SOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gilgamish]

hi guys,
ive already asked this question once, but nobody seemed to answer.
please, advice me on this:
i have that W2K Pro CD, every time i install the OS, any file or folder with non-english characters, say arabic for example, wont work.
and displays a message that u should verify that the file name or path is valid, with qestion marks instead of those non-english characters
regional settings are set correctly, SP is installed.
what could be the problem here?
it is confusing me a lot.
thanx

 

[johnlog]

Log onto Windows update site and download and install the Arabic language update. Then your OS will be able to accept your Arabic characters.

I thought when installing XP you had an option to install it with a language different from US English.

I think there are about 15 different languages available at the XP update site. Select the lanuage of your choice and install it.

I am not sure if you can still use the English language after installing the Arabic language update.

You might try calling a local Arabic counselate to see if they have an answer.

 

[gilgamish]

im setting the OS to automatically update through the arabic microsoft update site.
all of the updates seem to be oriented security-wise. nothing i could benefit from .(regarding my issue).
is there a specific update that i could use?

 

[Xtremetechie]

Dudes

I believe you need the multilanguage version of w2k.
Check it out.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...techinfo/reskit/en-us/prork/prda_dcm_mezi.asp

 

[gilgamish]

i finally managed to get it on CD.
after installaion naothing new happened. the same old damn problem.
"Path cannot be found root:\??????.doc, please check that the filename is valid" something like this.
please guys. this is driving me crazy.
any suggestions????????????????????????????