#WINDOWS FONT VIEWER ERROR INSTALL#
This adds extra fonts as well as system support for extra languages.ĭo note that you may be required to insert the Windows CD to install the extra language files and it will require over 200MB of disc space. In the Supplemental language support box, ticking both box options will install all optional fonts. Go to Start-> Control Panel-> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab. Windows XP needs to be told to allow the installation of additional languages though, so you need to go into Control Panel to enable the option. This problem has a few different relatively simple fixes, so here’s how you can start viewing the characters properly.įor this fix, you need to install the fonts that contain the special characters, and then your browser will be able to use them. Now when the problem is corrected, you will see this:
That is actually supposed to show a small star glyph either side. The first image is what you might have displayed without the correct font encoding: As a simple demonstration, look at the pictures below. If it can’t show what it’s supposed to show, the browser will simply display a question mark or sometimes a small box instead to represent an unrecognized character.
This problem is due to the fact that the default fonts and encoding in use by your browser are not capable of showing the special character or glyph which the webpage is trying to display. This problem is quite a common one, especially so for new Windows installs or ones that don’t have Microsoft Office or supplemental languages installed. Have you ever noticed that when visiting some websites, sometimes you will see various characters dotted around the screen which don’t quite look as if they’re meant to be there? You might see question marks and boxes when you think there’s supposed to be some sort of special characters or text displayed.
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