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Posted by whiterabbit on July 22, 2003, at 20:41:43
I'm one of the few people left who doesn't really know squat about computers. It's kind of like my car...I can drive it and I know where the gas goes. And how to put air in the tires (no gauge please).
For the last week or so, whenever I'm typing a post, squares are showing up instead of some letters. It seems to be getting worse instead of better...squares are popping up instead of most numbers and some capital letters. When the message has been posted, the letters show up instead of the squares, but it's still annoying. Does anyone know how to get rid of the squares, or do I need to double up on the anti-psychotic?
Thanks-Gracie
Posted by justyourlaugh on July 23, 2003, at 19:08:23
In reply to Computer Challenged, posted by whiterabbit on July 22, 2003, at 20:41:43
wow white,
i never had that happen,
i have never put gas in my car..
once i pulled up to the pump to do so..
it was on the wrong side and i could see the guys in the office laughing..
i left without gas,,crying..
j;)
Posted by shar on July 24, 2003, at 14:39:24
In reply to Computer Challenged, posted by whiterabbit on July 22, 2003, at 20:41:43
I like your style--no gauge and wild red hair!
Just want to support you in your PC-angst, ain't it enough that your life is chaotic already, and now your computer develops its own personality?
Double up on the meds...lol....if that solved PC problems, 30% of the U.S. would be on double doses of APs. I bet a certain computer company would even start marketing them. Good one.
Shar
> I'm one of the few people left who doesn't really know squat about computers. It's kind of like my car...I can drive it and I know where the gas goes. And how to put air in the tires (no gauge please).
>
> For the last week or so, whenever I'm typing a post, squares are showing up instead of some letters. It seems to be getting worse instead of better...squares are popping up instead of most numbers and some capital letters. When the message has been posted, the letters show up instead of the squares, but it's still annoying. Does anyone know how to get rid of the squares, or do I need to double up on the anti-psychotic?
> Thanks-Gracie
Posted by whiterabbit on July 24, 2003, at 17:32:47
In reply to Re: Computer Challenged » whiterabbit, posted by shar on July 24, 2003, at 14:39:24
Posted by fallsfall on July 28, 2003, at 23:20:21
In reply to Computer Challenged, posted by whiterabbit on July 22, 2003, at 20:41:43
If my brain worked then I could tell you the answer right away. For now, I'll explain the problem and then I'll ask my friend if she knows the answer.
I assume that you know how to change from one font to another in a word processing document? (So the letters are in a different style) There are some things that work sort of like fonts, but they don't have a character for each letter of the alphabet (an example might be a "font" that only has numbers, no letters). Each time you try to use one of the characters that aren't in the "font" it shows a square instead.
So what is happening is when you are trying to display the character on your screen the "font" that you are using doesn't have that character - so it shows a square. But you are sending information about the character correctly to Dr. Bob's computer, so when he displays it the right character is put up.
If I don't give you an answer by Wednesday, ask me again - my brain doesn't remember to ask my friend the question sometimes, or it does, but it doesn't remember to type the answer to you.
Posted by deirdrehbrt on July 30, 2003, at 20:37:22
In reply to Re: Computer Challenged » whiterabbit, posted by fallsfall on July 28, 2003, at 23:20:21
Hi.
The first, but unfortunately scary question that I'll ask is this: Do you have current, or for that matter any virus protection on the computer? There was one quite a few years ago that did what you are talking about. It would modify characters that were displayed on the screen.
You may possibly have a problem with the computer, but it would, if it were a hardware problem with the computer be a bit more regular. Also, the way you describe the problem shows that the correct character is stored in memory because it shows up correctly on the board.
If you don't have an anti-virus program, you can get them inexpensively, or even download trial versions for free. If you do a virus check, and still have the problem, you might want to have someone look at your computer.
Good luck,
Dee.
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