Computer Technical Tip: English Characters not displaying correctly on non-English Windows Operating Systems

When the some Foreign Language versions of Windows (Korean, Japanese, Chinese, etc.) are installed the English characters(Roman letters) have been reported not to display correctly for the Collins Cobuild products and the Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.

The following fixes the problem.

The steps below have you back up the Registry before you start. Please do so. If you do get into trouble you can restore your computer in Safe Mode and restore the register. Making changes to the Windows Registry can be hazardous and could result in serious problems preventing Windows 95/98/ME/2000&XP from running properly. We cannot accept liability for any adverse effects resulting from changes to the Windows registry. They are undertaken entirely at your own risk but if you back up the registry your risk is minimal.

Right click on Start
Right click on Run
Type Regedit.exe
Right click on Registry
Right click on export. (note the file name and path)
Double-click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Double-click on System
Double-click on CurrentControlSet
Double-click on Control
Double-click on fontassoc
Double-click on AssociatedCharSet
Change the item ANSI(00) from Yes to No
Exit Windows and reboot your PC

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