"Bryan McNamara" <Bryan McNamara@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F060CF2F-282A-483F-8785-B2DAF8B713A2@microsoft.com...
> OS: Windows Vista Ultimate
>
> Completely up to date as of 8-19-07. Fresh install. Completely base
> operating system.
>
> I booted off of the CD and formatted my HDD. Installed Windows Vista
> Ultimate. After install, I activated the OS. I then used Windows Update,
> and
> rebooted when asked, until the OS was completely up to date. Then
> installed
> MS Update. I then began the installation of Visual Studio Team Edition
> (Full
> Install). Installation successful, rebooted, ran windows update until the
> software was completely up to date (VS2005 SP1). Once every update had
> been
> applied to my machine, I ran VS2005 as Administrator. Set the environment
> to
> Web Development. Created a blank file of an HTML document (Any document
> will
> do). Code Editor appears with the 'Lines' (1,2,3,4,5..etc) in blue, on the
> left. The brackets with their little +/- are there. There is not, however,
> any text. None when you drag a selection with the mouse either.
>
> The only way I can see any characters is by typing numbers and hitting
> enter. The numbers then appear. Letters or characters other than numbers
> do
> not appear whether I press enter at the end of a line or not. Edit: Quick
> update, I opened 'samples.vsmacros' in Visual Studio, and the file appears
> as
> it should. Both letters and numbers were clearly visible. If I create a
> text
> file, or open a code file, the problem still exists.
>
> Has anyone experienced this? I cannot find anything on the internet that
> identies the problem let alone presents a solution. Under my first
> install,
> when I first had this problem, i ran '~/devenv.exe /resetuserdata and
> /resetsettings without any resolution. Nothing seems to help, including
> this
> clean, step by step install of the OS and the software.
>
> Note: Safe mode does nothing. Disabling interface enhancements (Aero) does
> nothing. I have narrowed it down a bit, in how it occurs. I can, for
> example,
> type 12346654949 and it appears. Once I hit a letter key, or a symbol
> other
> than ,.;[ the line of characters disappears.
>
> I should note that everything was just fine under Windows XP SP2 on the
> same
> hardware. The hardware consists of:
>
> AMD X2 4400
> 2GB RAM
> NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX (Driver 7.15.11.6222 released 7.06.2007 via MS
> Update)
> 250GB SATA HDD
> Wireless Logitech Keyboard (Possible problem??)
> Wired Optical Mouse
> Onboard Audio (Nforce4 mobo, Realtek AC'97 with 8.18.07 MS issued Driver
> update)
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated! I cannot get any work done until I find a
> resolution to this problem.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Bryan McNamara