Hi, I need help! after my kids had a session on the internet, I came back to find that the fonts on the internet display had greatly increased in size so that you have to scroll for ages to read anything. It now only appears to affect my home page (msn), google and ebay. I've tried everything that I can think of but to no avail - any ideas?

have you got a scroll mouse? if so hold the Ctrl button while moving the scroll, or go to Veiw....Text Size and see what size it says.

I take it your using IE

Originally Posted by brain_damage

have you got a scroll mouse? if so hold the Ctrl button while moving the scroll, or go to Veiw....Text Size and see what size it says.

I take it your using IE

Hi, thanks for the help, but you're dealing with a dimbo! have tried holding Ctrl while moving scroll and nothing happened. Where do i find view?

Originally Posted by janhayles

Hi, thanks for the help, but you're dealing with a dimbo!

No dimbos on here we're all here to learn..


along the top of IE you'll see

Originally Posted by brain_damage

No dimbos on here we're all here to learn..


along the top of IE you'll see

Thanks. I found the View and changed the font size to smallest but it hasn't changed on MSN, Ebay or Google. When we access the internet we use an MSN shortcut on the desktop and that's why I couldn't see the view tab. When I click on the explorer icon on the bottom bar the window comes up with the toolbars, but doesn't alter anything when I go back to my MSN window - what am I doing wrong?

have you tried a system restore? have you got the XP disc?

Originally Posted by brain_damage

have you tried a system restore? have you got the XP disc?

Will try that as a last resort, but looks as though will have to do it - thanks for your help

if you've the xp CD try

Repair Internet Explorer 6
A number of XP users have reported situations with Internet Explorer 6 becoming corrupted and reporting a number of different errors. While there is certainly no guarantee, the two procedures listed below have restored functionality to IE6 for many users experiencing problems.

Note: Both methods listed require that the Microsoft Windows XP CD-ROM be available.

Method 1: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x Repair for Windows XP

From the Start menu, select Run.
In the Open field, type sfc /scannow (Note: There is a space between sfc and /scannow)
Select the OK button.
Follow the prompts throughout the System File Checker process.
Reboot the computer when System File Checker completes.
Method 2: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x Repair for Windows XP

From the Start menu, select Search, select All Files and Folders.
Select More Advanced Options and place a checkmark beside Search Hidden Files and Folders option.
Ensure that Search System Folders and Search Subfolders are also checked.
In the All or Part of the File Name box, type ie.inf
In the Look In drop-down menu, select C: or the letter of the hard drive that contains the Windows folder.
Click the Search button.
In the search results pane, find the ie.inf file located in Windows\Inf folder.
Right click the ie.inf file and click Install on the context menu.
Reboot the computer when the file copy process is complete