Thank you guys for your help! I think I got THE reason of the locale problem from the link xoopx provided. The part of the MS faq relevant to the problem reads like this:
What is the System Locale?
The system locale (sometimes referred to as the system default locale), determines which ANSI, OEM and MAC codepages and associated bitmap font files are used as defaults for the system. These codepages and fonts enable non-Unicode applications to run as they would on a system localized to the language of the system locale.
These codepages and fonts are used by non-Unicode applications to emulate operation on a system localized to the language selected as the system locale. Note that only non-Unicode applications are affected by this setting.
The system locale is implemented in Windows 9x, NT4, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. (Under Windows 9x, the system locale is fixed based on the language version and cannot be changed. Under NT4, the system locale is pre-selected by the language version, but can later be modified in the Regional Settings Control Panel.)
Windows 2000 supports system locales for any supported locale on all language versions. As the name 'system locale' implies, this is a system-wide setting that affects all users, and therefore requires administrator privileges to change.
Changing the system locale requires a reboot. Note that only those system locales for which appropriate language groups have been installed will be available to choose from.
It seems that the system locale in Win 98 can not be changed, which means that Chinese Win 98 users are excluded from playing "Blood Omen". How brutal! :Titan:
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