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Q153503: BUG: Fonts are Corrupt or Extremely Large in Windows 95

Article: Q153503
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 4.0,5.0,95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500bug kbOSWin95
Last Modified: 06-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0, 95 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows versions 4.0, 95 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When using the Windows 95 operating system, Visual SourceSafe fonts look
corrupted or extremely large.

WORKAROUND
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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:

  Q142794 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 restart
the system.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500bug kbOSWin95 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe16bitSearch kbSSafe32bitSearch
Version           : :4.0,5.0,95
Issue type        : kbbug

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