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Font corruption in Windows 98SE Hebrew Enabled guest

Source: microsoft.public.virtualpc
Sent: 07/18/2006
From: Boris Mekler
Message:

The issue has manifested itself on two different hosts (an old P4 2.53 with a
GeForce2 graphics card, and a new P4 2.53 on Radeon X200 platform), so it
does not appear to be host hardware related.

The initial installation of OS in the virtual machine works fine. However,
after installing Virtual Machine Additions for Windows 98, some of the screen
fonts disappear, as can be seen in the following two examples:

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6299/ss1et6.png
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9650/ss2gs5.png

As you can see, desktop icon labels render fine, as do programs menu
entries. However, in the start menu, as well as in control panel submenu, as
well as many other places (dialog buttons, text entry fields) display nothing
except underlines under corresponding characters.

I've been unable to find a solution to the problem, short of not installing
Virtual Machine Additions altogether, but I have stumbled upon a workaround.
Any display resolution switch performed by the guest Windows 98SE OS results
in previously corrupted fonts rendering fine until the next reboot. The
"worked around" state persists through saving and restoring the virtual
machine state, including host PC reboots inbetween, but in case of guest OS
reboot, it reverts to the corrupted fonts state until next resolution switch.

Is it a known issue? I haven't been able to find a KB article detailing the
issue.

Is there a fix planned? The problem appears to be in the Virtual Machine
Additions service. I haven't yet been able to test it on a Hebrew-interface
Windows 98SE guest, or on a fully US-English version of Windows 98SE.

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RE: Font corruption in Windows 98SE Hebrew Enabled guest

Sent: 07/19/2006
From: Steffani Sellers
Message:

Hmm, I do not believe that a fix will be planned, since Microsoft has
discontinued support for Windows 98.

All I can think of is that a language pack did not get installed on the
virtual (guest) machine.

I hope that helps a little bit.

-Steffani S.

"Boris Mekler" wrote:

Show quoted text

> The issue has manifested itself on two different hosts (an old P4 2.53 with a
> GeForce2 graphics card, and a new P4 2.53 on Radeon X200 platform), so it
> does not appear to be host hardware related.
>
> The initial installation of OS in the virtual machine works fine. However,
> after installing Virtual Machine Additions for Windows 98, some of the screen
> fonts disappear, as can be seen in the following two examples:
>
> http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6299/ss1et6.png
> http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9650/ss2gs5.png
>
> As you can see, desktop icon labels render fine, as do programs menu
> entries. However, in the start menu, as well as in control panel submenu, as
> well as many other places (dialog buttons, text entry fields) display nothing
> except underlines under corresponding characters.
>
> I've been unable to find a solution to the problem, short of not installing
> Virtual Machine Additions altogether, but I have stumbled upon a workaround.
> Any display resolution switch performed by the guest Windows 98SE OS results
> in previously corrupted fonts rendering fine until the next reboot. The
> "worked around" state persists through saving and restoring the virtual
> machine state, including host PC reboots inbetween, but in case of guest OS
> reboot, it reverts to the corrupted fonts state until next resolution switch.
>
> Is it a known issue? I haven't been able to find a KB article detailing the
> issue.
>
> Is there a fix planned? The problem appears to be in the Virtual Machine
> Additions service. I haven't yet been able to test it on a Hebrew-interface
> Windows 98SE guest, or on a fully US-English version of Windows 98SE.

RE: Font corruption in Windows 98SE Hebrew Enabled guest

Sent: 07/19/2006
From: Boris Mekler
Message:

What kind of language pack are you talking about? Are there language packs
for Virtual Machine Additions?

Furthermore, this looks like a problem in Virtual Machine Additions, not
Windows 98SE, so it should be a supported issue.

"Steffani Sellers" wrote:

Show quoted text

> Hmm, I do not believe that a fix will be planned, since Microsoft has
> discontinued support for Windows 98.
>
> All I can think of is that a language pack did not get installed on the
> virtual (guest) machine.
>
> I hope that helps a little bit.
>
> -Steffani S.

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