Startup screen cnanged XP

[Bill NJ]

Hi, thanks in advance (Ramesh?)
OS - Windows XP Home w/all latest MS updates.

All of a sudden, when I start Windows, the white
letters "Windows" (on blue background) startup screen,
changes to Italic, then back to slightly slanted again.
It's not really a problem, I'm curious to find out where
it game from.

Recently installed programs:
Microsoft Office 2002 Corporate Edition
Symantec AntiVirus 2004

Thanks again,
Bill NJ

 

[Delwin Lee [MSFT]]

I'm not completely sure what the difference is between "italic" and
"slated", but the effect you describe is normal (especially if you have font
smoothing enabled).