Help! Computer! Gone all wonky!

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no idea what's up with it :\
the minimise/maximise/close things have been replaced with 0 2 and r
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scoll bar arrows have been replaced with numbers and the writeing's gona ll small and weird
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but only in places
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tried ajusting text size and display thingys, but it's not doing much :\
any ideas?
i'm all scared and confuuuuused :cry:
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:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :urff:
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give it a reboot. sometimes it can get a bit screwed and a reboot usually sorts it out :)

have you just installed anything?
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From what youve pasted.... looks like SG has knackered it ;)

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Quiff Boy wrote:give it a reboot.
spoken like a true helpdesk professional!
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RicheyJames wrote:
Quiff Boy wrote:give it a reboot.
spoken like a true helpdesk professional!
hell yeah ;) :lol:
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not installed anything recently :\
rebooted. Still got random numbers and letters instead of arrows, and writeing is now huge - but readable - so that's summat :S
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Padstar wrote:From what youve pasted.... looks like SG has knackered it ;)

:P

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RTFM ;-)

or Format C.
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Nah, you're just missing a few fonts, or they've gone baaaaad on you. Do a search for tweakui - it has options to repair your fonts folder, and all should be fine.
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looks like your fonts are buggered. :?

try reinstall them: start-> control panel -> fonts
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have you changed the default fonts recently?
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Don't mind Hal - he doesn't even know what an original idea is ;)
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If it is a font problem check with Derek R as he's gonna be living in a church. Boom boom.
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mh wrote:Don't mind Hal - he doesn't even know what an original idea is ;)
Don't mind me - I was copying mh.
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meep! tweakui doesn't seem to do anything :S not changed any fonts recently and can't figure out how to reinstall 'em :\
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hallucienate wrote:
mh wrote:Don't mind Hal - he doesn't even know what an original idea is ;)
Don't mind me - I was copying mh.
No shame. :lol:

Anyway, back on topic. You should be able to find it either in the Control Panel or somewhere in the Start Menu, then just run it and look for a tab or option marked "Repair". Should look something like this:

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damn im jealous...i want numbers for arrows....
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[quote="ryan_w_0000"]damn im jealous...i want numbers for arrows....[/quote
shall we just swap computers? :lol:
can't find owt on start menu or controll panel that looks like MH's pic :(
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Just listen to this

And this especially for Lucien. :wink:

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Virus scan and check for nastys. Then run Adaware 6 and check for spyware.
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Karst wrote:And this especially for Lucien. :wink:

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CellThree wrote:Virus scan and check for nastys. Then run Adaware 6 and check for spyware.
Make sure that you use the settings suggested by lavasoft (which offers AdAware) and do a customized search. The standard quick search may not get everything.

Good luck.

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