In the Name of God

In this article, we'll outline how to fix Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP problems by displaying the letters of the Persian applications.

As you can see in the picture below by Mr. Mohsen Malek Saabet, some words are correct, but many others are written as question marks:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

The solution to this problem is described below for different windows:

Windows 8:

First click on the Computer icon on the desktop:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Now open the ribbon by clicking the downward arrow on the top right:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Then click on the Control Panel icon:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Now click on the Clock, Language and Region option which is in green:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Then click on the Region option which is green:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Now go to the Administrative tab and click on the Change System Locale button:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Then select the Persian option from the drop-down menu and hit OK:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

By doing this, you must restart your system once to make changes, and the Persian programs are displayed correctly on your system.

Windows 7 and Vista:

First, go to the Control Panel from the Start menu:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Now click on the Clock, Language and Region option which is in green:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Then click the Region and Language option which is in green:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Now go to the Administrative tab and click on the Change System Locale button:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Then select the Persian option from the drop-down menu and hit OK:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

By doing this, you must restart your system once to make changes, and the Persian programs are displayed correctly on your system.

Windows XP:

First, go to the Control Panel from the Start menu:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Now click on the Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options category:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Then click on the Regional and Language Options option:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Then you encounter a box like the one below, which you must select the Farsi on the Regional Options tab and place the second drop-down list on Iran:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Now go to the Languages tab and enable the Install files for East Asian languages option:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Then go to the Advanced tab and place the drop-down list on Farsi and click OK to confirm all the changes:

Fix problem of displaying Persian letters

Finally, in order to make changes, Windows needs to restart, after which the Persian applications are displayed correctly on your system.