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I love Linux, but am a real novice. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32bit alongside Windows XP.

The installation seems to work just fine except for the desktop. The icons & font becomes corrupted to the point that it looks like Chinese. After surfing with Mozilla Firefox for a long time, the same problem begins with the web pages.

I want to be free of Windows, but must solve this problem first. Can you help?
Thank you.

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Did you install the restricted video driver? If so, perhaps try it without the driver, or if not, and if there is one available, try it out. It might be related to your video card, so specifying that may help. – Marty Fried Jul 2 '12 at 4:20
(1) Open the program "disk utility", check the SMART data of your disk. If there are any warnings there, you should consider changing the hard drive. (2) Could you take a screenshot (program gnome-screenshot) or a picture of your monitor when the problem appears? (3) Does it happen before you login (on login screen) or after you login? Does it always happen, or only after opening a specific program? – medigeek Jul 2 '12 at 4:21

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