since i installed some
fonts from a zip file, it
has changed the fonts
viewed on the sart up,
message boxes such as the
one im typing in to send
this message. wat the hell
is wrong with this. the
text on the start up is of
another language (i think)
and the one in text boxes
has little black square
things in place of some
letters. somebody help me!

It sounds as if you have replaced one of the Windows default fonts. Simply run "System Restore" under your Accessories/System Tools (you *may* need to delete the offending font first)

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