Windows XP Pro - Corrupt display with fonts

[Guest]

I turned on my Sony Vaio Laptop tonight and all of the text on the desktop
and even the windows startup screen and all menu items are in some strange
form of symbol / hyrogliphics font.

Can you help

 

[Austin M. Horst]

Switch to the default Windows Theme to restore the font:

Right-click on the Desktop
Click Properties (Since you will not be able to read the word Properties, it's the last one on the list)
Click the arrow on the list-box
Click Windows XP (2nd on list) -or- Windows Classic (3rd choice)
Click the OK button (1st button along the bottom edge of the window)


Austin M. Horst

 

[Guest]

After right clicking on Desktop and clicking on Properties, I do not see an
"arrow on the list box." Instead, (based on looking at my other computer), I
have a "Systems Properties" table with 7 "top tab" options: System Restore,
Auto Updates, Remote, General, Computer Name, Harware and Advanced.

What do I do now? Thanks,

David

 

[Sharon F]

After right clicking on Desktop and clicking on Properties, I do not see an
"arrow on the list box." Instead, (based on looking at my other computer), I
have a "Systems Properties" table with 7 "top tab" options: System Restore,
Auto Updates, Remote, General, Computer Name, Harware and Advanced.

What do I do now? Thanks,

David

You're getting system properties instead of display properties. Try a
single left click on an empty space in the desktop first. Then a right
click/Properties. If still no luck, open Control Panel and access Display
Properties from there.

 

[AJR]

After right clicking on Desktop and clicking on Properties, I do not see
an
"arrow on the list box." Instead, (based on looking at my other
computer), I
have a "Systems Properties" table with 7 "top tab" options: System
Restore,
Auto Updates, Remote, General, Computer Name, Harware and Advanced.

What do I do now? Thanks,

Are you right clicking "My computer" instead of the "Desktop"?

 

[Guest]

Thank you Sharon and AJR; that was my problem.

David

 

[Guest]

You're getting system properties instead of display properties. Try a
single left click on an empty space in the desktop first. Then a right
click/Properties. If still no luck, open Control Panel and access Display
Properties from there.