Microsoft KB Archive/304999

= How to Replace Missing System and TrueType Fonts =

Article ID: 304999

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * 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 Q304999



SUMMARY
This article describes how to replace missing system and TrueType fonts. This may be useful in a situation where system or TrueType fonts are missing, and you want to replace them but you do not want to run a repair installation of the operating system.



MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: The Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM is required to install system fonts. To install TrueType fonts you can use either the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM or a network share to the Fonts folder on another Windows NT-based computer.

To replace missing system and TrueType fonts:
 * 1) Create a folder that is named Fonts on drive C.
 * 2) At a command prompt, change to the i386 folder on the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM.
 * 3) Use the expand command to expand the fonts from the CD-ROM into the Fonts folder by running the expand -r *.fo_ c:\fonts command. To expand TrueType fonts, use the expand -r *.tt_ c:\fonts command. You can also install TrueType fonts from another computer across the network, by using a mapped network drive to connect to the Fonts folder on another computer.
 * 4) In Windows NT Explorer, click the c:\WINNT\Fonts folder, and then click Install New Font on the File menu.
 * 5) Open the c:\Fonts folder, and then double click this folder to load the font list. After the fonts are discovered by the Add Fonts tool, choose the font or fonts you want to install, and then click OK.

The fonts should now be successfully installed. It may appear that duplicate fonts are in the Fonts folder, however, only one instance of the font appears in programs where you can choose fonts.

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