

The file you’re looking for is called cplexe.exe, so if you can’t that file in any of the above locations try doing a general search for that. Here are some potential locations, but it could be anywhere: There’s actually quite a good chance the file will be on your hard-drive already, but in some hard-to-find location. You’ve just got to get hold of the necessary file somehow. So how can you get CJK language support (Chinese, Japanese and Korean) without the install disc? You could just install a decent operating system like Linux Mint, but there are ways to get proper language support on Windows XP if you need it. Installing East Asian Languages support without the CD

If you don’t have that, use the section below. However, it may ask for the Windows XP installation CD. If you’re lucky, it may work just like that, in which case you’re done here. This will then attempt to install East Asian Languages support. Then click the Apply button in the main window. Click that check-box, and click OK on the pointless file size warning that comes up.

Go to Control Panel and open the Regional and Language Options window.Īt the bottom of that window there’s a check box labeled “Install files for East Asian languages”. If you’ve already tried this and know how to do it, skip this section. There’s some chance that you won’t actually need the CD to get East Asian Languages support in Windows XP, so it’s worth trying to install it normally first. Installing East Asian Languages support in Windows XP To get East Asian Languages support on Windows XP, you have to use the original installation CD / DVD, but most people don’t have this for various reasons. More recent versions of Windows have East Asian Languages support out of the box, but unfortunately Windows XP doesn’t have this functionality unless you install it. Install East Asian languages support on Windows XP without the CD
