I have a regional and language problem with windows 2003 server standard edition. Some how the English-US language and US keyboard layout looks like boxes,squares, and weird fonts like maltic or something. Just when I open up backup or a program it shows the same fonts. But in windows all icons and fonts are fine. Is there a fix to this madness.Thank you.webmasterEPC

I have recently been getting the same problem on a Win2003 server think it started after last patch tuesday. Some text is replaced by squares, boxes and other strange characters, both in Windows itself as well as Outlook and other applications. Screenshots of problem: http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8199/charissue.jpg When trying to change input language secondary language appears fine, but when changing it to primary language it's also messed up. http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8242/30293277.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8242/30293277.jpg

I have recently been getting the same problem on a Win2003 server think it started after last patch tuesday. Some text is replaced by squares, boxes and other strange characters, both in Windows itself as well as Outlook and other applications. Screenshots of problem: http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8199/charissue.jpg When trying to change input language secondary language appears fine, but when changing it to primary language it's also messed up. http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8242/30293277.jpg http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8242/30293277.jpg This is webmasterEPC,The screenshots you have are identical to my problem on Windows Server 2003 Standard Addition.Anything I try to change or do makes the squares,boxes,triangles reappear when removing the bad one.Is there anybody out there that can give me and jjfrank a fix to this issue.It would be much appreciated.Thanks,A IT Professional Network Administrator not a software specialist......hehehehehheee

Hi There; It Happen With Me When I Used The PMs System And The Problem Was Solved By Reloading The System Fonts Of The Windows (It Was Windows Pro). Wish It Helps Thankx

Problem solved for me. Copied content of x:\winnt\fonts from another working server (could also have snatched from a install cd) into x:\winnt\fonts.new Rebooted and loaded recovery console from windows cd. REN FONTS FONTS.OLD REN FONTS.NEW FONTS EXIT Everything back to normal.

Not sure of your procedure on this.Why the recovery console?Was your system none readable?????????

System was readable quite fine and the special properties of the old fonts directory was OK, able to install new fonts etc. no problem. But i'm fairly certain that some of the fonts were corrupted or something. You have to restart in dos mode/recovery console in order to do changes to the fonts directory. By the way after having renamed the FONTS.NEW to FONTS you should add this: attrib +s +r X:\WINNT\Fonts The last line will give the directory the properties needed to install new fonts from explorer. Also some other points you could check out: 1. Your Font cache has become corrupted (this is less common). Delete X:\WINNT\ttfCache (which is an extensionless file, not a folder) and reboot. (Do not move it; delete it). It will be regenerated. 2. Check that the Fonts value in the registry at: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" has the data X:\WINNT\Fonts

Anyone else out there having this problem?