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Odd text problems

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by RayBritton, 2006/09/08.

  1. 2006/09/08
    RayBritton

    RayBritton Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi, often on buttons the last character is missing so i get dialog boxes with the buttons "O" and "Cance ", also several now display %s instead of the name of the computer and users.
     
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    Bill Castner

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    Right click an empty area of your Desktop, Properties, Settings, Advanced, and make sure the DPI setting is 96.
     
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    RayBritton

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    it is 96DPI, it can't go lower on my computer
     
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    Bill Castner

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    I wanted to be sure it was not set to a higher DPI.

    Start button, Run, sfc /Scannow

    Have your XP Cd handy.

    See also these comments by MS-MVP Ramesh Srinivasan: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/foreignlang.htm
     
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    RayBritton

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    i don't have a xp cd, but i do have a i386 folder would that be useful?

    and the file mentioned in the link isn't there
     
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    Bill Castner

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    If you have an \i386 folder XP should find it, or you can point to it.

    And good news about the file Ramesh mentions not being found.
     
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    RayBritton

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    i ran it, several times it requested the cd
     
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    If i386 is located at C:\. Adjust the source below to where the file is located.

    http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html
     
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  10. 2006/09/10
    RayBritton

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    unfornutly its still requesting the cd, so i'm going to contact toshiba
     
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    RayBritton

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    well, both microsoft and toshiba refuse to help
     
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