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   Kenneth to liz@paradoxcommunity.com   
   Re: Font changes on form...?   
   03 Jun 09 13:35:08   
   
   From: usenet@soleSPAMLESSassociates.com   
      
   On 3 Jun 2009 12:02:52 -0400, "Liz McGuire"   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >Kenneth  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>Hi again Liz & Denn,   
   >>   
   >>I believe that I have the thing fixed, but before explaining   
   >>that, allow me to ask what you mean "restores are garbage?"   
   >   
   >I don't mean restoring data/files from backup - that's highly valuable.   
   >I mean "restoring" an entire computer back to some saved state.  Some methods,   
   >like LANDesk's imager (whatever it's called) which allows you to roll out   
   >a corporate image onto new computers (so long as the hardware is identical)   
   >and Norton Ghost seem to do this well.  The methods built into Windows   
   ("System   
   >Restore") and sometimes added on by PC retailers (Dell and Gateway2000 do/did   
   >this), are, IMO, garbage.   
   >   
   >>Denn had suggested the possibility of a damaged font, and   
   >>the easiest way for me to check that was to restore an image   
   >>of the Windows/Fonts folder that I had from about a month   
   >>prior to the start of this problem.   
   >   
   >This sounds to me like restoring files from backup, not "rolling back   
   Windows".   
   > And, IMO, "image" is the wrong term for backups, though programs may well   
   >use it that way.   
   >   
   >Just my opinions.  Do what works for you.   
   >   
   >Liz   
   >   
      
   Hi Liz,   
      
   I really appreciate those comments...   
      
   All the best,   
   --   
   Kenneth   
      
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