Guest CLR Posted August 24, 2008 Posted August 24, 2008 Hi All......... I have a computer running on WindowsMe and XL97. I did some designs in Excel using the Vineta BT and other Fonts. I then upgraded my system to WinXPhome, Version 2002, Service Pack 2, and the new installs of Excel, (97, 2k, and XP) do not recognize that Font as well as many others that I had in the WinMe installation of those same Excel verisons........anybody know what I may have done wrong........or is this just normal business? TIA Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3
Guest Lem Posted August 25, 2008 Posted August 25, 2008 Re: Lost my Fonts CLR wrote: > Hi All......... > I have a computer running on WindowsMe and XL97. I did some designs in > Excel using the Vineta BT and other Fonts. I then upgraded my system to > WinXPhome, Version 2002, Service Pack 2, and the new installs of Excel, > (97, 2k, and XP) do not recognize that Font as well as many others that I > had in the WinMe installation of those same Excel verisons........anybody > know what I may have done wrong........or is this just normal business? > > TIA > Vaya con Dios, > Chuck, CABGx3 > > AFAIK, Vineta BT is not included in either Windows XP or Windows ME. You must have obtained this font by installing some other program. You can *buy* Vineta BT as a standalone font, but only you can decide if it's worth the price. I haven't searched extensively, but it's downloadable for US$24.75 from several sites, including http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/vineta/ Or look at the install CDs for some of the applications you had on your Win ME system. -- Lem -- MS-MVP To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
Guest CLR Posted August 25, 2008 Posted August 25, 2008 Re: Lost my Fonts Are you saying that Excel can access any Font installed on my system by any other (or some) programs?............that's weird......but if that's the way it is, then that's the way it is............I had that WinMe hard drive setup for a long long time, and have installed and deleted many many programs over the years....no telling where it came from. I never just "installed a Font", as such. Is there any way to delete all fonts except those that come with the OS in use? I write Excel apps for others to use and sure don't want to send them Fonts they can't use.....and I don't know how to tell the difference. In any event, thanks for the comeback and the heads-up Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Lem" <lemp40@unknownhost> wrote in message news:OU$yFykBJHA.2292@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > CLR wrote: >> Hi All......... >> I have a computer running on WindowsMe and XL97. I did some designs in >> Excel using the Vineta BT and other Fonts. I then upgraded my system to >> WinXPhome, Version 2002, Service Pack 2, and the new installs of Excel, >> (97, 2k, and XP) do not recognize that Font as well as many others that I >> had in the WinMe installation of those same Excel verisons........anybody >> know what I may have done wrong........or is this just normal business? >> >> TIA >> Vaya con Dios, >> Chuck, CABGx3 > > AFAIK, Vineta BT is not included in either Windows XP or Windows ME. You > must have obtained this font by installing some other program. You can > *buy* Vineta BT as a standalone font, but only you can decide if it's > worth the price. I haven't searched extensively, but it's downloadable > for US$24.75 from several sites, including > http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/vineta/ > > Or look at the install CDs for some of the applications you had on your > Win ME system. > > -- > Lem -- MS-MVP > > To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer > http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm
Guest Nightowl Posted August 25, 2008 Posted August 25, 2008 Re: Lost my Fonts Hi Chuck. Please see my responses inline. CLR <croberts@tampabay.rr.com> wrote on Sun, 24 Aug 2008: >Are you saying that Excel can access any Font installed on my system by any >other (or some) programs?............that's weird......but if that's the way >it is, then that's the way it is............I had that WinMe hard drive >setup for a long long time, and have installed and deleted many many >programs over the years....no telling where it came from. I never just >"installed a Font", as such. In general, yes. Fonts that are installed in the Windows\Fonts folder are available to be used by any program and should show up in their font menu. A few programs (Adobe ones are an example) install extra fonts in a different folder so that they only show up in that program or ones belonging to the same "family". But if you want to make one of these fonts available to all your apps, you only need to find the font file and copy it into the Windows\Fonts folder so that other programs can see it. If you have a copy of your missing font, try re-installing it and it should then be available for Excel to use. > >Is there any way to delete all fonts except those that come with the OS in >use? I write Excel apps for others to use and sure don't want to send them >Fonts they can't use.....and I don't know how to tell the difference. Here's a list of the fonts that come with XP SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/product.aspx?PID=145 -- Nightowl
Guest CLR Posted August 25, 2008 Posted August 25, 2008 Re: Lost my Fonts Thank you very much, kind Sir.......sure wish I knew this before........but now I know how to deal with it. Thanks again, Vaya con Dios, Chuck, CABGx3 "Nightowl" <owl@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message news:LhT$LxGkLhsIFwJs@black.hole... > Hi Chuck. Please see my responses inline. > > CLR <croberts@tampabay.rr.com> wrote on Sun, 24 Aug 2008: > >>Are you saying that Excel can access any Font installed on my system by >>any >>other (or some) programs?............that's weird......but if that's the >>way >>it is, then that's the way it is............I had that WinMe hard drive >>setup for a long long time, and have installed and deleted many many >>programs over the years....no telling where it came from. I never just >>"installed a Font", as such. > > In general, yes. Fonts that are installed in the Windows\Fonts folder > are available to be used by any program and should show up in their font > menu. > > A few programs (Adobe ones are an example) install extra fonts in a > different folder so that they only show up in that program or ones > belonging to the same "family". But if you want to make one of these > fonts available to all your apps, you only need to find the font file > and copy it into the Windows\Fonts folder so that other programs can see > it. > > If you have a copy of your missing font, try re-installing it and it > should then be available for Excel to use. >> >>Is there any way to delete all fonts except those that come with the OS in >>use? I write Excel apps for others to use and sure don't want to send >>them >>Fonts they can't use.....and I don't know how to tell the difference. > > Here's a list of the fonts that come with XP SP2: > http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/product.aspx?PID=145 > > -- > Nightowl
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