Running non-unicode programs in windows 7

Setting "non-Unicode Programs" - Windows 7 If you cannot view Japanese characters properly on word processing software or email software even after installing Japanese fonts, the software does not support Unicode Multilingual character code.

Open Control Panel from Start menu. Open "Clock, Language, and Region". Windows 7 does support non-Unicode programs running in system whose UI language is different.

The reason of the issue in this case is that for these characters the application development did not use Windows 7 compatible code so a Windows 7 system whose UI language is not Czech cannot recognize them. Whether Windows can recognize the character or not even you choose the correct non-Unicode language depends on whether the Code Page is supported.

Code Pages Supported by Windows. The issue is caused by the design of the application. We cannot resolve it from operation system side. No system configurations help on this. I suggest you contact the application developer for more assistance. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. That means, if one uses Traditional Chinese as the non-Unicode language, programs using Simplified Chinese will not display properly!

Microsoft AppLocale allows running a program using a particular language without changing the Windows language setting. That means, one can change between multiple languages on-the-fly for each program. The language of the non-Unicode applications should be of the same script or family as the one defined by the system locale. Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. This thread is locked.