Step 1 : Enable Full Unicode Support : Supplemental Language Support
| 1. | Open your Windows XP Control Panel in classic view. Go to Start -> Settings -> Control Panel |
| 2. | Click "Regional and Language Options" |
| 3. | From the Regional and Language Options Window, click on the "Languages Tab" |
| 4. | Ensure that the following check boxes are checked |
"Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai)
"Install files for East Asian languages"
| 6. | You may be prompted to insert your Windows XP CD-ROM. Follow any remaining instructions provided |
| 7. | Restart your computer if instructed to do so |
Step 2 : Add Input Language Service/Keyboard
| 8. | Click Details in the Language Tab of Regional and Language Options |
| 9. | It will display Text Services and Input Languages window |
| 10. | Click Add from Settings to display Add Input language dialog box |
| 11. | Select Hindi (or other language) from the Input language drop-down list. |
| 12. | Select Hindi Traditional from the Keyboard layout / IME drop-down list and click OK |
| 13. | Click Apply and OK in Text Services and Input Languages window |
| 14. | Click Apply and OK in Regional and Language Options window |
Step 3 : Switch between Input Languages
| 1. | The language bar should now be accessible from your Windows Task Bar. |
| 2. | Select the language that you would like to input text with, or use the Left-Alt+Shift keyboard combination to switch between input languages. |
