does anyone know how to set the computer to type in other languages? (russian for instance) thanks

I do know how to for Windows ME, but not XP :( You should go take a look at Microsoft.com because I saw some downloads that shows you how to change languages.

igi: Russian is one of the languages that is already installed in XP and you need tell XP that you want to use it; 1. you can add, enable, and configure support for multiple languages by using the Regional Settings tool in Control Panel. to add a language: click Start, and then click Control Panel, Classic View, double-click Regional and Language Options. click the Languages tab, click Details, and then click Add. under Input Language, add the language that you want to use. under Keyboard layout/IME, click the keyboard layout that you want, and then click OK. 2. if you want to customize the keyboard layout some more, return to Control Panel, double-click the keyboard icon, and open the languages (Input/Locale) tab. if needed to assist in keyboard mapping, download the Keyboard Remap utility from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wutoys/w95kerneltoy/default.asp 3. you can switch languages or keyboards from the taskbar or the language bar. for more info about the language bar, see: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306993 4. if you find that the switching process is not desirable, you might consider setting up multiple user profiles, each set to a different language. to prevent one potential problem, download the Russian keyboard fix from: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318388 5. if you want MS Word to check spelling and grammar in Russian, then you have to make some more changes, see: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=311014 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=309358 http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=821398