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Browser displaying text in italics by default

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Both my Firefox and IE are doing this and I don't know what could be causing it
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The standard cause is a missing or corrupt font. Check them (Start-> Settings -> Control Panel -> Fonts) esp. the Arial font.
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I found the section you mentioned but the fonts open as seperate files. How do I change the default settings?
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If you are there open each font to check if it is shown. Double click on each font to see if it is rendered correctly.
Check if you have a ARIAL fonts. If yes which ones?
You need to have Arial, Arial Black, Arial Bold, Arial Bold Italic, Arial Italic
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I have all them but I can't change the fonts displayed on my browsers.

Even while typing in this text box it is displayed in italics
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Did you open the folders to see if the fonts looked OK?
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Tools -> Options -> Content -> Fonts & Colors
Here you can change the default fonts. But many pages request specific fonts. In this case you have to uncheck "Allow pages to chose their own fonts".

You can try to make a repair install of your OS.
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What OS?
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yes I have
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WXP according to agent.
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You can also check if there are font substitutes active for those fonts with regedit.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes
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Post by acijanos »

Hey guys, there's usually an easier fix to this issue.

Move all of the arial fonts to a backup folder on your desktop. Then, copy them back. The fonts will reinstall and (generallY) correct the issue.
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Anonymous wrote:Hey guys, there's usually an easier fix to this issue.

Move all of the arial fonts to a backup folder on your desktop. Then, copy them back. The fonts will reinstall and (generallY) correct the issue.
Anonymous wrote:Hey guys, there's usually an easier fix to this issue.

Move all of the arial fonts to a backup folder on your desktop. Then, copy them back. The fonts will reinstall and (generallY) correct the issue.


thanks. this solved the problem
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thanks
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