Fonts are Squares

[sanketbalia]

y is eveything in squares i dont c any fonts on my pc please help
and anything i type in google chrome is also in squares plz help

 

[Sir George]

y is eveything in squares i dont c any fonts on my pc please help
and anything i type in google chrome is also in squares plz help

The old "a picture is worth a thousand words" seems applicable in this situation. Please post a screenshot.

 

[sanketbalia]

how do a post a screenshot

 

[Tantalum]

Usually these "squares" mean that your computer does not have the necessary fonts for a certain language.
( ie : trying to run a program in an asian language on an English system)

And when did this start.? Recently? Was everything OK before?
Is everything affected or just some programs?
A little more information would be good.

 

[mitchell65]

how do a post a screenshot

here's how:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

 

[sanketbalia]

it started recently
about 1 week

 

[mitchell65]

it started recently
about 1 week

Still need the screenshot!

 

[indianacarnie]

As stated , a screen shot would help. But have you tried a system restore to before this started happening? Have you ran any malware/virus scans?

 

[sanketbalia]

i am talking about those boxes

 

[mitchell65]

Looks like you have lost your Fonts folder or you have a virus. indianacarnie in the above post asked: But have you tried a system restore to before this started happening? Have you ran any malware/virus scans?
Please reply to this. If you have run the scans what was the result?
Also: Can you type in the search box that opens when you click the start button or does that just show the squares?

 

[Erick Aguilar]

Why do I suspect someone did some unwise use of Utorrent before this issue happened?

 

[Tantalum]

You say this happened about a week ago.
What did you do ( if anything) before it happened?
To solve a problem we need to know what possibly contributed to the problem
.
Did you download something ( as suggested by torrent ) or
did you make any adjustments to your system?

If you want help I think you need to be a bit more forthcoming on what
led up to this situation, and what you have tried to do ( if anything)to rectify it.

 

[Erick Aguilar]

Virus Scan
Malware Scan
Registry defrag/cleaning.
System Restore to before the issue happened if none of the above function.


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Edit: Don't download from utorrent unless you have a good source. And good source is redundant since it's never safe to download from torrenting sites.

If it looks too good... it most likely is.

 

[sanketbalia]

in the search box i dont c squares
and there arnt any virus
i scanned the whole pc using avg

 

[Erick Aguilar]

Do a system restore.

 

[mitchell65]

in the search box i dont c squares
and there arnt any virus
i scanned the whole pc using avg

Get rid of AVG it causes more problems than it solves. Download and install Microsoft Security Essentials.
Have you done as advised in ealier post and scanned for malware. Try Malwarebytes free version!
If that doesn't solve the problem and you do a system restore and that has no effect then I would suggest a complete clean install of Windows 7. See link to tutorial below. When the clean install is complete forget utorrent, it will only lead to further problems and IF you are using it to download pirated software then you will likely get banned from this Forum.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/219487-clean-reinstall-factory-oem-windows-7-a.html#post1839164

 

[sanketbalia]

nvm everything seems to be working now somehow

 

[mitchell65]

What did you do to cure the problem?

 

[sanketbalia]

i have no idea