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April 10th, 2007, 12:26 AM
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Installing fonts on Windows ME
I downloaded some fonts from the Internet to my PC but I have been unable to
install them into the Fonts folder. I followed the steps below: 1-Unzipped the files 2-From fonts folder, selected File, Install New Font. 3-Highlighted desired fonts and selected OK When this didn't work. I did the fix recommended below: a-at the MS DOS PROMPT I typed attrib +s +r c:\windows\fonts b-restarted the computer This did not work either. I'm not sure what to try next, any suggestions? 
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April 10th, 2007, 02:05 AM
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Installing fonts on Windows ME
This doesn't really seem like an Office question but...
What type of fonts? The procedure you are using is good for True Type Fonts (*.ttf) ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.htm On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:26:01 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc, SID wrote: I downloaded some fonts from the Internet to my PC but I have been unable to install them into the Fonts folder. I followed the steps below: 1-Unzipped the files 2-From fonts folder, selected File, Install New Font. 3-Highlighted desired fonts and selected OK When this didn't work. I did the fix recommended below: a-at the MS DOS PROMPT I typed attrib +s +r c:\windows\fonts b-restarted the computer This did not work either. I'm not sure what to try next, any suggestions?
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April 10th, 2007, 02:28 PM
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Installing fonts on Windows ME
The fonts are TTF and I am using Office XP (for students and teachers).
SID "Alan Edwards" wrote: This doesn't really seem like an Office question but... What type of fonts? The procedure you are using is good for True Type Fonts (*.ttf) ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.htm On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:26:01 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc, SID wrote: I downloaded some fonts from the Internet to my PC but I have been unable to install them into the Fonts folder. I followed the steps below: 1-Unzipped the files 2-From fonts folder, selected File, Install New Font. 3-Highlighted desired fonts and selected OK When this didn't work. I did the fix recommended below: a-at the MS DOS PROMPT I typed attrib +s +r c:\windows\fonts b-restarted the computer This did not work either. I'm not sure what to try next, any suggestions?
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April 10th, 2007, 07:49 PM
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Installing fonts on Windows ME
OK. When you say you couldn't install them, exactly what happened (or
didn't happen) when you tried? ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.htm On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:28:02 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc, SID wrote: The fonts are TTF and I am using Office XP (for students and teachers). SID "Alan Edwards" wrote: This doesn't really seem like an Office question but... What type of fonts? The procedure you are using is good for True Type Fonts (*.ttf) ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.htm On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:26:01 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc, SID wrote: I downloaded some fonts from the Internet to my PC but I have been unable to install them into the Fonts folder. I followed the steps below: 1-Unzipped the files 2-From fonts folder, selected File, Install New Font. 3-Highlighted desired fonts and selected OK When this didn't work. I did the fix recommended below: a-at the MS DOS PROMPT I typed attrib +s +r c:\windows\fonts b-restarted the computer This did not work either. I'm not sure what to try next, any suggestions?
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April 10th, 2007, 08:36 PM
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Installing fonts on Windows ME
The new fonts were highlighted. When I selected OK, they became
unhighlighted but were not added to the Fonts folder. SID "Alan Edwards" wrote: OK. When you say you couldn't install them, exactly what happened (or didn't happen) when you tried? ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.htm On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:28:02 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc, SID wrote: The fonts are TTF and I am using Office XP (for students and teachers). SID "Alan Edwards" wrote: This doesn't really seem like an Office question but... What type of fonts? The procedure you are using is good for True Type Fonts (*.ttf) ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.htm On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:26:01 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc, SID wrote: I downloaded some fonts from the Internet to my PC but I have been unable to install them into the Fonts folder. I followed the steps below: 1-Unzipped the files 2-From fonts folder, selected File, Install New Font. 3-Highlighted desired fonts and selected OK When this didn't work. I did the fix recommended below: a-at the MS DOS PROMPT I typed attrib +s +r c:\windows\fonts b-restarted the computer This did not work either. I'm not sure what to try next, any suggestions?
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April 10th, 2007, 09:41 PM
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Installing fonts on Windows ME
What happens if you drop them in the Fonts folder instead of using
Install New Font? You may try these, though I suspect you may have seen them befo Frequently encountered problems with fonts: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/CommonFontProbs.htm ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.htm On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:36:02 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc, SID wrote: The new fonts were highlighted. When I selected OK, they became unhighlighted but were not added to the Fonts folder. SID "Alan Edwards" wrote: OK. When you say you couldn't install them, exactly what happened (or didn't happen) when you tried? ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.htm On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:28:02 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc, SID wrote: The fonts are TTF and I am using Office XP (for students and teachers). SID "Alan Edwards" wrote: This doesn't really seem like an Office question but... What type of fonts? The procedure you are using is good for True Type Fonts (*.ttf) ....Alan -- Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer http://dts-l.org/index.htm On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 16:26:01 -0700, in microsoft.public.office.misc, SID wrote: I downloaded some fonts from the Internet to my PC but I have been unable to install them into the Fonts folder. I followed the steps below: 1-Unzipped the files 2-From fonts folder, selected File, Install New Font. 3-Highlighted desired fonts and selected OK When this didn't work. I did the fix recommended below: a-at the MS DOS PROMPT I typed attrib +s +r c:\windows\fonts b-restarted the computer This did not work either. I'm not sure what to try next, any suggestions?
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