Microsoft KB Archive/94875

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Reinstalling Original Windows TrueType Fonts

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Q94875

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
This article discusses how to reinstall the original TrueType fonts on machines running Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups.

MORE INFORMATION
Follow the procedures below to reinstall the original TrueType fonts:

Enabling TrueType Fonts
Before installing any TrueType fonts, you must enable TrueType fonts; otherwise, the font names are installed, but the fonts will have either EGA or VGA resolution, not TrueType.

To enable TrueType, proceed as follows:


 * 1) From Control Panel, choose the Fonts icon.
 * 2) Choose the TrueType button.
 * 3) Select the &quot;Enable TrueType Fonts&quot; option, then choose OK.

Reinstalling TrueType Fonts
To reinstall the fonts, proceed as follows:

 From Control Panel, choose the Fonts icon. Choose the Add button.  Place the disk (see the appropriate list below) containing the .TT_ files into your floppy disk drive.

The following list identifies the original Windows 3.1 TrueType fonts and their disk locations (for each disk size).                                                Disk Number Filename      Size    Date      Time  1.44 MB  1.2 MB  720K

ARIAL.TTF     65692  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      9 ARIALBD.TTF   66080  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      9 ARIALBI.TTF   71880  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      9 ARIALI.TTF    61656  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      B   COUR.TTF       72356  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      9 COURBD.TTF    78564  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      9 COURBI.TTF    84436  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      9 COURI.TTF     80588  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      9 TIMES.TTF     83260  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      9 TIMESBD.TTF   79804  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      9 TIMESBI.TTF   76452  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      9 TIMESI.TTF    78172  03-10-92   3:10a    5       6      9 SYMBOL.TTF    64516  03-10-92   3:10a    6       6      9 WINGDING.TTF  71052  03-10-92   3:10a    6       6      A  The following list identifies the original Windows for Workgroups TrueType fonts and their disk locations (for each disk size).                                               Disk Number Filename      Size    Date     Time     1.44 MB   1.2 MB   -

ARIAL.TTF     52532  10-01-92   3.11a       6       6 ARIALBD.TTF   51841  10-01-92   3.11a       7       7 ARIALBI.TTF   57729  10-01-92   3.11a       7       6 ARIALI.TTF    47643  10-01-92   3.11a       7       7 COUR.TTF      53733  10-01-92   3.11a       7       6 COURBD.TTF    56871  10-01-92   3.11a       7       6 COURBI.TTF    64330  10-01-92   3.11a       7       6 COURI.TTF     60757  10-01-92   3.11a       7       6 TIMES.TTF     69074  10-01-92   3.11a       6       6 TIMESBD.TTF   63489  10-01-92   3.11a       7       6 TIMESBI.TTF   60539  10-01-92   3.11a       7       6 TIMESI.TTF    61880  10-01-92   3.11a       7       6 SYMBOL.TTF    50450  10-01-92   3.11a       6       6 WINGDING.TTF  50450  10-01-92   3.11a       7       6  From the Control Panel window, choose the Fonts icon. Choose the Add button. Select the floppy drive containing the disk from step 3. At this point, all of the .TT_ fonts appear in the installed fonts section. Choose the Select All button and choose the OK button. This will reinstall the selected fonts into the Windows SYSTEM subdirectory.</li> Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each disk containing TrueType fonts.</li></ol>

Additional query words: 3.10 3.11 TTF TT_ setup deleted re-install tt true type

Keywords : win31

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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWFWSearch kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311