Re: Default Arial font always appears as Times New Roman on all re

Replied inline below. Make sure you are fully patched at Windows Updates. However, if this happened on another computer, you most likely had corruption and brought it with you.

Courtesy of MVP Robear Dyer (PA Bear):

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
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http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
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http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

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--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Sportsluvr" <Sportsluvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:D43D1F8D-6D39-4541-805C-E92F7EDF42C9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Bruce,
Appreciate your guidance.

Using IE6 not IE7--not sure what you meant in item 2 in your reply.

Can you reply (via 'BH' intials placed) within the three points I listed in
prior reply. I need to know specfically the answers to each item before I go
ahead and change/select each setting and sub-settings.

Also, in those three points I listed below, I reference changing from West
Euro 'Windows' to Western Euro ISO, per your instructions from your earlier
reply which instructed me to change from West Euro Windows to West Euro ISO.
Accordingly, should I be changing to ISO?

If do exactly what I lised in below three points, restart computer, and
recipeients still get TNR and not Arial, if I create new identity, can I use
a backup from Express Assist to load in all mail folders, address book, mail
settings"? If not, do I first copy all dbx files, wab files, iaf files to
say C:\desktop\march07 (would create that subfolder) and import all settings
in new identity from c:\desktop\march07?

Also does copying all dbx files to another area solve corruption issue?
I ask b/c this past week I copied all dbx files from older computer to this
new one and the TNR problem still exits. Did notice that identity folder in
new PC also ends in '9526' like old pC folder name did!

Thanks Bruce, for clarifying the above (and referenced below)!
:)

I

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

1: Western European Windows or ISO should work. Try changing it from what it
is to the other. And do check the English Headers box.

2: In IE7? Shouldn't affect this problem.

3: Encoding - Western European (ISO).
Default Encoding - Western European

You did check in Tools | Options | Compose and made sure that nothing at all
is checked in the Stationery section?

I find it strange that you receive it OK when you send to yourself. If
someone is reading in Plain Text, then they will see the font of /their/
choice. The problem may not be on your end.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs, slows down sending and receiving, and
causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs, account setting changes
and has even been responsible for lose of messages. Your up-to-date A/V
program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

If all else fails:

You may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default Main
Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and test it.
If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from the old
identity and delete it.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Sportsluvr" <Sportsluvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:563930AE-1E3A-4F57-81A4-2F3C690F310F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks Bruce for offering your help--I apprecaite it!
>
> I do use HTML. All recipents are getting all my emails as TNR 10 point,
> whether they use OE, Outlook, Microsft Exchange, or webmail.
>
> I'll try the change to West Euro ISO.
>
> Bruce, before I do so, should I select the following three areas:
> 1) tools--options--send tab--'inyernational settings' button--west > euro
> ISO--select 'when replying to mesages always use english headers' with
> other
> box unchecked?



BH: Western European Windows or ISO should work. Try changing it from what it is to the other. And do check the English Headers box.

2: In IE7? Shouldn't affect this problem.

3: Encoding - Western European (ISO).
Default Encoding - Western European

> 2) tools--options-read tab-fonts-encoding--west euro ISO--and click on
> 'set
> as default' button?



BH: 2: Encoding - Western European (ISO).
Default Encoding - Western European




> 3) tools---options-read tab--international settings button--default
> encoding
> select 'west euro ISO'--select check in box for 'use default encoding > for
> all incoming messages'?



BH: Western European (ISO) should be displayed in a grayed out fashion and the box unchecked.






>
> The sent item box does show emails as arial 10 point. The weird thing > is
> that if I cc: myself my copy shows Arial 10 point, but if someone > replies
> to
> an an email trail between us, my prior emails in that email do show as > TNR
> 10
> point on my end.
>
> I tried to be extra thorough in my description of problem in my below
> posting, so you and your fellow Microsoft MVP's could remeedy the > problem
> with Arial appearing as TNR on recipients.
>
> Thanks very much for your assistance!!
>
>
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> Try Western European (ISO) Are you using HTML? Stationery? Make sure >> even
>> Blank is not selected for stationery.
>>
>> Does this happen if you send yourself an e-mail?
>>
>> Also see:
>>
>> OLEXP: The Font Size Changes When You Press ENTER in a New Message:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q232001
>>
>> OLEXP: Default Font Size Is Not Applied in a New HTML E-mail Message:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q240730
>>
>> OLEXP: Large or Small Font Printing Message from Outlook Express:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q276435
>>
>> OLEXP: Cannot Change Text Format Using Outlook Express:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q178895
>>
>> OLEXP: Large Font Printing Message from Outlook Express:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q276435
>> -- >> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>>
>> "Sportsluvr" <Sportsluvr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:AF385FAD-FAC6-4FC8-B5E0-31873FF0C448@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > I've always had my OE set to 'Arial 10 point' for composing/reading
>> > emails
>> > and I discovered (surprisingly) that going back as far as April 2006
>> > (possibly earlier), all recipents of my emails are getting them as
>> > Times
>> > New
>> > Roman 10 point (TNR) regardless of whether they use an email program >> > or
>> > webmail. If I change default font to anything but Arial or TNR, >> > that
>> > font
>> > comes out OK on the recipents end (i.e. if I select Verdana as >> > default
>> > it
>> > comes out as Verdana on recipents email). Oddly enough, if I change
>> > default
>> > font to TNR, and manually select Arial when composing email, the >> > Arial
>> > appears on recipients end.
>> >
>> > Note, in my OE settings 'Read Fonts' are @ Western European Windows
>> > (not
>> > 'ISO') for encoding, 'Send tab' shows International settings as >> > Western
>> > European Windows (not ISO), Compose font as Arial 10 point. 'Read >> > tab'
>> > has
>> > for 'proportional font' is 'Arial'. The option 'use default >> > encoding
>> > for
>> > all incoming messages' is checked under "int'l settings button" >> > (West
>> > European Windows). Note, in my OE settings 'Read Fonts' are @ >> > Western
>> > European Windows (not ISO) for encoding, Send tab shows >> > International
>> > settings as Western European Windows (not ISO), Compose font as >> > Arial
>> > 10
>> > point. Internet Explorer Encoding set to "Autoselect'.
>> >
>> > When I tested this w/ a friend who also used OE and has SAME >> > settings
>> > as
>> > me
>> > in OE, she said any emails I sent to her came/come out as 10 point
>> > Times
>> > New
>> > Roman. Internet Explorer Encoding set to "Autoselect' (using IE6).
>> >
>> > Another friend's emails to me (also sent via OE), was for a few days
>> > being
>> > shown with the words "central european" next to subject name on the
>> > blue
>> > toolbar of message border. But as the TNR 10 point is being >> > displayed
>> > on
>> > all recipients (and not Arial 10 point), regardless of whether they >> > use
>> > an
>> > email program or webmail, I don't think this temporary Central
>> > European
>> > tag
>> > is essential to my problem.
>> >
>> > I am (have always been) fully patched for XP Pro, OE, Office 2003 >> > Pro
>> >
>> > How can I fix my OE so all outgoing messages appear on recipents end >> > as
>> > Arial 10-point (keep in mind that all recipents have always had >> > their
>> > programs set as Arial 10 point for reading/composing)??
>> >
>> > Thanks very much for helping me fix this!
>> > :)
>>
>>



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