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Unwanted XP font change on boot

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by maya2blue

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I rebooted my XP machine to discover the font had changed to some sort of tiny hard to read script. I am unable to change it through the display settings or the properties. I cannot restore it to any previous date. Appreciate any suggestion.

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by jcc2198

what was the response? nothing posted. Did anyone else have that problem. I wonder if it has to do with the unicode setting? That happened without my knowledge . How do I fix the font size when printing? thanks

by maya2blue

Nope, I eventually had to roll the thing back using restore points to waay back!! I had hoped to get a reply but no such luck! harve

by older mycroft

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Why the reboot?
What had you just done before the reboot?
Are you talking about the typeface on the screen?
Have you tried applying the onscreen magnifier to make sure this tiny font is readable?

Stuff like that...

by jcc2198

Fonts on screen are fine but when I print the content, even in hotmail,it comes out so tiny it is almost unreadable for these tired old eyes. If pica type is a 10, then this print out is a 3 or 4. TINY. I don't have a clue on how to change a it but I can use Page-text size- larger, from that menu bar. That setting resizes on screen but not the printer. I don't know if it'a windows problem or the print buffer or software? I don't print everyday so I don't know when it happened so I can't backtrack to the cause. I use hotmail and am trying the new windows live. It could be from that change.

by maya2blue

A few more details might help us answer this ...
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Why the reboot?

I had turned the machine off. I turned it back on. That was the reboot.

What had you just done before the reboot?

I finished checking my email.

Are you talking about the typeface on the screen?

Yes

Have you tried applying the onscreen magnifier to make sure this tiny font is readable?

Yes

Stuff like that...

Okay... Hope that the information that you requested helps us!

Posted: 05/02/2008 @ 06:48 AM (PDT)
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