Re: IE6 fonts gone wacko on some web sites or...
From: WinGuy (no_spam_at_nomail.bot)
Date: 08/18/04
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Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 03:07:56 GMT
Sorry for the delay, been super busy of late. Fonts are all kept in one
folder and used system wide. Well, I did find this:
http://www.htmlref.com/reference/appd/windows.htm
You could try pulling them from the XP CD and replacing existing versions.
"Wes Stebbins" <WesGuitar@neb.rr.com> wrote in message
news:qQWRc.27163$ju6.6089@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> Great article - for MS Word fonts - but it's a problem with browsing
certain
> web sites with IE6 (including www.microsoft.com). Thanks anyway.
>
> "WinGuy" <no_spam@nomail.bot> wrote in message
> news:2nNRc.4849$5c5.941@newssvr29.news.prodigy.com...
> > Perhaps this link can help you sort out your faulty fonts:
> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=259319
> > (do read it all)
> >
> > "Wes Stebbins" <WesGuitar@neb.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:5_CRc.79417$vN3.1686@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > > I am working on upgrading a friends computer. He has PhotoShop,
> InDesign,
> > > etc. I took his computer home to upgrade it, and only took the "box"
> (no
> > > monitor or other peripherals) to my shop. I noticed while going to
> > > Microsoft's Windows Update web site to get latest XP Pro upgrades)
that
> > the
> > > text was practically unreadable, yet other web sites appear to display
> > just
> > > fine.
> > >
> > > Could it be that - when my friend installed his Adobe software - he
has
> a
> > > printing company that is virtually all Adobe products - perhaps he
> > > installed some default fonts for his software that inadvertently
> > > removed/altered the default IE 6 fonts, etc.?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > What can I do to check this? According to my defaults, etc., on all
of
> MY
> > > other computers that work - I have:
> > >
> > > in "IE6\Tools\Internet Options\General\Fonts"
> > >
> > > Language script: Latin based
> > >
> > > Web page font: Times New Roman
> > >
> > > Plain text font: Courier New
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Also,
> > >
> > > in "IE6\Tools\Internet Options\Accessibility" everything is unchecked;
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Also, in "IE6\Tools\Internet Options\Security\Custom Level." I have
> "Font
> > > Download - Enable" checked.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I need to check those fonts, etc. on my friends computer, but what if
> > > they're the same? Are could it be something else? (even the
> > motherboard?)
> > > I've tried it on different monitors, different video cards, etc., and
it
> > > STILL has the same problem - virtyall undiscpherable text on some
> sites -
> > in
> > > particular the Microsoft site.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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