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The thread discusses a problem where Japanese characters in Windows 7 folders and files display as squares, indicating missing or corrupted fonts. The original poster tried adding Japanese language options, re-installing default fonts, and using system scans like "sfc /scannow," but these solutions were unsuccessful. The issue appears intermittent, temporarily resolving after restarts, but ultimately unresolved, suggesting a deeper font or system configuration problem.
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Hi all
i have been facing a problem from 2 days ago which is never happened before.

my Windows Explorer hadn't problem displaying Japanese Characters in Folder and Files name until recently.

like in this image

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it also gives sqaures instead of ► in folders.

is there any fix for this ?

appreciating any help
 

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It sounds like your Japanese font has come up missing. Go to Control Panel->Region and Language Options and add the Japanese Keyboard and Japanese Microsoft IME and see if that resolves the issue.
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It sounds like your Japanese font has come up missing. Go to Control Panel->Region and Language Options and add the Japanese Keyboard and Japanese Microsoft IME and see if that resolves the issue.
 

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Thanks for your reply, but no it didn't resolve the problem.

can i re-install the default fonts that come with the installation of Windows 7?
i think it might be problem of modified or corrupted fonts.

also, when i changed System Locale to Japanese, the characters appeared properly but switching back, the characters became squares again.
so i think the problem is with the fonts files.
 

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It is possible if you run a command prompt as an Administrator and use "sfc /scannow" it should replace any corrupt system files.
 

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Hi again
first sorry for the long reply, we had a problem with the internet from the ISP, it's now fixed fortunately.

and no "sfc /scannow" didn't help, i also tried to copy the fonts from Windows 8 from the laptop and paste into Windows 7.
no result though.
i noticed that somtimes, after restart, the fonts appear properly, but some times later, they back to squares.
 

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