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Back on my XP harddrive now, everything fine. It is hard to believe the
extent of the problem. If you can imagine booting up and everything is in
Arabic but worse,even the buttons were missing, you will realize how
difficult it was to do anything. I'm just glad I didnt have to reinstall,
might have been a problem with SP2.
Theo
"T. Waters" wrote:
> Glad you got it sorted.
> Sorry I made a distinction between "reading" actual print, and seeing an
> icon.
> Did not realize the depth of your problem.
> Cannot picture a font corrupting an icon, and hope it never happens to me
>
> Theo wrote:
> > I dont know how how many times I have to say this, but I'll do it
> > again,I cant read anything, the Marlett font has taken over my
> > machine, if this wasnt the case I wouldnt be here asking for help, I
> > have been using computers, since the C64.
> > Any way I have solved the problem and Windows XP has been fixed,
> > partly on your insistance on doing a restore.
> > I'll go throught the procedure in case anyone else has this problem
> > in the future.
> >
> > I went through the restore procedure in ME without actually doing it,
> > but made drawings of the screen and where the buttons were(next
> > etc)also drew the screen with restore dates.I then put my xp
> > harddrive back in and booted into safe mode, I took the option of
> > doing a restore.
> > Because I had the screen drawings I was able to click to the relevant
> > parts of the screen to proceed. I then picked a garbled date and the
> > restore started working. On rebooting I found I had gone to the date
> > even before SP2, but I could read everything. So then I did another
> > restore to my last point and got all my programmes back.
> > My last restore point was Adobe reader 7 which was the night before
> > all this happened, so that must have upset my fonts.
> > Anyway I'm happy, I've got everything back and I take back what I
> > said about XP, and thanks for your help T Waters, sorry to be a bit
> > edgy but this was driving me nuts.
> > Theo
> >
> >
> > "T. Waters" wrote:
> >
> >> Am I correct in assuming that your icons have not been corrupted and
> >> that you can read them? There is nothing you need to read, other
> >> than icons.
> >> If you can read the icon for the Start button and the icon for Help
> >> and Support on the Start menu (the question mark), then you can, I
> >> think, follow the instructions I have given you.
> >> I went into Safe Mode, and, either way, the instructions I have
> >> given to you apply.
> >> What specific difficulties are you encountering that prevent you from
> >> completing the System Restore process?
> >>
> >> Theo wrote:
> >>> I can boot into normal mode and I can get to the desktop, but I cant
> >>> read anything, so impossible to get around. I have found the
> >>> following on the net, a bloke with exactly the same problem. IE.The
> >>> Marlett font has taken over his system.
> >>>
> >>> Question submitted by duff:
> >>>
> >>> The font...Marlett has taken over my machine and I cant figure out
> >>> how to get the default font back. It all started with my zeal to
> >>> keep current with the Microsoft upgrades by downloading that
> >>> irritating ServicePack2 and taking my chances by NOT backing up my
> >>> hard drive! (Bad Move and lesson learned). Anyway...my machine
> >>> really started to go nuts and I tried System Restore to get sp2 off
> >>> the machine but it(sp2) didnt want to leave without causing a
> >>> little damage. Well, after a period of temporary panic, I tried one
> >>> of those FREE registry tweakers (I forgot which one) and that was
> >>> about the time...the pesky Marlett font took complete control of my
> >>> OS and I cant read ANYTHING! The funny thing is...my ISP is ok
> >>> except for mouseovers, drop down menus and some toolbars. Is there
> >>> a fix for this mess somewhere? I would sure like to know how to get
> >>> my OS back to normal. If anyone can help me...Thank you. If not,
> >>> well thanx for reading.
> >>>
> >>> Answer from Mike Baynes:
> >>>
> >>> Hi duff. Windows XP SP2 should have created a before-SP2 restore
> >>> point. It is a hidden folder on your C drive called
> >>> $NtServicePackUninstall$ Did you create a restore point prior to
> >>> installing the reg hack? You should be able to restore to that
> >>> point. XP creates a restore point daily if it is enabled. Otherwise
> >>> you can go into Display in Control Panel Click on Appearance tab>
> >>> Advanced> Go through the drop down menu and change and Apply the
> >>> different fonts in
> >>> each of the available windows.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "T. Waters" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Still unsure why you cannot boot into normal mode.
> >>>> In Nomal Mode, Help and Support is the question-mark icon on the
> >>>> Start Menu. Your first post said you made it to the desktop?
> >>>> I can instruct you regarding the use of SR In Safe Mode, but I have
> >>>> to reboot, will take a few minutes.
> >>>>
> >>>> Theo wrote:
> >>>>> Well I'm back, cant get in to restore, too garbled. I've gone
> >>>>> through my fonts on ME, too try to explain what the characters
> >>>>> look like.The characters are actually the Marlett Font, which are
> >>>>> symbols and unreadable. How this happened I dont know, is there a
> >>>>> virus out there that changes your fonts?. Still not sure what to
> >>>>> do, though getting closer.
> >>>>> Theo
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Theo" wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Unfortunately you seem to be under the impression that I can do
> >>>>>> all these things from the desktop, I cant. I have to do things
> >>>>>> through safe mode and even that is tough as the fonts are pretty
> >>>>>> badly garbled there as well. I am going to have another go
> >>>>>> through safe mode and see what I can do, I'll see if I can go as
> >>>>>> far as you instructed.
> >>>>>> The other problem is because the drive is NTSF I cant access it
> >>>>>> through windows ME on this drive.
> >>>>>> Theo
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> "T. Waters" wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Theo, System Restore is not the same as Last Knon Good
> >>>>>>> Configuration. Let's do a System Restore.
> >>>>>>> Close down your other applications!
> >>>>>>> Go to Help and Support.
> >>>>>>> Type in System Restore Wizard.
> >>>>>>> Choose the first option.
> >>>>>>> Click the bottom button on the left.
> >>>>>>> Today's date is highlighted on the Calendar. Select a date in
> >>>>>>> bold before your problem started.
> >>>>>>> Click the middle button.
> >>>>>>> Click the middle button on this page too.
> >>>>>>> This will restart your computer.
> >>>>>>> Let us know how this went!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Theo wrote:
> >>>>>>>> I was able to to access Sytem Restore in Safe Mode and used it
> >>>>>>>> to go back to the last best config.Even in safe mode most of
> >>>>>>>> the characters are garbled but not as bad.I'm pretty sure the
> >>>>>>>> drive is not corrupt(NTFS)as in safe mode I can read some of
> >>>>>>>> the directories. I think its a corrupt font.
> >>>>>>>> Its funny (Sad really)I've been using ME for over 6 years with
> >>>>>>>> very little problem and only went over to XP Home a week ago
> >>>>>>>> and now this. I thought XP was supposed to be alot more stable
> >>>>>>>> than ME(Im using ME now on my old drive). I dont particularly
> >>>>>>>> want to start all over again so any help would be appreciated.
> >>>>>>>> Theo
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