Microsoft KB Archive/150723

Money: Missing Courier New Font Causes Checks to Print Strangely

PSS ID Number: Q150723 Article last modified on 08-18-1998

WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,3.0,3.0a,4.0,4.0a,5.0,98,99

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft Money 98 Microsoft Money version 5.0 for Windows 95 Microsoft Money versions 4.0, 4.0a for Windows 95 == Microsoft Money versions 2.0, 2.0a, 3.0, and 3.0a == 

= SYMPTOMS =

If the True Type font Courier New is missing from the Windows font list or if it is corrupted, Microsoft Money chooses the next closest font when printing checks. The text may be either too large or too small.

= RESOLUTION =

NOTE: Because there are several versions of Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, please consult your product documentation to complete these steps.

Windows 95
To correct the corruption or manually reinstall any one of the Courier New fonts from the Windows 95 disk, follow these steps:

  Find and remove the corrupted Courier New font:   Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.   Double-click the Fonts folder. </li>  To find the corrupted font, double-click each Courier New font listed until Windows returns an error message stating that the font is corrupted. </li>  Click the corrupted font. </li>  On the File menu, click Delete. </li>  When you are asked if you want to delete the font, click Yes. </li></ol>

NOTE: To uninstall a font without removing it from the hard disk, move the font from the Fonts folder into another folder. You can use Windows Explorer to drag the font from the Fonts folder into another folder. For more information about moving files, click the Start button, and then click Help. Use the Index tab to find topics relating to moving things by drag-and-drop operations. </li>  Expand and install a new Courier New font: NOTE: In Money 98, these fonts are provided on the Money 98 CD-ROM in the MTS folder. <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">  Click the Start button, point to Run, and then type the command appropriate for your copy of Windows 95.

Windows 95 Compact Compact Disc
Insert your Windows 95 compact disc and type the following extract /l c:d:_04.cab cour.ttf where d: is the CD-ROM drive and c:is the location of Windows 95.

Windows 95 Floppy Disks
For the disk version, insert disk 4 into your floppy drive and type the following command extract /l c:a:_04.cab cour.ttf where a: is the floppy drive and c:is the location of Windows 95. </li>  Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. </li>  Double-click the Fonts folder. </li>  On the File menu, click Install New Font. </li>  Double-click Courier New. </li>  Click the Start button, then click Shut Down. Click Restart The Computer, and then click Yes. </li></ol> </li></ol>

Windows 3.x
For information on how to reinstall Courier New under Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q94875 TITLE : Reinstalling Original Windows TrueType Fonts

= Additional query words: w_money 97 6.0 large small unreadable too big legs =

Keywords : kbenv kbprint kbdta Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,3.0,3.0a,4.0,4.0a,5.0,98,99 Platform : WINDOWS Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.