Microsoft KB Archive/93598

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WordArt: &quot;Could Not Load Necessary Font Files...&quot; Error Message

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Q93598

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft WordArt, version 1.0
 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.1

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SYMPTOMS
If you try to create an object with Microsoft WordArt (which ships with Microsoft Publisher version 1.0; Microsoft Word for Windows versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0b, and 2.0c; and Microsoft Publisher Design Pack version 1.0), you may receive the following error message:

Microsoft WordArt could not load necessary font files. Please ensure WordArt is properly installed.

This message is generated if the file Fontfx.fnt is damaged or missing. This file should be located in the Windows\MsApps\Wordart folder.

RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, follow these steps:


 * 1) Rename or delete the current copy of Fontfx.fnt (if it exists).
 * 2) Run the Setup program for the application with which you received WordArt. (To do this, place Disk 1 from the application in either drive A or B, click Run on the File menu, and type A:\SETUP or B:\SETUP at the command prompt.
 * 3) The Setup program then prompts you to select either a default or a custom setup installation. Choose the custom installation.
 * 4) A checklist of various program components is displayed. If there is an option for WordArt by itself, select that option only. If not, select the Program Files option.
 * 5) Place the appropriate disk in the appropriate drive when prompted by the Setup program.

MORE INFORMATION
Some applications, such as Microsoft Publisher, have methods for manually decompressing files from the distribution disks. If the application supports this, Fontfx.fnt can simply be decompressed from the disks and copied to the Windows\Msapps\Wordart directory. For more information, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

" and manual and decompress and file" Additional query words: 1.00 1.00a 1.0x 1.00z 2.00a 2.00b 2.00c errmsg unable

Keywords : kberrmsg kbole kbtool kbdta

Issue type : kbprb

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