Whenever I open my IO.SYS file, I cant read it. It's a bunch of symbols. I was thinking that I dont have a particular font installed from adobe but I cant figure it out. Any suggestions? :(
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Jump to PostI don't really remember anything about this file other than ... why do you need to edit/view it? Perhaps it's in ASCII (which would explain why it's a bunch of symbols). Try opening it in Windows Notepad where fonts are irrelevant.
Jump to PostWhenever I open my IO.SYS file, I can't read it. It's a bunch of symbols. I was thinking that I don't have a particular font installed from adobe but I can't figure it out.
IO.SYS isn't the file you are after, it's a binary file that's just for booting -- …
Jump to PostI don't think bassman is looking to do anything with his fonts. Rather, when he opens the binary file IO.SYS he gets a bunch of ASCII symbols. He thought maybe the reason it wasn't in english was because it is formatted with a font he doesn't have installed. Obviously, this …
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