Some Sweet 5.1 themes might conflict with right-to-left (RTL) alignment. If the taskbar looks broken, try switching back to the "Windows Classic" or "Luna" theme temporarily to verify the language installation. ✅ Summary Checklist Enable Complex Script in Regional Options. Provide I386 folder path if requested. Add Arabic Keyboard (101) in Details. Set System Locale to Arabic for non-Unicode apps.

In the dropdown menu under select Arabic . Click Apply and restart your PC once more. Troubleshooting Tips for Sweet Repacks Installing language packs in Windows XP - IBM

If you have any specific questions or issues regarding Windows XP or language installations, I'll do my best to help.

Do not install XP on bare metal. Use or 86Box to emulate a period-appropriate Pentium II. Download a clean, unmodified Arabic copy of Windows XP (without "Sweet" or "Repack" in the filename) and run it in a sandboxed virtual machine. It is slower, but your modern PC stays safe.

Furthermore, these repacks often break the rendering. You might install it only to find that WordPad shows letters backwards or that the Start menu is a jumbled mess of inverted slashes.

"Install files for complex script and right-to-left languages (including Thai)"