Trouble resetting active window text font

Somehow my basic active windows text font changed. I think newly installed
software may be to blame. Anyway, following the help suggestions of going to
"Appearance Settings" and clicking on "Advanced" looks promising. However,
for Windows Vista Basic, Standard, & Classic clicking on the Active Text
within the Active Windows only get item Windows which does not allow me to
set a font. Only a general color and a font color. I can't figure out how
to reset the font. The font drop down list is empty and inactive.

What new software did you install?Try reverting the changes made using that
software.

"Dave the frustrated Vista user" <Dave the frustrated Vista
> wrote in message
news:60642112-0200-4014-9832-...
Somehow my basic active windows text font changed. I think newly installed
software may be to blame. Anyway, following the help suggestions of going
to
"Appearance Settings" and clicking on "Advanced" looks promising. However,
for Windows Vista Basic, Standard, & Classic clicking on the Active Text
within the Active Windows only get item Windows which does not allow me to
set a font. Only a general color and a font color. I can't figure out how
to reset the font. The font drop down list is empty and inactive.

It did not inform me of changing anything. I could try to uninstall the
program, but the point is that I SHOULD be able to set the default active
window text font to whatever I want. When I follow Dell/MS's suggestion
which seems logical of going to Appearance Settings, etc. it has a font
choice drop list, but the list is inactive! If it is not there that one can
set the default font, then where? Or is this just another "feature" of the
Vista?

"Hiren" wrote:

> What new software did you install?Try reverting the changes made using that
> software.
>
> "Dave the frustrated Vista user" <Dave the frustrated Vista
> > wrote in message
> news:60642112-0200-4014-9832-...
> Somehow my basic active windows text font changed. I think newly installed
> software may be to blame. Anyway, following the help suggestions of going
> to
> "Appearance Settings" and clicking on "Advanced" looks promising. However,
> for Windows Vista Basic, Standard, & Classic clicking on the Active Text
> within the Active Windows only get item Windows which does not allow me to
> set a font. Only a general color and a font color. I can't figure out how
> to reset the font. The font drop down list is empty and inactive.
>

Dave the frustrated Vista user wrote:

> It did not inform me of changing anything. I could try to uninstall the
> program, but the point is that I SHOULD be able to set the default active
> window text font to whatever I want. When I follow Dell/MS's suggestion
> which seems logical of going to Appearance Settings, etc. it has a font
> choice drop list, but the list is inactive! If it is not there that one
> can
> set the default font, then where? Or is this just another "feature" of
> the Vista?

No, this is a "feature" of whatever the software was that you installed
which somehow broke your operating system. Contact the tech support people
for the mysterious unnamed software and see what they say. This might be a
known issue with their program and they might have a workaround.

If that doesn't work, uninstall the Mystery Program and do a System Restore
to a date before you installed it.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Er....no,Malke,this behaviour is exhibited by my system too,in which no such
desktop customisation/personalisation software related to themes or color
schemes is installed.

"Malke" <> wrote in message
news:%23yp%...
Dave the frustrated Vista user wrote:

> It did not inform me of changing anything. I could try to uninstall the
> program, but the point is that I SHOULD be able to set the default active
> window text font to whatever I want. When I follow Dell/MS's suggestion
> which seems logical of going to Appearance Settings, etc. it has a font
> choice drop list, but the list is inactive! If it is not there that one
> can
> set the default font, then where? Or is this just another "feature" of
> the Vista?

No, this is a "feature" of whatever the software was that you installed
which somehow broke your operating system. Contact the tech support people
for the mysterious unnamed software and see what they say. This might be a
known issue with their program and they might have a workaround.

If that doesn't work, uninstall the Mystery Program and do a System Restore
to a date before you installed it.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

Hiren wrote:

> Er....no,Malke,this behaviour is exhibited by my system too,in which no
> such desktop customisation/personalisation software related to themes or
> color schemes is installed.

OK, but if the problem for the OP didn't occur until he installed the
Mystery Program, I'd be looking at that avenue first. As you actually
suggested to him yourself.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

if you right click on desktop, select Personalize, then Windows Color and Appearance.
there is a method presented there to get to the old style XP display adjustments.

start by clicking on Open Classis windows properties near the bottom of that window.
it will lead you to the old XP style adjustments.








"Dave the frustrated Vista user" <Dave the frustrated Vista > wrote in message news:60642112-0200-4014-9832-...
Somehow my basic active windows text font changed. I think newly installed
software may be to blame. Anyway, following the help suggestions of going to
"Appearance Settings" and clicking on "Advanced" looks promising. However,
for Windows Vista Basic, Standard, & Classic clicking on the Active Text
within the Active Windows only get item Windows which does not allow me to
set a font. Only a general color and a font color. I can't figure out how
to reset the font. The font drop down list is empty and inactive.

Yes,I suggested him to undo the changes made using the `Mystery Program`
BECAUSE I had checked to see whether the change is possible using the
in-built personalisation options of Vista.Since changing the font is not
possible as mentioned by Dave,I made the post to which you replied,only to
insist that this limitation of customisation does exist in Vista itself and
is not due to the presence of any application software.

"Malke" <> wrote in message
news:...
Hiren wrote:

> Er....no,Malke,this behaviour is exhibited by my system too,in which no
> such desktop customisation/personalisation software related to themes or
> color schemes is installed.

OK, but if the problem for the OP didn't occur until he installed the
Mystery Program, I'd be looking at that avenue first. As you actually
suggested to him yourself.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

And that is precisely what the OP has already done as is clearly mentioned in his post.The problem is that using that tool,font selection is not possible (except for the colour)

"mikeyhsd" <> wrote in message news:...
if you right click on desktop, select Personalize, then Windows Color and Appearance.
there is a method presented there to get to the old style XP display adjustments.

start by clicking on Open Classis windows properties near the bottom of that window.
it will lead you to the old XP style adjustments.








"Dave the frustrated Vista user" <Dave the frustrated Vista > wrote in message news:60642112-0200-4014-9832-...
Somehow my basic active windows text font changed. I think newly installed
software may be to blame. Anyway, following the help suggestions of going to
"Appearance Settings" and clicking on "Advanced" looks promising. However,
for Windows Vista Basic, Standard, & Classic clicking on the Active Text
within the Active Windows only get item Windows which does not allow me to
set a font. Only a general color and a font color. I can't figure out how
to reset the font. The font drop down list is empty and inactive.

once you get the APPEARANCE window you click on the ADVANCED tab and the font is changeable from there.








"Hiren" <> wrote in message news:A1A8EAEF-67C4-47E7-B8F8-...
And that is precisely what the OP has already done as is clearly mentioned in his post.The problem is that using that tool,font selection is not possible (except for the colour)

"mikeyhsd" <> wrote in message news:...
if you right click on desktop, select Personalize, then Windows Color and Appearance.
there is a method presented there to get to the old style XP display adjustments.

start by clicking on Open Classis windows properties near the bottom of that window.
it will lead you to the old XP style adjustments.








"Dave the frustrated Vista user" <Dave the frustrated Vista > wrote in message news:60642112-0200-4014-9832-...
Somehow my basic active windows text font changed. I think newly installed
software may be to blame. Anyway, following the help suggestions of going to
"Appearance Settings" and clicking on "Advanced" looks promising. However,
for Windows Vista Basic, Standard, & Classic clicking on the Active Text
within the Active Windows only get item Windows which does not allow me to
set a font. Only a general color and a font color. I can't figure out how
to reset the font. The font drop down list is empty and inactive.