Tracktion Software

AD80 · Post by **AD80** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:20 am

Like an idiot I tryed to clean my registry without knowing what I was doing. Now all my fonts are jacked-up in Windows XP, and also in Tracktion somehow. Anybody know how to make all my fonts default again?

koolkeys · Post by **koolkeys** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:22 am

You probably have System Restore off, don't you? I was always told to have it off for better performance, but I found that it didn't really affect anything noticeable, and after a time or two of my own stupidity(that registry can SEEM easy enough!), I was glad I kept it there.

Koolkeys

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:45 am

I believe that there is a repair fonts option in windows, but it might be with the tweak powertoys.

AD80 · Post by **AD80** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:58 am

ouroboros wrote:I believe that there is a repair fonts option in windows, but it might be with the tweak powertoys.

For the love of god please tell me where to find that. I can hardly even read this font on firefox! Even the little "start" on the task bar is in some Voltronic font.

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:13 am

Sorry, I may have misspoken. I think it is win98 only. XP should be able to repair the files through another route:systemscan

start->run->"sfc / scannow"

that's run, "sfc[space]/[space]scannow"

it has helped my compy before. Here is the MS link. it may require an installation cd, but it repairs any damaged or overwritten windows file. WARNING: it could overwrite settings other programs have made- I don't know. (I'm cautious since your at "Gun Point"...)

AD80 · Post by **AD80** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:45 am

ouroboros wrote:Sorry, I may have misspoken. I think it is win98 only. XP should be able to repair the files through another route:systemscan

start->run->"sfc / scannow"

that's run, "sfc[space]/[space]scannow"

it has helped my compy before. Here is the MS link. it may require an installation cd, but it repairs any damaged or overwritten windows file. WARNING: it could overwrite settings other programs have made- I don't know. (I'm cautious since your at "Gun Point"...)

Hay thanks for the help. Dont worry, I'm very non-violent. Ever since I got out of jail, I've been pretty calm.

I found this registry fix that is supposed to set my default XP font back to Tahoma. But I dont even know what to do with it. Its just words to me. Anybody know where I should put this?

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes]
"MS Shell Dlg 2"="Tahoma"
"MS Shell Dlg"="Tahoma"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoSaveSettings"=dword:00000000

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:53 am

hmm. I would try the sytem scan first, as it restores things back to factory specs.

the keys you found should be edited into the registry.

Use regedit (start->Run-> "regedit").

The characters in brackets denote where the values are held in the registry, [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes] for example. When you can find those keys in the window on the left, you can edit them to match the values you found in the right hand pane.

etherdesign · Post by **etherdesign** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:53 am

Copy it into notepad, save it as defaultfont.reg and double click on it. Alternately, you could use regedit and navigate to those keys and change them manually, or add them if they're not there.

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 3:55 am

what he said.
You could also change the default font that firefox displays under firefox tools.
here's a link:
http://malektips.com/firefox_0037.html

AD80 · Post by **AD80** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:12 am

Thanks guys. The reg code didnt do the trick. Everything is still fubared (f**ked up beyond all recognition). This is very annoying. ESPECIALLY since Tracktion uses the same psycotic font as Xp now. You would think there would be some easy setting to adjust this. Sigh.

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:20 am

D/l this:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/ ... ySetup.exe

it is the power tool, tweakui from MS.
install it. run it.(from the program menu)

the last selection in the righthand pane is repair. It has a drop down dialog box with a "repair font folder" selection.
if the system scan, regcode and folder repair don't work, then I'm out of options and question if it is a virus or a trojan of sorts. If so, d/l and run ad-aware and ccleaner (ccleaner might fix it anyways) if possible.

sorry my man. wish I could fix it!

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:22 am

Since browsing's a pain, here are the download.com pages the software is listed on. Just click on each, and then click download.

adaware:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Per ... ag=lst-0-1

ccleaner:
http://www.download.com/CCleaner/3000-2 ... ag=lst-0-1

AD80 · Post by **AD80** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:27 am

Thanks a million for all your help! I'll try all these things out. There has to be a way to change this freakin font.

ObsoleteAcc99 · Post by **ObsoleteAcc99** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 4:58 am

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AD80 · Post by **AD80** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:49 am

Thank Buddah I exported the reg before I so called "cleaned" it. I just imported the old back-up reg and all my beautiful XP/Tracktion fonts were back!

What the hell is the reg cleaner supposed to do anyways?! Destroy my computer? I was 10 minutes away from throwing it in the pool.

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