On a Windows Vista-based computer, you open the Properties page for a network adapter in Device Manager. However, some text on the Advanced tab may be truncated.

You are running a computer on which the Czech version of Windows Vista was preinstalled by the manufacturer. However, you notice that certain elements of the user interface are not displayed as expected. Specifically, certain elements of the user interface contain English text, text that is truncated, or linguistic errors.

Most preinstalled systems are not affected by this problem. To determine whether you are experiencing these symptoms, follow these steps:

1. Click Start Start button, and then click Help and Support.
2. Under Informace od spoleÄ?nosti Microsoft, click Nalezení souborů a složek.
3. In the upper-right corner, click Zobrazit vše.
4. Under Filtrování souborů, view the text that is displayed in the image.

The image contains the English words “Sort” and “Group.” If these words are displayed in Czech as “SeÅ™adit” and “Seskupi,” you are not experiencing this problem.

You are running a computer on which the Greek version of Windows Vista was preinstalled by the manufacturer. However, you notice that certain elements of the user interface are not displayed as expected. Specifically, certain elements of the user interface contain English text, text that is truncated, or linguistic errors.

Most preinstalled systems are not affected by this problem. To determine whether you are experiencing these symptoms, follow these steps:

1. Click Start Start button, and then click Help and Support.
2. Under ΠληÏ?οφοÏ?ίες από τη Microsoft, click ΕÏ?Ï?εση των αÏ?χείων και των φακέλων σας.
3. In the upper-right corner, click Εμφάνιση όλων.
4. Under Για να φιλτÏ?άÏ?ετε τα αÏ?χεία σας, view the text that is displayed in the image.

The image contains the English words “Sort” and “Group.” If these words are displayed in Greek as “Ταξινόμηση” and “Ομαδοποίηση,” you are not experiencing this problem.

By default, the text below the icons on the Vista desktop use drop shadows. Sometimes this looks good, and sometimes it doesn’t. As an example, I changed my desktop to be solid white, to make doing screen captures for inclusion in these posts a bit easier. Notice when you do that, the white text with the drop shadow just looks ‘muddy’, and is difficult to read: Keep reading →