No text on virtualbox gestor

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carlestecno
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No text on virtualbox gestor

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Hi,

my name is Carles and after installation of virtualbox ( all ok) on windows10 in virtualbox gestor there are icon images but not text.
Thanks.
scottgus1
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Re: No text on virtualbox gestor

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Please take a screenshot of your PC screen. Resize and crop to get the file size less than 128kB, then post the picture file using the forum's Upload Attachment tab:
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carlestecno
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Re: No text on virtualbox gestor

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Thanks @scottgus1
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scottgus1
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Re: No text on virtualbox gestor

Post by scottgus1 »

Actually there is text there, but it's really tiny.
  1. Uninstall Virtualbox and reboot.
  2. Go to "C:\Windows\System32\drivers", look for any files called 'Vbox*.sys' (there could be up to 5) and delete them.
  3. Reboot again.
  4. If you have any 3rd-party security or anti-malware software, disable the living daylights out of it for a moment.
  5. Reinstall Virtualbox using right-click-Run-As-Administrator.
fth0
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Re: No text on virtualbox gestor

Post by fth0 »

While the VirtualBox Manager is not running, open a Windows Command Prompt and execute the following command(s), replacing "<n>" by a value between 20 and 200 (default is 100):

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cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox"
VBoxManage setextradata global "GUI/FontScaleFactor" "<n>"
Please report back if it helps.
carlestecno
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Re: No text on virtualbox gestor

Post by carlestecno »

I've tryied with commands prompt and worked! Thanks @ftho
Hence I've not tryied deleting files but thanks again @scottgus1

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Re: No text on virtualbox gestor

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Which values did you try, and which value gave a good result? I'm asking to get an idea about the (unconfigured) initial value.
carlestecno
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Re: No text on virtualbox gestor

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I've configured with default value= 100 ( enough value ) and value= 200 and it gives the same font size.
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Re: No text on virtualbox gestor

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Thanks for the feedback! :)
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