System Fonts Have Changed to Symbols
From: Damian (dd_benjamin_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/25/04
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Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 05:23:17 -0700
Hello, I am in the UK and I have exactly the same problems
that you have been having. You can real trouble shoot the
problem as you can read any file folders, icon names or
the info with in programs. However, if I try to connect
to a site for virus help, I get a message that says this
page is not avaiable. This prompts me to believe that it
is a virus. But when I run Mc Afee, it does not pick up
anything. Please contact me if a cure is found. It would
be very appreciated.
Damian
dd_benjamin@hotmail.com
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
>
>I have a Dell Inspiron 8000 laptop, P3 700mhz with 256 mb
>RAM and a 32 gb hard drive. When I bought the system, It
>came with ME, which I upgraded to XP Home a few months
>later.
>
>Up until now, the computer has worked flawlessly, until
>last night, when I ran a routine Defrag which freed a
>bunch of space (About 22 mb). It completed successfully,
>and there was nothing wrong with the computer, until I
>booted it up the next morning. All of the Windows system
>fonts have now been changed to Symbols and Characters
>(ASCII, I think).
>
>The computer runs fine, except that I cannot read
>anything, as it is all in code. When I load up webpages,
>the address is garbled, but the header information at the
>top of the window is correct, as is the content of the
>webpages. Word opens, but typing produces the same
>characters, and there are no recognized fonts in the font
>menu (or in the Fonts folder of Control Panel). Excel
>works OK, as doew Powerpoint, although the fonts are not
>normal, and I cannot change them at all.
>
>I had thought that this was maybe a virus, so I updated
>my McAfee VirusScan 8 definitions, and downloaded the
>latest Stinger application, and ran a check. Both came up
>empty. I contacted McAfee, to report this as a potential
>new virus, and they advised that it probably wasn't, and
>that I should reinstall Windows.
>
>I then tried to reinstall Windows, with a number of
>problems. First, my copy is an upgrade disc, and when I
>insert it, the Autoplay screen comes up, with only the
>option to Install Windows (no repair or reinstall). When
>I select it, it tales me to a new screen with a drop-down
>box with two options, and some writing underneath. All of
>this is in the code, so I don;t know what it exactly
>means, although trying to decipher it, I came up
>with "Upgrade (REcommended)" and "New Install" as the two
>options.
>
>No matter which I choose, it takes me to the screen to
>input my CD Key, which is back in Canada, as I am
>travelling on Buisness in Central America.
>
>Is there some way to fix this problem, bearing in mind
>that I cannot read the menus or or folder options due to
>the font change, and if so, without reinstalling windows?
>
>Please help me as this problem is very frustrating!!
>
>Sincerely,
>Justin
>
>P.S. I have applied all the Serivce Packs and updates
>except the most recent Critical Update (Security update),
>and the Media Player 9 most recent update.
>.
>
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