Strange change of font style using Vista PC


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Where do I go to check that, Tony? Just looked under Apearance & Personalization, and didn't spot it. I'm not familiar with Vista.

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Please follow the instructions listed below to determine whether ClearType is enabled. These instructions are taken from Microsoft's webpage, titled "Make test easier to read using ClearType."

 

To turn on ClearType
  1. Open Appearance Settings by clicking the Start button 4f6cbd09-148c-4dd8-b1f2-48f232a2fd33_47., clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, clicking Personalization, and then clicking Window Color and Appearance. If the Appearance Settings dialog box is not displayed, at the bottom of the page, click Open classic appearance properties.

  2. Click Effects.

  3. In the Effects dialog box, select Use the following method to smooth edges of screen fonts.

  4. Select ClearType in the list, and then click OK.

Do you by any chance have update KB3013455 installed? You can determine which updates you currently have installed by following the instructions listed here. I ask because KB3013455 is known to cause font corruption on some installations. If you determine that you have the update installed a fix is available here.

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Hello,

 

Try uninstalling Windows Security Update KB3013455, rebooting, and then reinstalling it.  The first release of this update caused some problems with fonts that made them look blocky or blurry.  This was fixed in a subsequent update of the patch a few days later.

 

 

Regards,

 

Aryeh Goretsky

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