Q138836: Flying Fonts Screen Saver Leaves Afterimages on Screen

Article: Q138836
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Flying Font screen saver included with the Microsoft TrueType Font Pack
version 2.0 may leave "ghost" afterimages of the font on the screen.

CAUSE
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Microsoft Plus! includes a feature called Font Smoothing that causes the
TrueType fonts included with the TrueType Font Pack 2.0 to leave afterimages
when you use the Flying Fonts screen saver.

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, disable the Font Smoothing feature in Microsoft
Plus!. To do so, follow these steps:

1. In Control Panel, double-click the Display icon.

2. On the Plus! tab, click the Smooth Edges Of Screen Fonts check box to clear
  it.

3. Click OK.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95.
We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: echo

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Keywords          : win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbGamesSearch kbPlusSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbPlus95
Version           : 95

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