Microsoft KB Archive/152993

= Raster Fonts Print Different on Windows NT 4.0 Than on 3.51 =

Article ID: 152993

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q152993





SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade from Windows NT 3.51 to Windows NT 4.0, raster fonts (for example, MS Sans Serif) print differently. This problem occurs even though the fonts listed in the registry did not change.



CAUSE
Raster fonts are bitmaps supplied in different sizes for specific video display resolutions. They are stored in files as bitmaps and are rendered as an array of dots for displaying on the screen and printing on paper.

If the font to print is a raster font, Windows NT uses a font-mapping table to determine the most appropriate device font to use. When Windows NT uses the font-mapping table to match screen fonts to printer fonts, the characteristics used to find the closest match are in descending order of importance (character set, typeface name, variable versus fixed pitch, family, height, width, weight, slant, underline, and strikeout). The font chosen depends on what fonts are currently installed. The fonts installed on your system can be found in the following registry key:

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Fonts

Windows NT 4.0 uses a different priority order than Windows NT 3.51 when mapping raster fonts.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

Additional query words: 4.00 prodnt

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbprint KB152993

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