IE6 is rendering invisible text

[Larry Serflaten]

I recently re-built my computer, re-installing Win2K(+SP4)
to include IE6(+SP1). Now I find my Power User accounts
do not get the proper response from IE6. Most everything
is not visible at all. Its as if the text is the same
color as the background because I can 'Select All' and
copy and paste the missing text into Notepad.

This happens for text on HTML pages, as well as text
in Outlook Express. In OE every post is invisible
(yet present when copying, or viewing the source).
Even local html files do not get rendered properly.
(Surprizingly, the HTML page from the MSDN 2427.1 disk
(where I get IE6 from) does render correctly for power
users!)

My administrator accounts do not have this problem!

As a test I created a new power user account, and
saw it acted as other power user accounts.
But when I elevated that Pwr User account to the
administrators group the problem went away.

Why do most html pages not render correctly for the
lower accounts????

LFS

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
First check:
Control Panel> Accessibility Options> Display. Make sure that High Contrast
is not checked. Also click on Settings and uncheck Use Shortcut. That will
disable the Alt+Shift+Print Screen shortcut to High Contrast.

Then, Internet Options> General> Accessibility. For most users, nothing
should be checked.

You've been to Internet Options> General> Colors and verified that someone
didn't choose white text and white background, right?

Try disabling any BHOs, toolbars or third-party programs that would be
affecting IE. Sometimes a BHO will cause problems on some, but not all user
accounts.
BHODemon from http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3550.html may help.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[Larry Serflaten]

Control Panel> Accessibility Options> Display. Make sure that High Contrast
is not checked. Also click on Settings and uncheck Use Shortcut. That will
disable the Alt+Shift+Print Screen shortcut to High Contrast.

Then, Internet Options> General> Accessibility. For most users, nothing
should be checked.

You've been to Internet Options> General> Colors and verified that someone
didn't choose white text and white background, right?

I've read through a few of your other posts and saw the first two, but Im
in an admin account now so I can't check this last, but looking at the
options
I would suppose it is set to use Windows colors.

Try disabling any BHOs, toolbars or third-party programs that would be
affecting IE.

This is all pretty virgin at this time, as I said, I just re-installed the
OS...

I'll have to check to see if I can set those colors on the other accounts,
but it would be surprizing that such a setting would only effect members of
certain groups. Thanks....

LFS

 

[Larry Serflaten]

You've been to Internet Options> General> Colors and verified that someone
didn't choose white text and white background, right?

Well, I verified that wasn't the problem. Just for something to
try, I re=regisyers that list of internet tools (DLLs) shown in a
KB article that was part of someones reply. That didn't get it.

What I have noticed is that on one game that I have
(Age of Empires) the title screen option buttons had really small
print. So small they were only rendered as a single line. But
log on as an administrator and the title screen is fine.

LFS

 

[Jan Il]

Well, I verified that wasn't the problem. Just for something to
try, I re=regisyers that list of internet tools (DLLs) shown in a
KB article that was part of someones reply. That didn't get it.

What I have noticed is that on one game that I have
(Age of Empires) the title screen option buttons had really small
print. So small they were only rendered as a single line. But
log on as an administrator and the title screen is fine.

Couple of things you might try for the text size:

In the User account, and where the text is to small, hold down the Cntrl key
and roll the mouse wheel back or forwards to see if that makes it bigger.
Some websites seem to make the text too small or too large, and this can
often let you sort it out to a size that suits you best.

And, try resetting the text...Go to View>Text and select a larger size,
close and reopen IE and see if that helps.

Hope this helps.

Jan
MS MVP - IE [DTS/AumHa]
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[Don Varnau]

Hi,

(Age of Empires) the title screen option buttons had really small
print. So small they were only rendered as a single line.

That's trying to provide a hint, but I'm not picking up on it. Sorry.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]