How to install a Russian keyboard

For your future success on study Russian Language it'll be very helpful to have a Russian keyboard in your PC. It's very easy to install, just follow these steps:

Configuring your computer to type in Russian

Windows 95/98/ME
From the Control Panel (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel) go to Add/Remove Programs  -> Windows Setup, click on 'Multilanguage Support' and then click the 'Details' button, select 'Cyrillic Language Support' and then click 'OK' from this window and 'OK' from the previous window. The Cyrillic Language Support should then be installed and you will be asked to restart Windows.
Then from the Control Panel double click on 'Keyboard', select the 'Language' tab and click the 'Add' button, choose 'Russian' from the list and click 'OK'. Ensure that the 'Enable indicator on taskbar' is ticked and the switch languages by 'Left Alt + Shift' is selected.
Windows 2000 onlyFrom the Control Panel (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel) double click on the 'Regional Options' icon, then the 'General' tab and within 'Language Settings for the System' click on 'Cyrillic'.
Windows 2000 continued and Windows NTFrom the Control Panel double click on 'Keyboard', select the 'Input Locales' tab and click the 'Add' button, choose 'Russian' from the list and click 'OK'. Ensure that the 'Enable indicator on taskbar' is ticked and the switch languages by 'Left Alt + Shift' is selected.
Windows XPFrom the Control Panel (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel) double click on the 'Regional and Language Options' icon, then 'Languages', then 'Details' within 'Text Services and Input Languages', then 'Add' within 'Installed Services', and then click on 'Russian'.
Windows Vista / Windows 7From the Control Panel (Start -> Control Panel) double click on the 'Regional and Language Options' icon, then 'Keyboards and Languages', then 'Change Keyboard' , then 'Add' within 'Installed Services' under 'Text Services and Input Languages', and then click on 'Russian'.
You should now be able to type in Russian in Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, and most other applications by switching to 'Russian' by either clicking on the 'Ru' icon from your task bar or by using Alt + Shift.
(You can likewise switch back to English by clicking on 'En' or using Alt + Shift again.)