Type Thai in Windows XP - Thai Language
Step-by-step instructions with screenshots of how to set Windows XP to type in Thai are shown below. You might need
your Windows XP installation CD to complete it.
1. Open Control Panel.
2. Click the "Date, Time, Language and Regional Options" link.
3. Click the "Add other languages" link.
4. Check the "Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai)" box. Click "OK" on the message box, and then "Apply" to install the files.
5. You might be prompted to insert your Windows XP CD to complete the installation of these files. If so, insert the CD and click OK.
6. If you're prompted to restart, do that now.
7. After rebooting, the "Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai)" box should now be checked.
If it is, click the "Details" button.
8. This shows the input languages already installed on your computer. If Thai isn't there, click the "Add" button.
9. Select "Thai" and "Thai Kedmanee" from the dropdowns, and click "OK".
10. On the next screen, click the "OK" button. The Language Bar now appears on the taskbar, and you can click on it to easily switch between typing in Thai and English.
11. You're set up to type in Thai now, but it's easier if you also define a key press to quickly switch between typing in Thai and English (or your native language).
By far the most common way to do this in Thailand is to use the "Grave accent" key ( ` ) to switch Thai and English. To do this, click the "Advanced" tab at the top, select "Thai" from the dropdown in the "Language for non-Unicode programs" and click "Apply". Reboot again if a message box prompts you to do so.
Note: You may not want to change the "Language for non-Unicode programs" setting if the default on your computer is not English, as it may cause other foreign language programs or file names (e.g. song titles) to display incorrectly. The "Grave Accent" language switching is not possible without changing it though.
12. Switch back to the "Language" tab at the top, click the "Details" button as in step #7, and then the "Key Settings" button.
On the Advanced Key Settings options that appear, select the "Between input languages" option and click "Change Key Sequence...".
13. Select "Grave Accent", and click the "OK" button on each of the screens to finish.
1. Open Control Panel.
2. Click the "Date, Time, Language and Regional Options" link.
3. Click the "Add other languages" link.
4. Check the "Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai)" box. Click "OK" on the message box, and then "Apply" to install the files.
5. You might be prompted to insert your Windows XP CD to complete the installation of these files. If so, insert the CD and click OK.
6. If you're prompted to restart, do that now.
7. After rebooting, the "Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai)" box should now be checked.
If it is, click the "Details" button.
8. This shows the input languages already installed on your computer. If Thai isn't there, click the "Add" button.
9. Select "Thai" and "Thai Kedmanee" from the dropdowns, and click "OK".
10. On the next screen, click the "OK" button. The Language Bar now appears on the taskbar, and you can click on it to easily switch between typing in Thai and English.
11. You're set up to type in Thai now, but it's easier if you also define a key press to quickly switch between typing in Thai and English (or your native language).
By far the most common way to do this in Thailand is to use the "Grave accent" key ( ` ) to switch Thai and English. To do this, click the "Advanced" tab at the top, select "Thai" from the dropdown in the "Language for non-Unicode programs" and click "Apply". Reboot again if a message box prompts you to do so.
Note: You may not want to change the "Language for non-Unicode programs" setting if the default on your computer is not English, as it may cause other foreign language programs or file names (e.g. song titles) to display incorrectly. The "Grave Accent" language switching is not possible without changing it though.
12. Switch back to the "Language" tab at the top, click the "Details" button as in step #7, and then the "Key Settings" button.
On the Advanced Key Settings options that appear, select the "Between input languages" option and click "Change Key Sequence...".
13. Select "Grave Accent", and click the "OK" button on each of the screens to finish.
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