Win XP Oversize Help Fonts

[petertutor]

On a machine using Win XP Home - the Help fonts are very large and seemingly uncontrollable. The Same machine uses AOL and the E-mails suffer the same font oversizing. Re-setting the fonts has no effect. Would appreciate some help with this.

 

[karlisi]

Try to set smaller fonts in Internet Explorer (View -> Text Size -> Smaller or Smallest).

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Karlis
ECDL; MCP

 

[bcastner]

right-click a blank area of your desktop, properties, Appearance, click the Effects button, and make sure 'Use Large Icons' is not checked.

 

[linney]

This is a Font Troubleshooter

http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/2f232.htm

Some general things to try.

See if System Restore will get you back to a restore point before your problem with Fonts.

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

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

 

[petertutor]

Thanks for the suggestions. The problem is on one of my client's machines and she reports that none of the fixes worked. I hope to attend site and try for myself soon, meanwhile if anyone has any other ideas I'd be grateful. I have a feeling this is AOL related
Peter

 

[bcastner]

I would look and see if what the site is reporting is in fact true, applying the suggestions above.

If so:

. Start, Run sfc /Scannow
Have your XP CD handy.
Reboot.
Test again.

If no joy, I would without question do an in-place upgrade reinstallation of XP.
th

http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp&NoWebContent=1