Microsoft KB Archive/196600

= Text on Japanese Web Site May Be Unreadable =

Article ID: 196600

Article Last Modified on 6/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition

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This article was previously published under Q196600



SYMPTOMS
When you have the Japanese Language Support component installed in Internet Explorer and you view a Japanese-language Web site, the text may be unreadable.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if Internet Explorer cannot automatically detect the character set used on the Japanese Web site.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, manually select the appropriate language in Internet Explorer:

Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1
On the View menu, point to Fonts, and then click Japanese (Auto Select).

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Right-click a blank area on the Web page, point to Language, and then click Japanese (Auto Select).

Internet Explorer 5
On the View menu, point to Encoding, point to More, and then click Japanese (Auto Select).

Additional query words: garbled illegible

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB196600

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