Re: Enormous Font Sizes

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From: Don Varnau (don_04[at]varnau[dot]org)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 18:35:46 -0600

Try re-registering the mshtml.dll file
From: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

Quit all programs that are running.
Click Start, and then click Run.
Type regsvr32 mshtml.dll and then click OK.
When you receive the "DllRegisterServer in mshtml.dll succeeded" message,
click OK.

Don 

-- 
MVP IE/OE
Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may participate.
"CSR" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:120fa01c3f5ae$4527d9a0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Don,
>
> Thanks for the response. It didn't work... :-(. Just
> FYI...this problem started after I installed the new
> windows / IE updates from windowsupdates.com...
>
> My OS is Win XP Home...
>
> Thanks!
>
> -CSR
> >-----Original Message-----
> >CSR,
> >1. Internet Options> Accessibility... uncheck everything
> >or
> >Check Accessibility options in Control panel>
> Accessibility.
> >
> >2. This is a frequent complaint about MSN pages. They're
> coded for 800x600
> >and won't fill a larger screen. The problem ain't on your
> end  ;-)
> >
> >Don
> >-- 
> >MVP IE/OE
> >Please reply to the newsgroup so that others may
> participate.
> >"CSR" <anonymous[at]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:1140501c3f4a9$b6f621a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Help...Got a new laptop recently and I'm having 2
> problems:
> >>
> >> 1. Font sizes on some websites are ENORMOUS (and I mean
> >> like 200 point!!). I can't even go to MS' Support site
> to
> >> find a fix, because the support website also shows up in
> >> this huge font size. OS = XP Home, IE = 6.0.2800.1106.
> >>
> >> 2. Some web pages do NOT utilize the entire screen
> width.
> >> The laptop screen is 15" diag. The web-page width is
> >> typically about 8-9". How can I fix this?
> >>
> >> FYI...Yahoo looks great. MSN looks awful...Please help,
> >>
> >> -CSR

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