OFFXP: Arial Unicode Font Is Not Available in Office Setup

SYMPTOMS
When you install Microsoft Office XP, the Universal Font (Arial Unicode MS) installation option may not be available.

CAUSE
This problem occurs when you are running a bi-directional version of Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION
When you install Office XP on a computer that is running bi-directional Windows 98, the following occur:
• Office XP updates the installer.
• Office XP updates the Core System and Data Access components.
• Fonts that are available for installation under the International Support components of Office XP are as follows:
• Armenian and Georgian
• Hindi
• Syriac
• Japanese
• Tamil
• Korean
• Traditional Chinese
• Simplified Chinese
No listing is available for Universal (Arial Unicode MS) under any of the Office XP components.

For more information about multilingual and international support, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type multiple languages in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned

APPLIES TO
• Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition
• Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition
• Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
• Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition for Students and Teachers
• Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition
• Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
• Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition