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Screen has little boxes all over, uninstalled and reinstalled but boxes are still there. This is only program with this problem.

Firefox Troubleshooting
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fatcop
fatcop

When I opened Firefox this A.M the screen came up with little boxes, in columns, covering the whole screen. Four of the columns are colored in like a cash register tape that is running out of paper. I uninstalled Firefox and reinstalled it with no change. This is the only program on this computer that this is happening with. Please advise.

Thank you, Phil

When I opened Firefox this A.M the screen came up with little boxes, in columns, covering the whole screen. Four of the columns are colored in like a cash register tape that is running out of paper. I uninstalled Firefox and reinstalled it with no change. This is the only program on this computer that this is happening with. Please advise. Thank you, Phil

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ideato
ideato

Hello fatcop, Please create a screenshot of the problem you're seeing by following the guide mentioned at How do I create a screenshot of my problem?.

Once you've done this, attach the saved screenshot file to your forum post by clicking the Browse... button below the Post your reply box. This will help us to visualize the problem.


thank you

cor-el
cor-el
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This can be a problem with the font that is used to display the text.

You can use this extension to see which fonts are used for text that is selected (right-click context menu: Show fonts in selection).

You can do a font test to see if you can identify corrupted font(s).

You can try different default fonts and temporarily disable website fonts to test the selected default font.

  • Tools > Options > Content : Fonts & Colors > Advanced
  • [ ] "Allow pages to choose their own fonts, instead of my selections above"