Windows XP font problem

[sharkman]

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So my grandson did something to his XP pc that caused the fonts to be
unreadable. They look like symbols or wingdings. Interestingly, I can the
stuff that is standard in Windows but cant read anything in the dropdown
boxes. I have no idea what he did to cause it and I have no idea how to
revert it back to normal windows font. I tried to do a system restore but of
course that didnt work. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
sharkman


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[Guest]

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Not sure if it will work for you but ....

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
#249 Set Default XP Font Back to Tahoma


"Sharkman@comcast.net" <sharkman@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:WMadnW8rkLMHRv7cRVn-uQ@comcast.com...
> So my grandson did something to his XP pc that caused the fonts to be
> unreadable. They look like symbols or wingdings. Interestingly, I can the
> stuff that is standard in Windows but cant read anything in the dropdown
> boxes. I have no idea what he did to cause it and I have no idea how to
> revert it back to normal windows font. I tried to do a system restore but of
> course that didnt work. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> sharkman
>
>
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[sharkman]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

thanks, I'll try it and let you know..

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sharkman

Taurarian wrote:
> Not sure if it will work for you but ....
>
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
> #249 Set Default XP Font Back to Tahoma
>
>
> "Sharkman@comcast.net" <sharkman@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:WMadnW8rkLMHRv7cRVn-uQ@comcast.com...
>> So my grandson did something to his XP pc that caused the fonts to be
>> unreadable. They look like symbols or wingdings. Interestingly, I
>> can the stuff that is standard in Windows but cant read anything in
>> the dropdown boxes. I have no idea what he did to cause it and I
>> have no idea how to revert it back to normal windows font. I tried
>> to do a system restore but of course that didnt work. Any
>> suggestions would be appreciated. sharkman
>>
>>
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