i mean the chinese characters and such. how do you do it? i only get a bunch of boxes with numbers in them. I have firefox if that helps. any answers?

This is not your browser, but your system. It's possible to install language packages on your computer. Vista and 7 should have them from the start, if not you can install them afterwards. You can find downloadable language packs on the net, just google for them a little. I believe microsoft has some on their homepage too.

thank you very much!