute and 58 seconds later)
         
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>>Is this a program I can download and see what is happening?

Yes, you should be able to sign up for an account and download the game from there, if you can understand what's being said.. ..



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