Microsoft KB Archive/146490

= Unable to Install New Fonts from the Windows 95 Fonts Folder =

Article ID: 146490

Article Last Modified on 11/17/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q146490



SYMPTOMS
If you dual boot between Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0 and attempt to add fonts, the Fonts directories for both WINDOWS and %SystemRoot% are not available in the Folders list of Add Fonts.

NOTE: Both Fonts directories are viewable using Windows 95 Explorer and Windows NT Explorer.



CAUSE
When you click Install New Font from the File menu of the Control Panel Fonts tool, the Add Fonts dialog box appears. This dialog box uses the FileOpen function of the previous version of Windows NT. Directories with Hidden and System directory attributes are not listed. By default, the Fonts directories of WINDOWS and %SystemRoot% have the System directory attribute.



RESOLUTION
If you want to import Windows 95 fonts from the WINDOWS directory:


 * 1) Create a network share for the Windows\Fonts directory using Windows NT Explorer (For example, FONTS).
 * 2) In the Control Panel Fonts tool, click Install New Font from the File menu.
 * 3) Click Network, and type the UNC network path name (For example, \\\FONTS).
 * 4) After the font names are retrieved, select the one or multiple fonts you want to import and click OK.



MORE INFORMATION
The WINDOWS directory may have a Read-only attribute in addition to the default System attribute. The following table lists the different types of folders the Fonts directory becomes if specific directory attributes are added or removed:   System   Read-only   Type of Folder --  -   --     No         No      Normal Shell folder Yes        No      Font folder No       Yes      Font folder Yes       Yes      Font folder The Font folder directories are not viewable in the Add Fonts dialog box. If a directory is a normal shell folder, the fonts are viewable. However, the removal of the System directory attribute is not recommended.

In addition, if Desktop.ini is removed from the Fonts directory, or the CLSID line in Desktop.ini is changed, the symptom mentioned above occurs.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

Keywords: kbbug kbinterop kbui KB146490

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