Text size

[Sid Elbow]

Gordon Biggar wrote:
>
> The icons on the Desktop appear of normal size, but the print below each is
> miniscule; same for Outlook Express. (In OE, under View, I set text size to
> Largest, but only with minimal impact.) I right-clicked on the Desktop, and
> my resolution is set at 1024 x 768. 800 x 600 makes things much too large.
> Perhaps the changes are made under the Appearances tab?

Yes, if you go to the Appearances tab and select Icons from the drop
down, you cant set the font size (and the font itself) there.

.... and registry cleaners are frowned upon around here

 

[Gordon Biggar]

Text size

I recently used Registry Mechanic to clean out my registry. On re-booting,
I am now confronted with miniature text. Years ago, I knew how to repair
such ills, but time has warped my memory.

The icons on the Desktop appear of normal size, but the print below each is
miniscule; same for Outlook Express. (In OE, under View, I set text size to
Largest, but only with minimal impact.) I right-clicked on the Desktop, and
my resolution is set at 1024 x 768. 800 x 600 makes things much too large.
Perhaps the changes are made under the Appearances tab?

Thanks for any thoughts.

Gordon Biggar
Houston, Texas

 

[Sid Elbow]

Re: Text size

Sid Elbow wrote:

> Yes, if you go to the Appearances tab and select Icons from the drop
> down, you cant set the font size (and the font itself) there.

Should of course read "you can set the font size ...".

 

[Sid Elbow]

Re: Text size

Gordon Biggar wrote:
> Uh-oh! I knew that I was getting dangerous. Tell me about the sins of
> registry cleaners.

Don't know from first hand experience - I've always heeded the
conventional wisdom here and avoided them. There do seem to be an awful
lot of messages here and elsewhere along the lines of "I used a registry
cleaner and now such-and-such doesn't work).

 

[Sid Elbow]

Re: Text size

Gordon Biggar wrote:

> It's because of annoyances like this that I opted to try a registry cleaner.
> (It didn't clean the above!) I've also had two older, but effective,
> accounting programs simply fail to start. The initial opening window
> appears, but the programs stop right there. I've uninstalled and
> re-installed, but to no avail. These programs will run when the computer is
> booted up in the SAFE mode, however. Go figure.

QED?

Backing up the partition before running anything that makes major system
changes is always a good idea. I even (well, especially actually) make a
quick backup to a USB-HD before running Windows Update.

It's possible you can restore an earlier version of the registry - from
before you used the cleaner - but someone else will have to tell you how
to do it. I've always been a bit unclear on doing it (I usually do a
complete restore from the usb backup instead).

 

[Gordon Biggar]

Re: Text size

Uh-oh! I knew that I was getting dangerous. Tell me about the sins of
registry cleaners.

GB




"Sid Elbow" <here@there.com> wrote in message
news:490b6be4$0$364$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> Gordon Biggar wrote:
> >
> > The icons on the Desktop appear of normal size, but the print below each
is
> > miniscule; same for Outlook Express. (In OE, under View, I set text
size to
> > Largest, but only with minimal impact.) I right-clicked on the Desktop,
and
> > my resolution is set at 1024 x 768. 800 x 600 makes things much too
large.
> > Perhaps the changes are made under the Appearances tab?
>
> Yes, if you go to the Appearances tab and select Icons from the drop
> down, you cant set the font size (and the font itself) there.
>
> ... and registry cleaners are frowned upon around here

 

[Gordon Biggar]

Re: Text size

Making adjustments under the Appearances tab appears to be the solution, as
you said.

Of interest, or disinterest, when one clicks on Apply, or OK, after making
the changes, the program hangs and never goes to end-of-job. The changes
are made, however, but it requires a restart of the computer to get rid of
the window.

It's because of annoyances like this that I opted to try a registry cleaner.
(It didn't clean the above!) I've also had two older, but effective,
accounting programs simply fail to start. The initial opening window
appears, but the programs stop right there. I've uninstalled and
re-installed, but to no avail. These programs will run when the computer is
booted up in the SAFE mode, however. Go figure.

GGB



"Sid Elbow" <here@there.com> wrote in message
news:490b6be4$0$364$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> Gordon Biggar wrote:
> >
> > The icons on the Desktop appear of normal size, but the print below each
is
> > miniscule; same for Outlook Express. (In OE, under View, I set text
size to
> > Largest, but only with minimal impact.) I right-clicked on the Desktop,
and
> > my resolution is set at 1024 x 768. 800 x 600 makes things much too
large.
> > Perhaps the changes are made under the Appearances tab?
>
> Yes, if you go to the Appearances tab and select Icons from the drop
> down, you cant set the font size (and the font itself) there.
>
> ... and registry cleaners are frowned upon around here