If your PRINTER is actually printing the messed up things you see, then it's not the video card. That's really strange. Be SURE you update your AV software then run a check again, and be SURE it's scanning **ALL** files and not just program files. If you can see the area, be sure you also go into "folder options" and make **ALL** files visible before you run any more scans. Not just hidden files, but also the "protected and system files" are also shown.
You need to install and run SpyBot and AdAware, and again be sure you update them before you run them. If you can't see to do this, then maybe there is a way to run them from a floppy before the PC boots, like in DOS. You'd have to ask around about that, I don't even know they even have a DOS mode or version. You may also have to run your AV software from DOS or from a boot floppy. If it's determined AdAware or SB can't be run from a floppy, there should be anti-malware programs around you can run from DOS or from a bootable floppy. If graphics are also messed up, then I doubt it's a font problem. If you can somehow get a screenshot or image/picture of what you're seeing and post it, that would probably be a big help in solving this. -Clint God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parker" Hi. Two of you answered me but your emails have disappeared. I could read them, but then I couldn't find them. Clint, I tried soft mode and it was just as bad. I even figured how to use the Restore System and tried to restore it to May 1 and June 1. It wouldn't restore. I have run my spyware snooper (I think that's the name of it.......I can't read the symbols under the icon!) and all seems to be ok. I ran my Norton Antivirus 2005 and it found no viruses. Someone suggested that there was something wrong with my fonts. That sounds like maybe what is wrong. What can I do about that. I also called my cable (Adelphia) and got a long message about a virus and saying they would have it fixed. I called a friend who has Adelphia and she received one email with that peculiar language but that was all, so I'm not sure it is the cable. I am going to Florida for a few days and when I return, I sure hope I have a lot of suggestions from you all. My printer also prints that language except when I make a screen copy of something and then print it. It prints ok that way. Thanks a million. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 11:54 AM Subject: Re: PCWorks: big problem > Hi, I have a problem that I have never had before; I have never heard of > anyone else having it either. I'm wondering if any of you could help me. > > I can't recall what I was doing when it happened. I think I was just > looking something up on my searcher. Suddenly 74 litle square green boxes > appeared down on the right side of my screen beside TIME and all the other > things that go there. It was as though I had added 74 things to my startup. > Although I have cable, my computer will barely go anymore. > > But the really odd thing is, I can't read anything on my computer. > Everything is in gibberish---numbers, squares, zeroes, x's, ?'s, etc. It > must be the language that a program is originally written in, which I know > nothing about. Every letter on my desktop is unreadable. The only thing > that is still in English is a letter that I had downloaded and had not read > yet. I also was able to download another email, but had to guess at whether > or not I was hitting the CHECK EMAIL button. > > My computer is an HP Pavilion 7975. I jave Windows XP. Use Yahoo as a > sercher. The only thing that I have recently downloaded that may cause > trouble is ChoiceMail Free. I use it as well as Express but I'm not sure > that I like it. Hope you can help me. Ann ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
