Quote Originally Posted by nihil View Post
That doesn't work with XP and later versions of Windows. It is what you had to do with NT 4.0 and 5.0 (2000)

XP just seems to be a bit buggy in that department. It is a very straightforward process with Vista and Windows 7.
From the KB article Spec referred to:

Windows XP

To install another language and keyboard layout in Windows XP, follow these steps:
  1. In the Windows XP standard Start menu, click Start, and then click Control Panel.

    In the Windows XP classic Start menu, click Start, click Settings, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Double-click Regional and Language Options.
  3. Click the Languages tab, and then click Details under "Text Services and Input Languages".
  4. Click Add under "Installed Services", and then click the language you want to add and the keyboard layout you want to use for that language.
  5. To configure the settings for the Language bar, click Language Bar under "Preferences".

Of course you have to download the .inf file (also listed on the page) first.


Quote Originally Posted by The-Spec View Post
How so? Whenever I've wanted a new laungage pack all I ever had to do was download and double click a single .inf file then its loaded and takes me straight to language settings so that I can make it my default.

Nothing "buggy" or complex about it.
True nothing buggy, perhaps a bit PEBKAC