Menu titles corrupted in IE, Word, etc...

[Paul Dembry]

My father's XP system has corrupted menu titles. For
example, in IE, choosing Tools shows

Mail and
Synchroni
<blank>

How did this happen (virus?) and how does he solve it?
Similar problems appear in MS Word.
Thanks,
Paul

 

[Kelly]

Hi Paul,

Are you saying that Windows Update is missing? If so, has a policy been
enabled to remove it?

Restore Windows Update - Line 179
Restore Internet Options - Line 268
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Other listings after the separator are listed here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions

/top10faqs.htm

 

[Paul Dembry]

Hi Kelly,

Are you saying that Windows Update is missing? If so, has a policy been
enabled to remove it?

Restore Windows Update - Line 179
Restore Internet Options - Line 268
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Other listings after the separator are listed here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions

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The problem isn't that Windows Update is missing, it is
that the titles in the menu are truncated/missing. In the
above example, if he clicks on the <blank>, IE goes to the
Windows Update page. In Word, for example, clicking on
File brings the dropdown menu but File... is Fil, Save is
Sav, and so on.
Thanks,
Paul

 

[Maureen Goldman]

Kelly, he didn't say anything about windows update. Did you reply to
the wrong message?

 

[Kelly]

How odd, Paul. See if this edit helps:

Restore/Repair Toolbars in IE and/or Windows Explorer (Line 3)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm