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Subject: Demo version of the Multitran dictionary incorrectly encodes Russian characters I am a huge fan of the dictionary, but lately I’ve encountered some serious problems when opening translations of some words (“Service unavailable” message appears from time to time, sometimes pages don't open at all for no particular reason - I have high speed internet). So I decided to buy the full version of the dictionary, but thought that I should try the demo version first just in case.To my surprise, the Russian characters in the dictionary are incorrectly encoded. I followed the instructions on the site and change the language settings to English. Commands are now displayed in English and in the main translation window Russian characters are encoded correctly. But when I open the Phrase List, the Russian text is again encoded incorrectly. I checked system requirements and realized that the program can only be installed on Windows 95, 98, 2000 or Windows NT. Is there another version for Windows 7 Professional (32-bit version)? Thanks in advance! Gelyusya |
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The problem you see is apparently caused by Multitran not supporting unicode. It can be fixed in Windows 7, 8 and probably 10 by changing the "system locale", according to the following directions supplied by Microsoft. Note --this may cause similar problems with any other programs you run that also do not use unicode, if you have any such programs. The system locale determines the default character set (letters, symbols, and numbers) and font used to enter and display information in programs that don't use Unicode. This allows non-Unicode programs to run on your computer using the specified language. You might need to change the default system locale when you install additional display languages on your computer. Selecting a different language for the system locale doesn't affect the language in menus and dialog boxes for Windows or other programs that do use Unicode. Click to open Region and Language. Click the Administrative tab, and then, under Language for non-Unicode programs, click Change system locale. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. Select the language, and then click OK. To restart your computer, click Restart now |
| Yup, works for windows 10 |
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