Default browser font changed to italics in IE

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Ramesh,

Thanks! I did as you said and below are the contents:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"Arial CE,238"="Arial,238"
"Arial CYR,204"="Arial,204"
"Arial Greek,161"="Arial,161"
"Arial TUR,162"="Arial,162"
"Courier New CE,238"="Courier New,238"
"Courier New CYR,204"="Courier New,204"
"Courier New Greek,161"="Courier New,161"
"Courier New TUR,162"="Courier New,162"
"Helv"="MS Sans Serif"
"Helvetica"="Arial"
"MS Shell Dlg 2"="Tahoma"
"Times"="Times New Roman"
"Times New Roman CE,238"="Times New Roman,238"
"Times New Roman CYR,204"="Times New Roman,204"
"Times New Roman Greek,161"="Times New Roman,161"
"Times New Roman TUR,162"="Times New Roman,162"
"Tms Rmn"="MS Serif"
"Arial Baltic,186"="Arial,186"
"Courier New Baltic,186"="Courier New,186"
"Times New Roman Baltic,186"="Times New Roman,186"
"MS Shell Dlg"="Microsoft Sans Serif"
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I'm having the same problem, and not having much luck fixing it. I followed
things up to the last bit but not having much luck. I'm slightly confused
about the fontsubstitues, but from what I can gather my font file is OK. My
knowledge of computers has been exhausted! Is there a simple option to fix
this or will I save my sanity by getting a professional to look at it? Help!

mmitsch said:
Ramesh,

Thanks! I did as you said and below are the contents:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"Arial CE,238"="Arial,238"
"Arial CYR,204"="Arial,204"
"Arial Greek,161"="Arial,161"
"Arial TUR,162"="Arial,162"
"Courier New CE,238"="Courier New,238"
"Courier New CYR,204"="Courier New,204"
"Courier New Greek,161"="Courier New,161"
"Courier New TUR,162"="Courier New,162"
"Helv"="MS Sans Serif"
"Helvetica"="Arial"
"MS Shell Dlg 2"="Tahoma"
"Times"="Times New Roman"
"Times New Roman CE,238"="Times New Roman,238"
"Times New Roman CYR,204"="Times New Roman,204"
"Times New Roman Greek,161"="Times New Roman,161"
"Times New Roman TUR,162"="Times New Roman,162"
"Tms Rmn"="MS Serif"
"Arial Baltic,186"="Arial,186"
"Courier New Baltic,186"="Courier New,186"
"Times New Roman Baltic,186"="Times New Roman,186"
"MS Shell Dlg"="Microsoft Sans Serif"
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Ramesh said:
Hello Mike,

Simply export the "FontSubstitutes" to a REG file, and post the contents
here. I'll do a registry compare (with the data in my system).

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I saw this post and am having the same problem. I was able to follow your
instructions to the point of what to do at
HKLM/software/Microsoft/WindowsNT/CurrentVersion/FontSubstitutes/.
What does your other machine say (I don't know what to alter here).

Mike
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Mike,

I compared the settings with that of my system, and no difference found. So
it must be something else that's causing the problem. Perhaps Vincenzo's tip
might do the trick for you:

- - -
See: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#italic
http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/Post_1675.aspx
"Tip: Suddenly all the web pages display text in Italics style?".
- - -

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

Thanks! I did as you said and below are the contents:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"Arial CE,238"="Arial,238"
 
I have fixed my problem (well, my boyfriend did!) The basic arial trutype
font was completely deleted from my font file hence getting arial only in
italics or bold so we just copied it from his computer into my font file and
now everything is back to normal :)
 
Claire said:
I have fixed my problem (well, my boyfriend did!) The basic arial trutype
font was completely deleted from my font file hence getting arial only in
italics or bold so we just copied it from his computer into my font file
and now everything is back to normal :)
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Well. Then I must upgrade my tip ;-)
Thanks for posting back, Claire.

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/
My Home:
Ramesh said:
Mike,

I compared the settings with that of my system, and no difference found.
So it must be something else that's causing the problem. Perhaps
Vincenzo's tip might do the trick for you:

- - -
See: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFAQ.htm#italic
http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/Post_1675.aspx
"Tip: Suddenly all the web pages display text in Italics style?".
- - -

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

Thanks! I did as you said and below are the contents:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"Arial CE,238"="Arial,238"
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thanks for sharing this information, Claire.
We'll update the notes :-)

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have fixed my problem (well, my boyfriend did!) The basic arial trutype
font was completely deleted from my font file hence getting arial only in
italics or bold so we just copied it from his computer into my font file and
now everything is back to normal :)
 
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