Windows XP SP2. Yahoo email account. Due to a recent problem, I had to reinstall windows XP using my backup copy. Did it using the mode that does a backup before reinstalling. Now my email and the QQ IM will not DISPLAY Chinese characters. It does not work either when receiving or sending. They worked before I reinstalled XP. I chose the option of using East Asian LANGUAGE when reinstalling. What do I have to do to get QQ IM and yahoo email to recognize Chinese characters again? I am also running TwinBridge software that allows typing pinyin which it converts to Chinese characters. Any help would be greatly appreciated.I'm not familiar with "the option of using East Asian language when reinstalling" Windows. However, I am familiar with installing an East Asian language in a STANDARD Windows XP system. Here's a reference which briefly explains the procedure: To install East Asian language files on your computerSoybean,

Thanks for the reply. You were correct of course. I set the language using control panel. After your reply, I went back and did it again, but the results are the same. Can't send or receive email in Chinese and can't talk on IM in Chinese. By now I've changed so many settings, I'm not sure where they should be. Time to go back to the defaults and start over. I don't know if the problem is with Windows or the TwinBridge software. I have reinstalled TwinBridge several times with the same result.I have Korean INSTALLED; here's some proof: [ch12615][ch46972][ch12643][ch12599] [ch12601][ch46271][ch46356][ch12643][ch55183][ch12622][ch12599] [ch12624][ch12622][ch12599]. When you went to Control Panel, Regional and Language Options, and proceeded, did you succeed in getting a language toolbar to appear on your taskbar? Here's an image of the my Korean toolbar MOVED to the top of my screen:


I don't understand this: "TwinBridge software that allows typing pinyin which it converts to Chinese characters." Is TwinBridge really necessary? I would think not. Does it have something to do with "pinyin", whatever that is?Pinyin is Chinese written in English characters. I'm not an expert on Chinese, but my wife informs me that there are multiple ways to read and write Chinese. The TwinBridge software allows her to choose and to write Chinese in a sort of shorthand which it converts to regular Chinese characters.

Anyway, when I Chose the language in Control Panel, I did get the language bar. That also was not there the first time I installed this software. I'm starting to think that you are right again. I may not need TwinBridge to write in Chinese, but I need it to do the short cut method, so maybe I do not need to run the Windows version. Maybe I'm mixing apples and oranges this time. I may have to just start from square one and reload everything including windows.

Any further suggestions?Take a look at this. I think it might be quite helpful. It specifically discusses installing Microsoft Pinyin IME 3.0: Installing East Asian Language Support Under Windows XP I have read through the instructions. I think that may be the solution. I will be away for a week and will give it a try when I get back. Thanks for all the info.