			HOW TO RUSSIFY YOUR COMPUTER

First, follow the instructions about russifying your computer on the English-
language "Welcome to Agape-Biblia" page at our www.agape-biblia.org website.

But you may notice that Windows menus, Notepad and other programs still don't 
show you Russian characters.  What to do?

To russify the "system fonts" in your IBM-compatible computer that's running 
Windows95 or higher, you can do it the hard way, or the easy way.

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1. The HARD way is a new install of Windows.  Some distribution packages of 
Windows erase everything on your hard disk and reconfigure your whole computer 
from scratch.  Then you must re-install all your application programs, data
files, etc.  You probably DON'T want to do this.  But if you're a masochist 
and decide to do this, be sure to select "Russia" as your country when the 
Windows installation program asks you.  Otherwise, nothing will change.

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2. The next-to-the-hardest way is to re-install Windows without erasing all 
your application programs and data files on your hard disk.  If the Windows
distribution package that you have (such as an upgrade from Windows 3.1 to 
Windows95, or from Windows95 to Windows98) allows you to re-install without 
losing all your programs and data files, here's what you have to do:

First, in Control Panel, change your "Regional Settings" to "Russia" and then
reboot your computer.  Next, insert your CD-ROM or first diskette with your
copy of Windows, and start the re-install process.  Wait... wait... wait....
It usually takes 30 to 60 minutes to re-install Windows, and you may lose some
of your system settings and programs, even though it's supposed to save them.

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3. The EASY way (if you know enough about Windows, and you can follow these 
instructions) is just about as effective.

First, --> print these intructions!! You may need them on paper, if later you
can't access your hard disk!! <--

Next, make yourself a Windows Startup Disk if you don't already have one.  In
Control Panel, select "Add/Remove Programs" and then click on the tab which
says "Startup Disk" -- this is a "just-in-case-you-mess-things-up" safety 
measure, so that you can reboot from a floppy disk.  If you fail to do this 
and mess things up, don't come whining to me!  [For Windows NT/2000/XP the
security system prohibits rebooting from a floppy disk, so you must press F8
while rebooting and select System Restore.]

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Next, copy the files 866VGA.COM and RUSKEY.COM in this archive to a directory
on your hard disk that is in your PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
These little programs give you DOS Russian screen and keyboard capability. To
switch to Russian in DOS after these programs have run, press Scroll Lock.
          
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Next, install the 3 fonts that are included in this zip archive: SYS1251.FON,
FIX1251.FON and OEM866.FON, by selecting "Fonts" in Control Panel, then going 
to the directory where you unzipped this archive and selecting them.  Be sure 
to check the box where it says "Move fonts to your fonts directory?"

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Next, run the file "Russian.reg" included in this archive.  It will change the
default code pages for Windows and DOS to Russian. If you are using a later
version of Windows 98, or WindowsNT/2000/XP, reboot your computer.

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The following steps ONLY apply to Windows 95 and early versions of Windows 98:
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Next, make copies of these 3 system files: AUTOEXEC.BAT (in your C:\ directory),
and SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI (in your C:\Windows directory): right-click on the 
filenames, select "Copy" and change the extension (the 3 letters after the last 
period) to "BAK".  This is another "just-in-case" safety measure.  If you fail 
to do this and mess things up... (you know the rest)!

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Next, *add* the following lines to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:

mode con codepage prepare=((866) c:\windows\command\ega3.cpi) > nul
mode con codepage select=866 > nul
866vga.com > nul
ruskey.com > nul

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Next, *change* the 3 lines in the [boot] section of your SYSTEM.INI file, 
where it states:

fonts.fon=(whatever)
fixedfon.fon=(whatever)
oemfonts.fon=(whatever)

...to the following:

fonts.fon=sys1251.fon
fixedfon.fon=fix1251.fon
oemfonts.fon=oem866.fon

Then, *change* the lines in the [FontSubstitutes] section of your WIN.INI file,
where it states:

Arial Cyr,204=Arial,204
Courier New Cyr,204=Courier New,204
Times New Roman Cyr,204=Times New Roman,204
Helvetica,204=Arial,204
Times,204=Times New Roman,204

...to the following:

System,0=System,204
Fixedsys,0=Fixedsys,204
Arial Cyr,204=Arial,204
Arial Cyr,0=Arial,204
Courier New Cyr,204=Courier New,204
Courier New Cyr,0=Courier New,204
Times New Roman Cyr,204=Times New Roman,204
Times New Roman Cyr,0=Times New Roman,204
Helvetica,204=Arial,204
Helvetica,0=Arial,204
Times,204=Times New Roman,204
Times,0=Times New Roman,204

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Now, reboot your computer.  If your icon titles and/or window menus, etc., are
different than before, go to Control Panel, select "Display", then click the 
"Appearance" tab, and re-set the icon titles, windows, etc. fonts to something
that you like.

If your computer won't reboot, use the Startup Disk that you are supposed to
have on hand "just in case" to boot your computer.  Then rename the old 
".BAK" versions of your system files to their former names, reboot again, and 
things should be as they were before you started this "russify" procedure.

As usual in these kinds of free packages, I the compiler of these instructions
take no responsibility for any adverse consequences you may encounter.  But if
you wish to thank me profusely, or report problems you almost inconceivably
might encounter (other than what I warned you about above), email me at:

	Stargate@agape-biblia.org

NOTE: The programs and fonts included in this archive are from Gavin Helf's 
freeware package "Winkey" for Windows 3.11, which also includes a keyboard 
switching program.  If you still are using Windows 3.11, find "Winkey" on the
Internet and install the whole "Winkey" package.  But Windows95 and higher 
already include a keyboard switcher, and besides "Winkey" makes Windows95/98
freeze up.  So just use the parts of it that I've included in this archive.