BAKABAS Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 I want to leave my laptop as is (English), But my Thai partner will need email,Internet, word program and keyboard in Thai language. What can i do? can i buy software for her? should i get a thai-english keyboard that will plug and play into my usb port? I don't want to buy her another computer in thai, i want to add to this one with various programs and internet. I hope i have made sense. Thankyou for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lingyai Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Yes seems the easist thing to do is buy a keyboard. or you could buy stickers for the laptop keys. Assuming you have winXP you can install Thai language. a quick search in yahoo or ask.com will tell you how. Not a big deal really, no need to buy whole new computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat1981 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 dule boot xp thai and a key bord with thai key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 dule boot xp thai and a key bord with thai key Translation:- Set up to dual-boot WinXP (Thai) and use a Thai keyboard. But no need, install the Thai language pack (get it from MS) and all your apps. will work in English and Thai. Obviously help and menus will still be in English with this option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat1981 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 (edited) o sorry i mean dule boot os in thai and english get a copy of xp thai and xp english then a usb key bord trust me i work with japnese soft ware and many err in os if not right uncode is tricky try install 1 game and it refuse to install it not simple language pack to be safe buy xp thai and dule but less truble inlong run Edited March 8, 2007 by cat1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singa-traz Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 o sorry i mean dule boot os in thai and english get a copy of xp thai and xp english then a usb key bordtrust me i work with japnese soft ware and many err in os if not right uncode is tricky try install 1 game and it refuse to install it not simple language pack to be safe buy xp thai and dule but less truble inlong run Software have less issues with Thai language than with Japanese/Chinese, as Thai is single byte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 (edited) o sorry i mean dule boot os in thai and english get a copy of xp thai and xp english then a usb key bordtrust me i work with japnese soft ware and many err in os if not right uncode is tricky try install 1 game and it refuse to install it not simple language pack to be safe buy xp thai and dule but less truble inlong run No need to go to the expense of a second copy of XP. The language packs work just fine. The stickers for the keys are most likely your best option. I've had bad luck with USB keyboards. Besides, it's a pain to carry them around with you. Edited March 9, 2007 by cdnvic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 The stickers for the keys are most likely your best option. I've had bad luck with USB keyboards. Besides, it's a pain to carry them around with you. If your laptop is a model available in Thailand you may be able to get a proper Thai keyboard for it (I couldn't) For simple web surfing and word processing the language pack and regular English versions of MS Word etc. work well, there are a few quirks but nothing that really kills the applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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