If your operating system is XP, you first need to install the following way 'East Asian language support package'.
1, go to Control Panel - Date, Time, Language and Regional Options - Regional and Language Options - Languages tab, check the Install files for East Asian Languages - Advanced tab, select the first drop-down box Chinese (PRC), and then check the following list of items related to all Chinese - OK. Will be asked to insert the Windows XP installation CD to install East Asian language pack. Then, to make the program the system to display Chinese or Chinese website, should also be in the IE browser's top menu on the Tools - Internet Options - General tab, click Add in the bottom of Languages and select Chinese [zh] - OK.
2, the installation is complete, call the Chinese input method: Please go to Control Panel - Date, Time, Language and Regional Options - Regional and Language Options - Languages tab - Details - Settings tab - Add - In the Input Language drop-down box select Chinese (PRC) - in the Keyboard layout / IME drop-down box to select the input method to use - OK - but also again in the lower part of the key Settings window to set shortcut keys to facilitate the rapid call for future input method - OK.
3, If the above list is not on your favorite input method, such as five-stroke input method, etc., please download the plug-in software from other websites or IME built-in input, external input directly from the Start - All Programs called, built-in IME press into the 2-point method to add IME list is selected.