Hi


Suddenly some websites are hardly readable, the font seems to be changed
and I can only read it if I chose (very) lager characters or set zoom to
150%.
Before this sudden change there was no problem. I can't thinks of any
changes I made to the system in between, though there might have been a
windows crash.

The wiki site is one of the sites with this problem
(http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoofdpagina).

Using Firefox3 on the same computer shows the same site in perfect
condition.

I run winxp sp3 with ie7 (latest updates).

Thanks for reading.

Gerard Verhoef

"Gerard Verhoef" <Gerard_Verhoef@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
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| Hi
|
|
| Suddenly some websites are hardly readable, the font seems to be changed
| and I can only read it if I chose (very) lager characters or set zoom to
| 150%.
| Before this sudden change there was no problem. I can't thinks of any
| changes I made to the system in between, though there might have been a
| windows crash.
|
| The wiki site is one of the sites with this problem
| (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoofdpagina).
|
| Using Firefox3 on the same computer shows the same site in perfect
| condition.
|
| I run winxp sp3 with ie7 (latest updates).
|
| Thanks for reading.
|
| Gerard Verhoef

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On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:58:56 +0200, Gerard Verhoef
<Gerard_Verhoef@Hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hi
>
>
>Suddenly some websites are hardly readable, the font seems to be changed
>and I can only read it if I chose (very) lager characters or set zoom to
>150%.
>Before this sudden change there was no problem. I can't thinks of any
>changes I made to the system in between, though there might have been a
>windows crash.
>
>The wiki site is one of the sites with this problem
>(http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoofdpagina).
>
>Using Firefox3 on the same computer shows the same site in perfect
>condition.
>
>I run winxp sp3 with ie7 (latest updates).
>
Interesting problem. Usually it's the other way 'round.... fonts (the
entire page) look terrible in FF but use the view page in IE tab
option and everything comes into focus.


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Mae West

> "Gerard Verhoef" <Gerard_Verhoef@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OC48PbZ6IHA.2220@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> | Hi
> |
> | Suddenly some websites are hardly readable, the font seems to be changed
> | and I can only read it if I chose (very) lager characters or set zoom to
> | 150%.
> | Before this sudden change there was no problem. I can't thinks of any
> | changes I made to the system in between, though there might have been a
> | windows crash.
> |
> | The wiki site is one of the sites with this problem
> | (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoofdpagina).
> |
> | Using Firefox3 on the same computer shows the same site in perfect
> | condition.
> |
> | I run winxp sp3 with ie7 (latest updates).
> |
> | Thanks for reading.
> |
> | Gerard Verhoef

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> Xposted for your convenience
>
> For IE7 assistance, please post to
:microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general newsgroup.
>
> Web interface -
>
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...orer. general
>
> Newsreader -
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general

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Hi,
The page http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoofdpagina looks OK to me with IE7,
IE8 and Fx.

First, clear the Temporary Internet Files.

Next... Start IE7 without add-ons from:
Right-click the IE icon on the desktop. Choose Start without add-ons.
or
Programs> Accessories> System tools> Internet Explorer (no add-ons)

If the problem goes away, you have an incompatible browser add-on installed.
Start IE normally (add-ons enabled) then close it.

Go to IE> Tools> Manage add-ons. Disable all add-ons then re-enable them
one at a time until the troublesome add-on shows itself. Leave that one
disabled or uninstall it or see if there's an updated version which won't
cause problems with IE7.

Next... the troublesome program may not be a browser add-on.
936214- How to troubleshoot compatibility problems that affect IE7 in
Windows Vista:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936214 (Also applies to XP)

If you have recently updated video drivers you might try rolling back to the
previous version - from Display Properties> Settings> Advanced> Adapter>
Properties> Driver.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

Don Varnau wrote:
>> "Gerard Verhoef" <Gerard_Verhoef@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OC48PbZ6IHA.2220@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> | Hi
>> |
>> | Suddenly some websites are hardly readable, the font seems to be changed
>> | and I can only read it if I chose (very) lager characters or set zoom to
>> | 150%.
>> | Before this sudden change there was no problem. I can't thinks of any
>> | changes I made to the system in between, though there might have been a
>> | windows crash.
>> |
>> | The wiki site is one of the sites with this problem
>> | (http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoofdpagina).
>> |
>> | Using Firefox3 on the same computer shows the same site in perfect
>> | condition.
>> |
>> | I run winxp sp3 with ie7 (latest updates).
>> |
>> | Thanks for reading.
>> |
>> | Gerard Verhoef
>
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>
> "TaurArian" <taurarianREMOVECAPS@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u4FKztZ6IHA.2348@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Xposted for your convenience
>>
>> For IE7 assistance, please post to
> :microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general newsgroup.
>> Web interface -
>>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...orer. general
>> Newsreader -
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...plorer.general
>
> - - - - -
>
> Hi,
> The page http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoofdpagina looks OK to me with IE7,
> IE8 and Fx.
>
> First, clear the Temporary Internet Files.
>
> Next... Start IE7 without add-ons from:
> Right-click the IE icon on the desktop. Choose Start without add-ons.
> or
> Programs> Accessories> System tools> Internet Explorer (no add-ons)
>
> If the problem goes away, you have an incompatible browser add-on installed.
> Start IE normally (add-ons enabled) then close it.
>
> Go to IE> Tools> Manage add-ons. Disable all add-ons then re-enable them
> one at a time until the troublesome add-on shows itself. Leave that one
> disabled or uninstall it or see if there's an updated version which won't
> cause problems with IE7.
>
> Next... the troublesome program may not be a browser add-on.
> 936214- How to troubleshoot compatibility problems that affect IE7 in
> Windows Vista:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936214 (Also applies to XP)
>
> If you have recently updated video drivers you might try rolling back to the
> previous version - from Display Properties> Settings> Advanced> Adapter>
> Properties> Driver.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
>
Thanks for your reply,

It took some time to get through the suggested solutions. I eveb sert
the video driver bacj. Indeed I upgraded it not too long ago, but that
was before the problem occurred. Nevertheless in case I was mistaken, I
set the driver back to an old version.

But: nothing succeeded I'm afraid. Since it seems to affect only one
site I really do frequent much and since I can get around it by zooming
or using FF3, I leave it for a while. Unless a fresh idea pups up.

Thanks for your thorough and elaborate suggestions though.

Gerard

I have had the same problem on my HP laptop, running Vista Home Premium SP1,
IE7. Until a few days ago, Wikipedia sites displayed normally. Yesterday was
the first I noticed the change - the font was a very small italic script-like
font - it was very difficult to read. I switched to Firefox 3 and the page
displays normally. I double checked on my desktop, running XP Pro SP2, and
the Wikipedia sites are just fine.

Just to check if I was missing something, I downloaded IE8 and had the same
result, so I rolled back to IE7. Unfortunately, it appears that I can't
uninstall IE7 because it was shipped with and is integrated with Vista.

I'd welcome an answer as to why/how this happened, just to satisfy my
curiosity. I'll probably stick with Firefox just so I won't have to go back
and forth with the font and accessibility settings on IE7.

"sf" wrote:

> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:58:56 +0200, Gerard Verhoef
> <Gerard_Verhoef@Hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi
> >
> >
> >Suddenly some websites are hardly readable, the font seems to be changed
> >and I can only read it if I chose (very) lager characters or set zoom to
> >150%.
> >Before this sudden change there was no problem. I can't thinks of any
> >changes I made to the system in between, though there might have been a
> >windows crash.
> >
> >The wiki site is one of the sites with this problem
> >(http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoofdpagina).
> >
> >Using Firefox3 on the same computer shows the same site in perfect
> >condition.
> >
> >I run winxp sp3 with ie7 (latest updates).
> >
> Interesting problem. Usually it's the other way 'round.... fonts (the
> entire page) look terrible in FF but use the view page in IE tab
> option and everything comes into focus.
>
>
> --
> I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.
>
> Mae West
>