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re-installing win98se for fonts
In a previous question here I asked about why my system seems to default to
an italics font. The answers I got regarding changing properties/appearance/themes or schemes etc etc did not work, but thanks for the effort. I have also examined several of my fonts at control panel/fonts and they all seem to be ok. When searching this issue in google, one or two places mention that installing a program may cause some fonts to "point" towards others and when that program is uninstalled, it leaves the font pointing to nothing, which apparantly then defaults to italics. I dunno how that works or how to fix that. So, I think I must now go to the point of re-installing win98se. Will than screw up my systems, and my installed programs? Will I lose all the upgrades to IE and other MS progs? I tried to just re-install fonts in Windows setup, but I could not find fonts as one of the elements. The problem lies somewhere at system level I'm certain. When I look at a web page some of the fonts are italicized, but when I use another machine they are not. When I do a seearch in google the search phrase is italicized. Even some of the buttons on the google page have italicized fonts, yet, again, when I use a different computer, they are not. I've done latest virus scans and bot cleanups. I reallly think all I can do now is re-install windows, but I do not want to dramatically change my system. Any suggestions? |
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"PeterL" wrote in message ... In a previous question here I asked about why my system seems to default to an italics font. The answers I got regarding changing properties/appearance/themes or schemes etc etc did not work, but thanks for the effort. I have also examined several of my fonts at control panel/fonts and they all seem to be ok. When searching this issue in google, one or two places mention that installing a program may cause some fonts to "point" towards others and when that program is uninstalled, it leaves the font pointing to nothing, which apparantly then defaults to italics. I dunno how that works or how to fix that. So, I think I must now go to the point of re-installing win98se. Will than screw up my systems, and my installed programs? Will I lose all the upgrades to IE and other MS progs? I tried to just re-install fonts in Windows setup, but I could not find fonts as one of the elements. The problem lies somewhere at system level I'm certain. When I look at a web page some of the fonts are italicized, but when I use another machine they are not. When I do a seearch in google the search phrase is italicized. Even some of the buttons on the google page have italicized fonts, yet, again, when I use a different computer, they are not. I've done latest virus scans and bot cleanups. I reallly think all I can do now is re-install windows, but I do not want to dramatically change my system. Any suggestions? try downloading tweakui , and use its "repair" function to repair your font folder (it might do it : ) |
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"Haggis" wrote: "PeterL" wrote in message ... In a previous question here I asked about why my system seems to default to an italics font. The answers I got regarding changing properties/appearance/themes or schemes etc etc did not work, but thanks for the effort. I have also examined several of my fonts at control panel/fonts and they all seem to be ok. When searching this issue in google, one or two places mention that installing a program may cause some fonts to "point" towards others and when that program is uninstalled, it leaves the font pointing to nothing, which apparantly then defaults to italics. I dunno how that works or how to fix that. So, I think I must now go to the point of re-installing win98se. Will than screw up my systems, and my installed programs? Will I lose all the upgrades to IE and other MS progs? I tried to just re-install fonts in Windows setup, but I could not find fonts as one of the elements. The problem lies somewhere at system level I'm certain. When I look at a web page some of the fonts are italicized, but when I use another machine they are not. When I do a seearch in google the search phrase is italicized. Even some of the buttons on the google page have italicized fonts, yet, again, when I use a different computer, they are not. I've done latest virus scans and bot cleanups. I reallly think all I can do now is re-install windows, but I do not want to dramatically change my system. Any suggestions? try downloading tweakui , and use its "repair" function to repair your font folder (it might do it : ) I downloaded and tried the repair font folder, but no change. Thanks but it didn't work. It seems like a good tool to have tho'.. So what do you think about re-installing win98se ?? is that gonna screw up my system? IE? Outlook? Thanks |
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Yes, you will lose upgrades to IE as you will revert to IE5.0
You will lose any operating system upgrades as well. I cannot recommend a reinstall over the top. I glanced at your previous posts and it was unclear what your problem was. It is obviously not in a scheme but if you look in Control Panel-Display, exactly what do you see in italics? Look at these and see if they help. How to Restore the Default Fonts in Windows 95 http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q152/9/74.asp How to Determine the Default Windows Fonts http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q254/7/68.asp List of Default Fonts Included in Windows 98 http://support.microsoft.com/support.../q195/7/08.asp Q133281 - Fonts in Windows Questions and Answers: http://support.microsoft.com/support.../Q133/2/81.asp Also, look at Win.ini You can use Sysedit (Start-Run-Sysedit) Copy and paste in your message the section: [FontSubstitutes] Mine looks like this: [FontSubstitutes] Helv=MS Sans Serif Tms Rmn=MS Serif Times=Times New Roman MS Shell Dlg 2=MS Sans Serif Monotype.com=Andale Mono Helvetica=Arial MS Shell Dlg=MS Sans Serif Any differences? ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP W95/98 Systems http://dts-l.org/index.html In microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion, PeterL wrote: In a previous question here I asked about why my system seems to default to an italics font. The answers I got regarding changing properties/appearance/themes or schemes etc etc did not work, but thanks for the effort. I have also examined several of my fonts at control panel/fonts and they all seem to be ok. When searching this issue in google, one or two places mention that installing a program may cause some fonts to "point" towards others and when that program is uninstalled, it leaves the font pointing to nothing, which apparantly then defaults to italics. I dunno how that works or how to fix that. So, I think I must now go to the point of re-installing win98se. Will than screw up my systems, and my installed programs? Will I lose all the upgrades to IE and other MS progs? I tried to just re-install fonts in Windows setup, but I could not find fonts as one of the elements. The problem lies somewhere at system level I'm certain. When I look at a web page some of the fonts are italicized, but when I use another machine they are not. When I do a seearch in google the search phrase is italicized. Even some of the buttons on the google page have italicized fonts, yet, again, when I use a different computer, they are not. I've done latest virus scans and bot cleanups. I reallly think all I can do now is re-install windows, but I do not want to dramatically change my system. Any suggestions? |
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PeterL wrote:
In a previous question here I asked about why my system seems to default to an italics font. The answers I got regarding changing properties/appearance/themes or schemes etc etc did not work, but thanks for the effort. snip The problem lies somewhere at system level I'm certain. When I look at a web page some of the fonts are italicized, but when I use another machine they are not. When I do a seearch in google the search phrase is italicized. Even some of the buttons on the google page have italicized fonts, yet, again, when I use a different computer, they are not. I've done latest virus scans and bot cleanups. I reallly think all I can do now is re-install windows, but I do not want to dramatically change my system. Any suggestions? In your previous question you also mention Outlook Express being affected (¿Is it only in IE and OE you see this?) and i don't know if OE-style can be distorted by the use of CSS. But for IE check if this have been activated. IE 6.0.x : Tools : Internet Options : General : Button(Accessibility...) : User style sheet : -- Please followup in newsgroup. E-mail address is invalid due to spam-control. |
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