Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!

Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!

Register Log in
  • Congratulations Chriss Miller on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Font has changed for no reason

Status
Not open for further replies.
chuckann3041

chuckann3041

MIS
Jun 4, 2004
159
US
All the font on my pc has changed for no reason. I have checked all the settings, and they are all set to the standard settings. My fonts are all still loaded in the fonts folder also. The font looks similar to Courier or something very boxy looking. I'm not sure what caused it. I've run all the virus software and spy ware software, which found nothing. Any ideas?

K. Kemp

 
Sort by date Sort by votes
Have you rebooted? Sometimes, it is a memory issue. This used to happen a lot on Windows 9x systems.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Have you tried using System Restore?

Try Safe Mode (Do you have this problem in Safe Mode?).

Try running ChkDsk to check your drive for errors. Right-click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking. Select both boxes.

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.

Installing Fonts
thread779-1044152

There may be a problem with the installed video driver. Check with the video adapter manufacturer for a possible video driver update
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Did you run a registry cleaner, or a system cleaner that includes a registry component such as CCleaner?

Restore your registry from the backup the registry cleaner made.

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Do a search for: *.htt

In paticular, make sure there is no such entry in the Fonts folder.

 
Upvote 0 Downvote
No leave them be. I was concerned about the Font folder.

Now search for *.hta
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Running a Registry Cleaner is often a prelude before a repair install or even a clean install. Do you have any backups available that you can restore from?

For a few dollars this registry cleaner comes highly recommended.

jv16 PowerTools

This will link you to some freeware.

Testing "Registry Cleaning" Software

This is handy for registry backup or restore.

Registry Backup and Restore for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP

If nothing seems to work you could try repairing windows by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Do your fonts change if you switch to Classic view from the XP theme or vice versa?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
How do they look in Safe Mode, or from Normal Mode, but as a different user?
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
If Safe Mode is OK that should give you something to explore.

310353 - How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP

316434 - HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows XP

310560 - How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.

HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP

Removing adware & spyware
faq608-4650

Try the free version of "Ewido"

Windows Defender
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

pjw001
  • Locked
  • Question
Windows 11 Screen Colours have changed (slightly) 3
Replies
14
Views
7K
pjw001
pjw001
Deniall
  • Locked
  • Question
AutoHotKey for a very simple task 1
Replies
5
Views
769
Deniall
Deniall
theConjurian
  • Locked
  • Question
No administrator rights after upgrading to Windows 11
Replies
19
Views
3K
goombawaho
goombawaho
pjw001
  • Locked
  • Question
Windows 11 File Explorer Preview Pane for PDF files
Replies
2
Views
522
pjw001
pjw001
grnzbra
  • Locked
  • Question
Formatting Full Hard Drive 1
Replies
7
Views
753
austinpctech
austinpctech

Part and Inventory Search

Sponsor

Back
Top