WinServer 2003 - Tired of italic font introduced with SP2

I am tired of *everything* being in italics in Windows Server 2003 SP2.

As I access it through Remote Desktop, I cannot even use ClearType, so using
apps strains my eyes more than necessary.

Is there any way to get rid of it and use a normal font instead?

Cheers

ss.

Synapse
Thu Mar 27 22:51:41 PDT 2008

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk> wrote in message
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>I am tired of *everything* being in italics in Windows Server 2003 SP2.
>
> As I access it through Remote Desktop, I cannot even use ClearType, so
> using apps strains my eyes more than necessary.
>
> Is there any way to get rid of it and use a normal font instead?


And how come I am the only person who has ever even mentioned this in this
newsgroup?

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.general/browse_frm/thread/793b353e8ec60510/f9d2bdfe080007f9?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=italic#f9d2bdfe080007f9

ss.

Synapse
Thu Mar 27 22:57:27 PDT 2008

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk> wrote in message
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>>I am tired of *everything* being in italics in Windows Server 2003 SP2.
>>
>> As I access it through Remote Desktop, I cannot even use ClearType, so
>> using apps strains my eyes more than necessary.
>>
>> Is there any way to get rid of it and use a normal font instead?
>
>
> And how come I am the only person who has ever even mentioned this in this
> newsgroup?
>
> http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.general/browse_frm/thread/793b353e8ec60510/f9d2bdfe080007f9?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=italic#f9d2bdfe080007f9


I seem to be the only person who has mentioned this on the entire internet.
Does everybody else like everything in italics, or is there something wrong
with my installations?

ss.

NewellWhite
Fri Mar 28 01:55:00 PDT 2008


"Synapse Syndrome" wrote:

> "Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk> wrote in message
> news:%23MvFTfJkIHA.4480@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >>I am tired of *everything* being in italics in Windows Server 2003 SP2.
> >>
> >> As I access it through Remote Desktop, I cannot even use ClearType, so
> >> using apps strains my eyes more than necessary.
> >>
> >> Is there any way to get rid of it and use a normal font instead?
> >
> >
> > And how come I am the only person who has ever even mentioned this in this
> > newsgroup?
> >
> > http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.general/browse_frm/thread/793b353e8ec60510/f9d2bdfe080007f9?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=italic#f9d2bdfe080007f9
>
>
> I seem to be the only person who has mentioned this on the entire internet.
> Does everybody else like everything in italics, or is there something wrong
> with my installations?
>
> ss.
>
>
As Sherlock Holmes use to say, "once you have eliminated the impossible,
whatever
explanation remains - however improbable - must be the truth."

My RDP into W2k3 SP2 shows no sign of italics - at least not in Event Viewer
or Explorer, or in
BackupExec.
Where do you see italics?

All things considered, your problem seems confined to your installation.

--
Regards,
Newell White

Synapse
Fri Mar 28 13:59:11 PDT 2008

"Newell White" <NewellWhite@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:ACB31FFE-FC4D-45B5-91B9-C8A4697E98FE@microsoft.com...
>> >>I am tired of *everything* being in italics in Windows Server 2003 SP2.
>> >>
>> >> As I access it through Remote Desktop, I cannot even use ClearType, so
>> >> using apps strains my eyes more than necessary.
>> >>
>> >> Is there any way to get rid of it and use a normal font instead?
>> >
>> >
>> > And how come I am the only person who has ever even mentioned this in
>> > this
>> > newsgroup?
>> >
>> > http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.general/browse_frm/thread/793b353e8ec60510/f9d2bdfe080007f9?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=italic#f9d2bdfe080007f9
>>
>>
>> I seem to be the only person who has mentioned this on the entire
>> internet.
>> Does everybody else like everything in italics, or is there something
>> wrong
>> with my installations?
>>
>> ss.
>>
>>
> As Sherlock Holmes use to say, "once you have eliminated the impossible,
> whatever
> explanation remains - however improbable - must be the truth."
>
> My RDP into W2k3 SP2 shows no sign of italics - at least not in Event
> Viewer
> or Explorer, or in
> BackupExec.
> Where do you see italics?
>
> All things considered, your problem seems confined to your installation.

*Everything* is in italics - Start Menu, context menus, all text in
applications, Event Viewer, Device Manager, IIS Manager, all wizards and
dialogue boxes, title bars, icons text, etc. The only thing that is not in
italics is the Command Prompt.

I noticed this as soon as I installed SP2, a year ago. I assumed it was
some stupid change that they had made, and I expected to see lots of other
people complaining about it.

I just checked my install dates, and it seems that my other images and
virtual machines must have been cloned from this one [slightly] corrupted
installation. My SP2 came from Windows Update.

Has anybody got any idea how I can fix this? The Appearance tab in Display
Properties has all the themes in italics as well.

I can't believe I have been putting up with this crap for a year, thinking
it was normal.

ss.

Synapse
Fri Mar 28 14:07:40 PDT 2008

"Synapse Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk> wrote in message
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>
> *Everything* is in italics - Start Menu, context menus, all text in
> applications, Event Viewer, Device Manager, IIS Manager, all wizards and
> dialogue boxes, title bars, icons text, etc. The only thing that is not
> in italics is the Command Prompt.


I forgot to mention that even nearly all text is in italics on websites, in
Firefox and IE7, unless (I presume) that 'normal' is defined in the CSS for
the text.

ss.

lforbes
Sun Mar 30 13:58:01 PDT 2008

Hi,

This is not normal. It sounds to me like you have a corrupted Font file or
something. Is it the same no matter what user is logged into the computer?
Using the Apperance settings I can set whatever I want things to be.

What troubleshooting have you already done?

Cheers,
Lara

"Synapse Syndrome" wrote:

> I am tired of *everything* being in italics in Windows Server 2003 SP2.
>
> As I access it through Remote Desktop, I cannot even use ClearType, so using
> apps strains my eyes more than necessary.
>
> Is there any way to get rid of it and use a normal font instead?
>
> Cheers
>
> ss.
>
>
>

Synapse
Sun Mar 30 15:01:13 PDT 2008

"lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> This is not normal. It sounds to me like you have a corrupted Font file or
> something. Is it the same no matter what user is logged into the computer?
> Using the Apperance settings I can set whatever I want things to be.
>
> What troubleshooting have you already done?


Thanks, but I have already figured out what happened, and how it happened.

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.general/browse_frm/thread/d90c6a5e4af5e49a/94046246004c5315?hl=en#94046246004c5315

I still need to get a full set of the fonts that were updated in SP2.

I cannot remember, but can I make a fresh installation of Windows Server
2003 without having to supply a serial number and activate it? I plan to
update a fresh installation to SP2 within a virtual machine and copy the
updated and fresh fonts folder over to the server.

Cheers

ss.

lforbes
Sun Mar 30 20:27:00 PDT 2008

No, you need the serial number to start the install. However, if you
reinstall SP2 it should reinstall the Fonts for you.

"Synapse Syndrome" wrote:

> "lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ACC4FD14-B1FC-4B7A-BCA4-98961D0108A8@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > This is not normal. It sounds to me like you have a corrupted Font file or
> > something. Is it the same no matter what user is logged into the computer?
> > Using the Apperance settings I can set whatever I want things to be.
> >
> > What troubleshooting have you already done?
>
>
> Thanks, but I have already figured out what happened, and how it happened.
>
> http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windows.server.general/browse_frm/thread/d90c6a5e4af5e49a/94046246004c5315?hl=en#94046246004c5315
>
> I still need to get a full set of the fonts that were updated in SP2.
>
> I cannot remember, but can I make a fresh installation of Windows Server
> 2003 without having to supply a serial number and activate it? I plan to
> update a fresh installation to SP2 within a virtual machine and copy the
> updated and fresh fonts folder over to the server.
>
> Cheers
>
> ss.
>
>
>