How to display Chinese characters on English PC?

[Chinese]

For Windows XP users:
Open your Control Panel, select “Regional and Language Options”.
Go to the “Languages” tab;
under “Supplemental Language Support”, select “Install Files for Asian Languages,” Then click“OK”, “OK”.
Wait for the files to install, then restart your computer.
Return to “Regional and Language Options” and the “Languages” tab.
Under “Text Services & Input Languages”, “Installed Services”, select Add.
In “Add Input Language” dialog, choose “Input Language”, “Chinese, PRC,” then click“OK”.

For Windows 2000 users:
Open Windows Start menu > Settings > Control Panel.
Select the Regional Options icon.
On the General tab under "Language settings for the system," click Simplified Chinese, and then click Add (if there is such a button). When you click OK, your computer may demand the Windows 2000 or Office 2000 CD-ROM so that it can copy font files to your hard disk.
Click "Input Locales." Click the "Add" button and, under "Input Locale," choose "Chinese (PRC)."
Under "Keyboard Layout" choose "MS Pinyin". In the lower part of the dialog, you can set "Switch between Input Locales" to either control-shift or alt-shift. "Switch to English" can be left at "none,".
Be sure to choose the "Enable indicator on taskbar" box.

[IT-China]

Problems viewing Chinese characters, another solution: Simplified Chinese Language Pack.

MS Internet Explorer
You can download the necessary language packs from Microsoft.
In your browser go to Tools > Options > Advanced > tick the box saying 'Enable install on demand' > click OK.
You'll be prompted to download a script when you load a page which contains Chinese characters.
If you haven't got this set, you can get hold of it, free of charge, by following this link: Simplified Chinese Language Pack.

Netscape
Search your computer for the files ie3lpktw.exe for Traditional Chinese or ie3lpkcn.exe for Simplified Chinese. Double-click on the file. It will guide you through the installation.