codepages

[werner wollersheim]

i am using xp in german, with german codepages, german
keyboard etc.
since some weeks, all special letters, like ä, ü or ö in
german language are shown in nearly all installed
software with there kyrillic counterparts, based on a
kyrillic codepage (means use of the letter in the
kyrillic codepage equivalent to the german "umlaute".)
does anybody have an idea, to solve that problem?

[Paul Gorodyansky]

"werner wollersheim" > wrote in message >...
> i am using xp in german, with german codepages, german
> keyboard etc.
> since some weeks, all special letters, like ä, ü or ö in
> german language are shown in nearly all installed
> software with there kyrillic counterparts, based on a
> kyrillic codepage (means use of the letter in the
> kyrillic codepage equivalent to the german "umlaute".)
> does anybody have an idea, to solve that problem?

You may want to see whether for some reason Cyrillic become
your System Code Page. If so, choose "German" instead here:

- Start / Control Panel
(or Start / Settings / Control Panel in classic view)
- Double-click Regional and Language Options
- Click the Advanced tab
- See what is selected under
"Language for non-Unicode programs"
If Russian or some other Cyrillic language is selected there,
then it's the reason for your problems.
Just select "German" there.
- Click OK
- Agree when the system offers you to re-start your computer


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Regards,
Paul Gorodyansky
"Cyrillic (Russian): instructions for Windows and Internet":
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PaulGor/