Internet Explorer in PCWNT Cannot View Chinese BIG5 Characters.

 Last reviewed: June 20, 1997
Article ID: Q166426
The information in this article applies to:
  • Pan Chinese Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Internet Explorer version 3.0 in Pan Chinese Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 cannot view a Chinese BIG5 home page or any Chinese text that is in BIG5 code page format. This is true even when Chinese (BIG5) is selected in the Font Settings dialog box.

CAUSE

This problem may have the following causes:

  • Language support for Internet Explorer 3.0 and Microsoft Exchange Server version 4.0 is not installed.

    -or-

  • The MingLiU font is missing or corrupted.

    -or-

  • Internet Explorer 3.0 (4.70.1158) in Pan Chinese Windows NT Workstation 4.0 is the U.S. version.

RESOLUTION

To install language support for Internet Explorer 3.0 and Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0:

  1. Log on to an account with administrator privileges.

  2. Use the right mouse button to click the Tchinese.inf file in the Langpack folder on the Pan Chinese Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Compact Disc, and then click Install. Once installation is complete, shut down and restart your computer.

  3. On the Internet Explorer View menu, click Options.

  4. On the General tab, click Font Settings.

  5. In the Character Sets box, click Traditional Chinese.

  6. In the Proportional Font box, click MingLiU.

  7. In the Fixed-width Font box, click MingLiu.

  8. In the MIME Encoding box, click BIG5, click OK, and then click OK again.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q152421
   TITLE     : Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows 95 Available
For additional language support information for Internet Explorer 3.0 and Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 in Pan Chinese Windows NT Workstation 4.0, please refer to the Langpack\Readme.txt file on the Pan Chinese Windows NT Workstation 4.0 compact disc.

Keywords : kbnetwork NTWkst
Version : 4.0
Platform : WinNT
Issue type : kbprb

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Last reviewed: June 20, 1997
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