ICONS OK, but text underneath all SYMBOLS

[Comcast Newsgroups]

My daughter has Windows XP and deleted a number of programs via the
Add/Delete Programs.
At one point and for only 1 program it gave her the message that some files
"may" not be needed anymore, but could impact other programs if she would
delete . She decided then to keep them but continue with the rest of the
un-install.

She then did a Restart and she just calls me and says she can see in Normal
mode all the Icons, but the text is always a group of symbols, squares and
triangles etc. No letters.

I asked her to go to Safe Mode and there are the Icons and description all
there in the English language.

How can she recover that for the "normal" mode?

I asked her to use the original Windows XP CD and see whether she could get
to the Repair function, but the computer tells her that she cannot continue
because what she has on the computer now is more up to date than what the CD
contains. It is "grayed out" for Install and therefore also for Repair.

Thanks for advice I can pass on to her before she does a complete clean
install and lose all user files.

 

[Rich Barry]

Tell her to try a System Restore. Go to Start>All
Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore. Just follow the
instructions and go back before this problem
happened.

 

[Comcast Newsgroups]

We talked about that and she tried that with the same results.

 

[Bink]

That error has nothing to do with the removal of programs... since the error
you are seeing is something from the core of windows that a program would
not remove... You could remove every single program and that should not
happen.

so dont blame her for that.. its something else.

You can do a repair installation if you have the disk.. but its a bit
fussy.. google for "repair installation windows XP"

 

[Comcast Newsgroups]

I NEVER blamed her for the un-install option that she chose.
I just gave you the facts surrounding the final result.

 

[Guest]

Right-click empty spot on desktop | choose Properties | Choose Appearance tab
| choose Advanced button | where it says Item, click the down arrow | click
Icon | where it says Font, click the down arrow | click Tahoma | click OK |
click Apply | click OK
<HTH>

 

[Comcast Newsgroups]

Thank you ALL for your help. I forwarded the answers to my daughter and she
called me and she (in Safe mode) was able to get to the Font and fix it as
suggested by a number of you.

These newsgroups are worth its weight in gold for all the good peole who are
always there to help.

Thanks to all again.

 

[Guest]

You are welcome; and thanks for good news!

Thank you ALL for your help. I forwarded the answers to my daughter and she
called me and she (in Safe mode) was able to get to the Font and fix it as
suggested by a number of you.

These newsgroups are worth its weight in gold for all the good peole who are
always there to help.

Thanks to all again.