Guest prs98520 Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 The Windows Character Map is not working on my system. I can open the character map, access various fonts, etc., but when I try to select a character, nothing happens. I have the same result when I access the "insert symbol" function in Word or Publisher. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the character map with the same result. I am running Windows XP Professional on a Dell Latitude D630, and as far as I can remember, the character map has not worked since I started using this PC (about 9 months).
Guest LVTravel Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: character map not working "prs98520" <prs98520@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7F475B99-0662-4F44-9EBC-EC56EB2DCFC3@microsoft.com... > The Windows Character Map is not working on my system. I can open the > character map, access various fonts, etc., but when I try to select a > character, nothing happens. I have the same result when I access the > "insert > symbol" function in Word or Publisher. I have tried uninstalling and > reinstalling the character map with the same result. I am running Windows > XP > Professional on a Dell Latitude D630, and as far as I can remember, the > character map has not worked since I started using this PC (about 9 > months). So, you start Character map and go to the appropriate font. Single click on the appropriate character and it doesn't grow bigger? If it grows bigger you then click Select and it doesn't appear in Characters to copy? If it appears in Characters to copy you click on the Copy button and then go to the program you desire to put the character in and when you click Edit, Paste or press the Ctrl + V key it doesn't paste? Which of these steps fail?
Guest prs98520 Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Re: character map not working When I click on a character, it does not grow bigger. "LVTravel" wrote: > > "prs98520" <prs98520@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:7F475B99-0662-4F44-9EBC-EC56EB2DCFC3@microsoft.com... > > The Windows Character Map is not working on my system. I can open the > > character map, access various fonts, etc., but when I try to select a > > character, nothing happens. I have the same result when I access the > > "insert > > symbol" function in Word or Publisher. I have tried uninstalling and > > reinstalling the character map with the same result. I am running Windows > > XP > > Professional on a Dell Latitude D630, and as far as I can remember, the > > character map has not worked since I started using this PC (about 9 > > months). > > So, you start Character map and go to the appropriate font. > Single click on the appropriate character and it doesn't grow bigger? > If it grows bigger you then click Select and it doesn't appear in Characters > to copy? > If it appears in Characters to copy you click on the Copy button and then go > to the program you desire to put the character in and when you click Edit, > Paste or press the Ctrl + V key it doesn't paste? > > Which of these steps fail? > > >
Guest LVTravel Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Re: character map not working Thanks for your prompt response back. It seems worse than I thought it would be. I am now assuming that you are selecting a normal Windows font such as Arial or Times New Roman, that you can see the characters and the Advanced view box is checked. Character set at the bottom is set to Unicode. If all this is true there has to be some setting within Windows that is preventing your selection. Now, if this XP Pro is a company computer, has a group policy been set to prevent you from doing what you are attempting (check with your IT department)? Have you run full malware scans on your computer (in Safe mode)? Does your normal Copy and paste work within Word or Publisher? Check you system drive Windows\System32 folder for the actual program, right click on the Charmap.exe file and then left click on Properties General tab size should be 78.5 KB (80,384 bytes) with a varying size on disk, then click on Version and it should be 5.1.2600.0. If these are not the same, then you have an incorrect version on your system. Hopefully someone else has had this issue and found a solution. Other than what I have written above I am at a loss as to why this simple program won't work, especially since it has been "reinstalled." Let us know what you find out. "prs98520" <prs98520@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:09D5E482-9F71-4862-B19B-F1012ADF870E@microsoft.com... > When I click on a character, it does not grow bigger. > > "LVTravel" wrote: > >> >> "prs98520" <prs98520@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:7F475B99-0662-4F44-9EBC-EC56EB2DCFC3@microsoft.com... >> > The Windows Character Map is not working on my system. I can open the >> > character map, access various fonts, etc., but when I try to select a >> > character, nothing happens. I have the same result when I access the >> > "insert >> > symbol" function in Word or Publisher. I have tried uninstalling and >> > reinstalling the character map with the same result. I am running >> > Windows >> > XP >> > Professional on a Dell Latitude D630, and as far as I can remember, the >> > character map has not worked since I started using this PC (about 9 >> > months). >> >> So, you start Character map and go to the appropriate font. >> Single click on the appropriate character and it doesn't grow bigger? >> If it grows bigger you then click Select and it doesn't appear in >> Characters >> to copy? >> If it appears in Characters to copy you click on the Copy button and then >> go >> to the program you desire to put the character in and when you click >> Edit, >> Paste or press the Ctrl + V key it doesn't paste? >> >> Which of these steps fail? >> >> >>
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