Desktop, and other fonts are now BOLD

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Robin Chapple

Using Windows XP Home SP1

I have just had a Windows XP update and the text for desktop and
folder icons is now bold. How do I change this?

I have checked Control Panel > Display Properties > Font Size > Normal

In fact I have now noticed that the " Fields" display in Agent is also
now bold. Subject, Newsgroups and the message window are normal.

The text displayed in ACCESS fields ia also BOLD and not selected as
bold.

Thanks,

Robin
 
Using Windows XP Home SP1

I have just had a Windows XP update and the text for desktop and
folder icons is now bold. How do I change this?

I have checked Control Panel > Display Properties > Font Size > Normal

In fact I have now noticed that the " Fields" display in Agent is also
now bold. Subject, Newsgroups and the message window are normal.

The text displayed in ACCESS fields ia also BOLD and not selected as
bold.

Thanks,

Robin
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Is it possible that Clear Type was recently enabled? This is an excellent
setting for font smoothing on LCD displays. Some users prefer it on their
CRT monitors vs. Standard font smoothing as well. When Clear Type is
enabled, the horizontal DPI of displayed fonts is increased to give a
smoother appearance. If you are not accustomed to Clear Type, one might
describe the difference in the fonts display as "bold."

Check under Display> Appearance> Effects. If Clear Type is selected, that's
what happened. Adding Bold to ClearType display would make fonts appear
even "heavier." Reverting to the Standard setting will remove the bold-like
appearance from the fonts.
 
Clear Type is NOT enabled.

Robin

Is it possible that Clear Type was recently enabled? This is an excellent
setting for font smoothing on LCD displays. Some users prefer it on their
CRT monitors vs. Standard font smoothing as well. When Clear Type is
enabled, the horizontal DPI of displayed fonts is increased to give a
smoother appearance. If you are not accustomed to Clear Type, one might
describe the difference in the fonts display as "bold."

Check under Display> Appearance> Effects. If Clear Type is selected, that's
what happened. Adding Bold to ClearType display would make fonts appear
even "heavier." Reverting to the Standard setting will remove the bold-like
appearance from the fonts.
Click to expand...
 
Clear Type is NOT enabled.

Robin
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Suggestions:

Go a little deeper into Display> Appearance by clicking the Advanced
button. Select individual items. For any that have a font selection, check
that the Bold button is not selected.

Check the driver listed for your display adapter in Device Manager. If the
recent update replaced your display driver, try reverting to your old
driver. Use the Rollback Driver button or reinstall the old driver.

Also, check the names of the fonts against those that you have installed.
Example: If you have Tahoma selected and only have Tahoma Bold installed,
that font will be used in place of the normal Tahoma font. If the fonts
check out as present, you may want to try replacing one of them to
eliminate the possibility of a damaged font file. You'll need the XP CD for
this and can use the Expand button in Start> Run> MSCONFIG to acquire fresh
copies of the files.

A reference for replacing all fonts is under "Fonts - Replace All" on this
page: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_f.htm
 
Rightclick open area center of screen/Properties/Appearance tab/font size:
Normal. Or, troubleshoot the Effects and Advanced buttons.
 
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