Installing Fonts on Windows XP

bahamut_2006 · January 6th, 2005

Well down at the school I goto im in a desktop publishing class. The book has a disc with some fonts on it that are used in the projects, so it shouldnt be too much of an issue to copy/paste from disc to control panel/fonts. I get an error saying it cant be copied because its being used (with nothing open). Well since I'm a student I may not have permission to move files, so I get my teacher to login and try it. Same error. So whats confusing is why is it saying that the fonts are being used when its on the desktop doing nothing? The comp specs are 3.0 Ghz P4 w/HT, 512 MB ram, ****-in-**** video, and a 40 GB HD running Windows XP SP2. I have also tried ending all processes I could and it made no difference. I would appreciate any help on this.

**Chrono Archangel** · January 6th, 2005

can you go in the Windows-->Fonts folder?
you should then be able to File-->Install Font
I beleive it can install multiple fonts at a time

**moomoomoo** · January 6th, 2005

Simply dragging the files into the windows font folder will also install them.

bahamut_2006 · January 6th, 2005

I did forget to mention that I also tried putting them under windows/fonts but it gives me the same problem. Thats when I tried the control panel but as I said earlier no luck there either. I suppose I could try installing them one at a time, but that would take forever and I will have to wait til tomorrow to try it.

**Chrono Archangel** · January 7th, 2005

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Originally Posted by moomoomoo

Simply dragging the files into the windows font folder will also install them.

i heard that just copy/pasting could cause some problems sometimes... i always use the Install New Font feature

bahamut_2006 · January 7th, 2005

Well when I paste thats what it shows. I tried the file thing and one at a time and it still gives me the same problems. I have ran out of ideas to try.

**Chrono Archangel** · January 7th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by bahamut_2006

Well when I paste thats what it shows. I tried the file thing and one at a time and it still gives me the same problems. I have ran out of ideas to try.

you tried doing it in Safe Mode?...could work

**Razor Blade** · January 7th, 2005

My suggestion is to copy the fonts from teh CD to a folder on the HD, then drag and drop the fonts into the 'fonts' folder. I always do the drag-and-drop thing, and it worked everytime.

tookers · January 7th, 2005

is this on a school comp?
Could be admin permissions are required as it could only be writeable to whoever has them permissions.
Try right clicking the fonts directory and un-check "read only"

bahamut_2006 · January 7th, 2005

I have gotten the fonts onto the desktop folder, but i cant put them in the fonts folder. It is on a school comp yet my teacher who is the administrator also cant move the fonts. I'll have to check that read only option when I go back Monday. I could also try safe mode, but I dont think it will make much difference.

KanedA · January 8th, 2005

can I suggest THE FONT THINGfor font management... also did you try to delete those fonts from desktop in dos mode?

bahamut_2006 · January 11th, 2005

Ok, well I went back today, and the fonts were set to read only. Turned that off and still the same error. Tried that in safe mode as well with no luck. I have also learned that though I am a student, I am allowed to move and delete files.
KanedA: What good would it do me to delete the fonts I want to install? For the time being, my teacher has managed to get two of the fonts working so I was able to finish what I'm working on. Now would be the time I wished that my teacher had some brains so she could remember what she did to get them on there. Oh well.

KanedA · January 11th, 2005

sorry, my bad, but you can allways try to move them to another folder (from desktop) in dos mode, did you try the font thing (to install them)?

bahamut_2006 · January 11th, 2005

Whats the font thing? Also, using DOS is a pain in the ass, especially with the amount of fonts I want to move.

KanedA · January 11th, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by bahamut_2006

Whats the font thing?

that's a program which could help you with your font management

Quote:

Originally Posted by bahamut_2006

Also, using DOS is a pain in the ass, especially with the amount of fonts I want to move.

someone's soo lazy here

bahamut_2006 · January 11th, 2005

Alright, well me and my dumb teacher kinda got in an arguement today. She insisted the fonts will work when placed on the desktop, since it was like that on her comp. Of course she was wrong and after I told her for the millionth time she would have to login on the comp to install them she listened and I was able to tell her what to do. Installing fonts shouldnt be such a big thing, but I finally got it working today. Thanks for all the suggestions.

January 6th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	Installing Fonts on Windows XP Well down at the school I goto im in a desktop publishing class. The book has a disc with some fonts on it that are used in the projects, so it shouldnt be too much of an issue to copy/paste from disc to control panel/fonts. I get an error saying it cant be copied because its being used (with nothing open). Well since I'm a student I may not have permission to move files, so I get my teacher to login and try it. Same error. So whats confusing is why is it saying that the fonts are being used when its on the desktop doing nothing? The comp specs are 3.0 Ghz P4 w/HT, 512 MB ram, **-in-** video, and a 40 GB HD running Windows XP SP2. I have also tried ending all processes I could and it made no difference. I would appreciate any help on this. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

January 6th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,228	can you go in the Windows-->Fonts folder? you should then be able to File-->Install Font I beleive it can install multiple fonts at a time __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

January 6th, 2005	#4 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	I did forget to mention that I also tried putting them under windows/fonts but it gives me the same problem. Thats when I tried the control panel but as I said earlier no luck there either. I suppose I could try installing them one at a time, but that would take forever and I will have to wait til tomorrow to try it. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

January 7th, 2005	#6 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	Well when I paste thats what it shows. I tried the file thing and one at a time and it still gives me the same problems. I have ran out of ideas to try. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

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Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,030	My suggestion is to copy the fonts from teh CD to a folder on the HD, then drag and drop the fonts into the 'fonts' folder. I always do the drag-and-drop thing, and it worked everytime. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

January 6th, 2005	#3 (permalink)
moomoomoo Administrator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: UK Posts: 844	Simply dragging the files into the windows font folder will also install them.

January 7th, 2005	#9 (permalink)
tookers Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 146	is this on a school comp? Could be admin permissions are required as it could only be writeable to whoever has them permissions. Try right clicking the fonts directory and un-check "read only" __________________ Laptop: Intel Pentium M 1.5GHz Centrino, Toshiba 60GB HDD, Nvidia Geforce FX GO 5200, 512mb RAM, DVD/CD-RW, Windows XP Pro SP2 Desktop:Gigabyte K8NE NF4 (Triton), AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.2GHz, 1x 120GB IDE 7200rpm HDD, Nvidia Geforce 6600GT PCI-E, 2x 512MB PC2700 Kingston RAM, 16x Samsung DVD Writer, Winfast 2000 XP Deluxe TV Card, Win XP Pro SP2 Test Server: Gigabyte Skt 939 GA-K8N51GMF-9, AMD Athlon 64 Dual-core 3800+, 1x 40GB IDE 7200rpm HDD, 1x 120GB IDE 7200rpm HDD, 1x 120GB SATA150 HDD,Corsair TWINX1024 PC3200 2x512MB, Antec SLK3000B Mid Tower, Fedora Core 4 64bit (SMP kernel)

January 7th, 2005	#10 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	I have gotten the fonts onto the desktop folder, but i cant put them in the fonts folder. It is on a school comp yet my teacher who is the administrator also cant move the fonts. I'll have to check that read only option when I go back Monday. I could also try safe mode, but I dont think it will make much difference. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

January 8th, 2005	#11 (permalink)
KanedA PS2 PAL[v9] Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: PolanD Posts: 5,291	can I suggest THE FONT THINGfor font management... also did you try to delete those fonts from desktop in dos mode? __________________

January 11th, 2005	#12 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	Ok, well I went back today, and the fonts were set to read only. Turned that off and still the same error. Tried that in safe mode as well with no luck. I have also learned that though I am a student, I am allowed to move and delete files. KanedA: What good would it do me to delete the fonts I want to install? For the time being, my teacher has managed to get two of the fonts working so I was able to finish what I'm working on. Now would be the time I wished that my teacher had some brains so she could remember what she did to get them on there. Oh well. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

January 11th, 2005	#13 (permalink)
KanedA PS2 PAL[v9] Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: PolanD Posts: 5,291	sorry, my bad, but you can allways try to move them to another folder (from desktop) in dos mode, did you try the font thing (to install them)? __________________

January 11th, 2005	#14 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	Whats the font thing? Also, using DOS is a pain in the ass, especially with the amount of fonts I want to move. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

January 11th, 2005	#16 (permalink)
bahamut_2006 AMD Join Date: May 2002 Location: Iredell, Texas, USA Posts: 779	Alright, well me and my dumb teacher kinda got in an arguement today. She insisted the fonts will work when placed on the desktop, since it was like that on her comp. Of course she was wrong and after I told her for the millionth time she would have to login on the comp to install them she listened and I was able to tell her what to do. Installing fonts shouldnt be such a big thing, but I finally got it working today. Thanks for all the suggestions. __________________ Primary rig: AMD Athlon 64 3700 (2.2 Ghz) San Diego core\|2 GB Corsair DDR 400 ram\|ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe mobo\|512 MB eVGA GeForce 7950GT\|Primary HD: 300 GB Maxtor\| Secondary HD 200 GB Western Digital HD\|Aspire X-Dreamer II case w/550w Antec PSU\|Sony DVD-Rom\|Sony DVD-RW\|19" Sceptre LCD\|4.1 Surround Sound\|Runnin on Windows XP Pro SP2

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