IE6 huge fonts

[Stan VK]

My friend has XP/IE6. when viewing web site the text info
is so large it frequently go off the screen. My computer
shows the same web page easily on one screen. The
IE6 'view' 'text size' is already set to 'smallest'.
Example- support.microsoft.com has a capital M as the
first character. On her screen I must scroll down 6 full
screens and right 5 full screens to see this one letter
(let alone the rest of it).
What file/ parameters control this? Her AOL is effected
to a lesser extent.

 

[Don Varnau]

Try:
Internet Options> General> Accessibility... uncheck everything.
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Or this from MVP Alan Edwards

If IE-View-Text Size does not stick....

---solution 1
If you are using Eudora 4.2 or greater then use Tools-Options-Viewing
Mail and uncheck "Use Microsoft's viewer"
It is Eudora that is setting the IE text size and unchecking that
option will stop it.

The key that Eudora 4.x will change is this:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\International\Scripts\3]
"IEFontSize"=hex:02,00,00,00

---solution 2
In Outlook 2000 go to Tools/Options/Mail Format/Fonts/International
Fonts, and for each font
change the "Font Size" entry to your desired size.
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Or...
Work through the solutions (CWShredder, Ad-aware, Spybot) at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm Also note the security tips on that
page.

Additional information at:
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

If not caused by malware, consider disabling (for diagnostic purposes)
legitimate programs running in the background which might be interacting
with IE- security, antivirus, ad-blockers, toolbars & other add-ons, etc.
You may have to uninstall then reinstall, or not reinstall, a program.
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Or... repair IE:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q318378 (WinXP)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q317228 (IE5 & 5.5)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;194177 (IE5, 5.5, 6
(not XP))

Hope this helps,
Don