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To: rudy45

I’ve had this happen when the program is using the wrong font size for the window. Happens more when the program is using an HTML window because I usually keep the IE font size setting on large (easier to read with my eyesight).

These are a few tricks I have used as workarounds:

1. Try left click and hold somewhere near the bottom of the window, then move the pointer down towards the bottom like you would to highlight the text. This sometimes scrolls the screen down (can also work going to the right) so that you can see the proper button choices to continue. If that doesn’t work, then try #2.

2. Close the program, open IE browser, click on ‘view’ menu, then ‘text size’, then smallest. Now try running your program again. If that doesn’t work, then try #3.

3. Change the screen resolution to the absolute highest resolution possible (makes fonts much smaller looking). If that doesn’t work, then leave the resolution at the highest and go back and try #1 & 2 again.

If none of those work, then try the ‘blind geek’ game (LOL).
That’s using the tab key to jump to an unseen button and hitting enter to see what happens. This almost always works after a few trys, but it also could do something you really don’t want to happen. That’s the fun of the the blind geek game (or as some call it, Russian Geek roulette, heheh).

Good Luck.
;>)

RT


9 posted on 09/14/2009 9:32:27 PM PDT by RebelTex
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To: RebelTex
I like blind geek roulette. It's fun especially when it's "your" window that you're having to trick.

C:\>format c:
Press ENTER when ready...

Formatting 1.44M
Format complete.
Volumn label (11 characters, ENTER for none)? OOPS

11 posted on 09/14/2009 10:08:46 PM PDT by TheZMan (White male, short hair, armed Patriot. Keep pushing.)
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