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by joeydawop12 1 view

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I have several fonts loaded into my computer and when i try to use some of them all i can see is blocks or "blobs" of color. i have tried reinstalling updated video drivers and ensured that my display settings were on 32 bit. this has begun since i changed servers to aol but they are of no help with this.
Im hoping the fix is just so simple im not thinking of it. I appreciate any support i can get in this matter.

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by sergey kovzik

blocks - this is possible if you have too much installed fonts in systems.
color blobs - there is perfomance tab in advanced settings of display properties. Move "Hardware Acceleration" slider to None. If it helps try to increase acceleration and find out level that works for you. There is many hidden options for different cards but it depends on manufacturer. you should check FAQ section related to your video card.

Sincerely, Sergey
Brainbench MVP for Win98 Administration

by tjc

Some fonts dont' have an associated character in them.

To see if this is the case open up wordpad and then type in the alphabet and then change the characters to that font and see what happens. Also do this with uppercase letters as well as lowercase letters, and numbers. Also font size can cause a problem.

Usually the block mean that your windows character set can't display the symbols. Make sure that you have US English, if you are in the US and then try, else try to change your windowsreginal settings to some other language and see what happens.

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