MS Song on a pc with XP but without Office XP

[Pengyou]

I have just spent a couple of hours trying to get the mssong font for my pc. I have xp pro installed but I use Open Office for my apps. All the webpages keep directing me to microsoft.com. The ms webpage keeps telling me that I can't install their ime because I don't have ms office but must install another version. The other version tells me that I can't install it because I have XP...RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

I just want to find a place to download the ms song font and use it. I prefer to have that one because 1. It's free 2. My older PDA's will use that font so it is easier to synch files with them.

I really should upgrade to Linux!

Help!

[Battosai]

Installing fonts on XP has nothing to do with Office

You need to download the fonts from internet or copy it from an existing Windows (actually any OS) and paste it into the C:WINDOWSFonts folder

Also notice that IME is something different from fonts

Are you trying to install fonts or Chinese input method?

EDIT- I just googled it and it seems like MS forces you to install Office in order to install those fonts. However , you can still copy it of someone else's computer and paste it into you Fonts folder and you will be okay.

Yes- switching to Linux is a good idea

[ipsi()]

Switching to Linux is a great idea and all, but it can cause problems, especially if you don't have the time or motivation to learn how to deal with it. Check this thread for more info on moving to Linux.

But yeah, ideally find someone who already has the font and copy it. Or, if your PDA uses it, you may be able to copy it across from that, even.