Guest Man T Posted September 8, 2008 Posted September 8, 2008 I am just wondering to install new fonts into XP is not simple as copy the whole files into Windows folder or need other procedures?
Guest bobbymike Posted September 8, 2008 Posted September 8, 2008 Re: Install Fonts "Man T" <alanpltse_NOSPAM@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:ucxNmhWEJHA.5732@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I am just wondering to install new fonts into XP is not simple as copy the >whole files into Windows folder or need other procedures? I go into Documents and Settings - My documents and make a new folder called Downloaded Fonts. Then I download the new font and extract the files saving it to the new Downloaded Fonts Folder. Now go up to the task bar at top of screen and click on Folders. On the left side of the screen, look for the very last Windows Folder and click on the plus sign. Scroll down until you see the Fonts folder. Then simply drag the downloaded font that should be on the right side of your screen over to the Fonts folder and drop it ... it will then install automatically. >
Guest Man T Posted September 8, 2008 Posted September 8, 2008 Re: Install Fonts "> I go into Documents and Settings - My documents and make a new folder called > Downloaded Fonts. Then I download the new font and extract the files > saving it to the new Downloaded Fonts Folder. Now go up to the task bar > at top of screen and click on Folders. On the left side of the screen, > look for the very last > Windows Folder and click on the plus sign. Scroll down until you see the > Fonts folder. Then simply drag the downloaded font that should be on the > right side of your screen over to the Fonts folder and drop it ... it will > then install automatically. Sorry, can you elaborate this: " Now go up to the task bar at top of screen and click on Folders. On the left side of the screen, look for the very last Windows Folder and click on the plus sign. Scroll down until you see the Fonts folder."
Guest Mike Hall - MVP Posted September 8, 2008 Posted September 8, 2008 Re: Install Fonts "Man T" <alanpltse_NOSPAM@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:OHlC4GYEJHA.3844@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > "> I go into Documents and Settings - My documents and make a new folder > called >> Downloaded Fonts. Then I download the new font and extract the files >> saving it to the new Downloaded Fonts Folder. Now go up to the task bar >> at top of screen and click on Folders. On the left side of the screen, >> look for the very last >> Windows Folder and click on the plus sign. Scroll down until you see the >> Fonts folder. Then simply drag the downloaded font that should be on the >> right side of your screen over to the Fonts folder and drop it ... it >> will then install automatically. > > Sorry, can you elaborate this: > " Now go up to the task bar at top of > screen and click on Folders. On the left side of the screen, look for the > very last Windows Folder and click on the plus sign. Scroll down until > you see the > Fonts folder." > > Control Panel > Fonts > File > Install new fonts.. Point it to where your downloaded (and unzipped fonts are stored.. Select ALL > Install -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
Guest Man T Posted September 8, 2008 Posted September 8, 2008 Re: Install Fonts > Control Panel > Fonts > File > Install new fonts.. > Point it to where your downloaded (and unzipped fonts are stored.. > Select ALL > Install So the installation of the new fonts are done by Windows. Is there a way I can "manually" install the fonts? Since I need to build a installer to install new fonts on the target machine.
Guest Big_Al Posted September 8, 2008 Posted September 8, 2008 Re: Install Fonts Man T wrote: >> Control Panel > Fonts > File > Install new fonts.. >> Point it to where your downloaded (and unzipped fonts are stored.. >> Select ALL > Install > > So the installation of the new fonts are done by Windows. > > Is there a way I can "manually" install the fonts? > Since I need to build a installer to install new fonts on the target > machine. > > I wrote C++ code once to install an application that required 3 fonts. I found by accident that just a simple copy of the fonts into the C:\windows\fonts folder and then launching the "fonts" dialog was sufficient to install the fonts. Control panel -> fonts. The same window. It does leave the fonts dialog open on the screen but I simply put up a readme for the user saying "bla bla bla and your app is loaded and you can review the new fonts loaded and close the window when you are done... bla bla" or something like that. Not great but it worked. ShellExecute(MainWindow,"open","explorer.exe", FontFolder, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL); FontFolder had been be defined with C:\windows\fonts, at least in XP. Explorer.exe C:\windows\fonts also works from the command line.
Guest Man T Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Re: Install Fonts > I wrote C++ code once to install an application that required 3 fonts. > I found by accident that just a simple copy of the fonts into the > C:\windows\fonts folder and then launching the "fonts" dialog was > sufficient to install the fonts. Control panel -> fonts. The same > window. It does leave the fonts dialog open on the screen but I simply > put up a readme for the user saying "bla bla bla and your app is loaded > and you can review the new fonts loaded and close the window when you are > done... bla bla" or something like that. > > Not great but it worked. > ShellExecute(MainWindow,"open","explorer.exe", > FontFolder, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL); > FontFolder had been be defined with C:\windows\fonts, at least in XP. > Explorer.exe C:\windows\fonts > also works from the command line. It looks like it is not enough to just copy the 'Fonts' files into the C:\Windows\Fonts Is there any 'Fonts' files can be downloaded for my testing from the net?
Guest Man T Posted September 9, 2008 Posted September 9, 2008 Re: Install Fonts >> Not great but it worked. >> ShellExecute(MainWindow,"open","explorer.exe", >> FontFolder, NULL, SW_SHOWNORMAL); >> FontFolder had been be defined with C:\windows\fonts, at least in XP. >> Explorer.exe C:\windows\fonts >> also works from the command line. > > It looks like it is not enough to just copy the 'Fonts' files into the > C:\Windows\Fonts > > Is there any 'Fonts' files can be downloaded for my testing from the net? Hi, I just found some TrueTyped Fonts and copy into c:\windows\fonts from within Windows Explorer and it showed the process of installation. Then I opened Word 2003 and found that the font was installed.
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