BUG: Fonts are Corrupt or Extremely Large in Windows 95

 Last reviewed: February 28, 1997
Article ID: Q153503
4.00 5.00 WINDOWS kbui kbbuglist

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows 95, versions 4.0, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When using the Windows 95 operating system, Visual SourceSafe fonts look corrupted or extremely large.

WORKAROUND

The ideal workaround is to install the Service Pack 1 for Windows 95 on the computer that is running Windows 95. Please refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base for information on how to obtain the Service Pack: 

      ARTICLE-ID: Q142794
      TITLE     : Availability of Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1
Otherwise, from the Start menu, choose Settings. Then choose Control Panel. In the Control Panel, choose Fonts. From the View Menu, choose Options. When the window comes up, choose the TrueType tab. Clear the "Show only True Type fonts in the programs on my computer" option. Windows 95 will prompt you to reboot the system.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbui kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: vss
Additional reference words: 4.00 5.00
Keywords : vss kbbuglist kbui
Version : 4.00 5.00
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 28, 1997
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