CONFIGURING WINDOWS AND BROWSER FOR VIEWING UNICODE MALAYALAM
1. Enabling Malayalam in Windows
2. Download and install additional Malayalam Unicode fonts
3. Configuring Firefox browser for Malayalam Unicode
4. Configuring Internet Explorer for Malayalam Unicode
1. Enabling Malayalam in Windows XP
STEPS FOR INSTALLING THE INDIC – MALAYALAM LANGUAGE PACK
Open control panel > Regional and Language Options, Language tab. Then select "install files for complex script..". It may require Windows XP installation CD.
2. Download and install additional fonts
You can download additional Malayalam Unicode fonts from the Malayalam Computing website of Government of Kerala
3. Configuring Mozilla Firefox browser for Malayalam Unicode
a. Open the Firefox browser, select Tools > Options
b. Go to Content tab. Click on Advanced… button. Select Malayalam from ‘Font for:’
c. Set the installed Meera Unicode Malayalam font in Serif, Sans Serif and Monospace
4. Configure for Internet Explorer browser
a. Open Internet Explorer browser. Select Internet Options from Tool menu then click on Fonts button. 
b. Choose Malayalam as the Language Script
Select any of the Malayalam Unicode fonts as your chosen font. This can be changed as you wish, later.