Before I did a fresh install of windows xp pro, I copied the
C:\windows\fonts\ folder to a CD.
I'd like ot restore my fonts on the new system. When I try to install them,
per windows instructions, windows states I've already installed the font and
cancels out of the install process. I wish it would just skip the ones that
are already installed.
Is there an easy way to do this, or do I need to install the fonts one by
one? The majority of the fonts are TTF.

thanks

Sam P wrote:
> Before I did a fresh install of windows xp pro, I copied the
> C:\windows\fonts\ folder to a CD.
> I'd like ot restore my fonts on the new system. When I try to install them,
> per windows instructions, windows states I've already installed the font and
> cancels out of the install process. I wish it would just skip the ones that
> are already installed.
> Is there an easy way to do this, or do I need to install the fonts one by
> one? The majority of the fonts are TTF.
>
> thanks
>
>
I've done this a lot, and all you have to do is just okay the
duplicates. I'm doing it from control panel->fonts and it doesn't
"cancel" out, it just warns me.

Big_Al wrote:
> Sam P wrote:
>> Before I did a fresh install of windows xp pro, I copied the
>> C:\windows\fonts\ folder to a CD.
>> I'd like ot restore my fonts on the new system. When I try to install
>> them, per windows instructions, windows states I've already installed
>> the font and cancels out of the install process. I wish it would just
>> skip the ones that are already installed.
>> Is there an easy way to do this, or do I need to install the fonts one
>> by one? The majority of the fonts are TTF.
>>
>> thanks
>>
> I've done this a lot, and all you have to do is just okay the
> duplicates. I'm doing it from control panel->fonts and it doesn't
> "cancel" out, it just warns me.
>
If you do this before you start making changes....
Make 3 folders Current Backup & dupe and obviously fill current with
c:\windows\font\*.* & backup from your cd drive. dupe is empty. And
put them all in the same folder one level up.

Run this from current folder typed on the command line while in current
folder:

for %a in (*.ttf) do move ..\backup\%a ..\dupe\%a


When you are done this has moved all the dupes out of backup and what is
left are the new one. You'll possibly get a lot of errors but ignore them.

thanks! it worked. It's good to use the old DOS batch file commands again
"Big_Al" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Big_Al wrote:
>> Sam P wrote:
>>> Before I did a fresh install of windows xp pro, I copied the
>>> C:\windows\fonts\ folder to a CD.
>>> I'd like ot restore my fonts on the new system. When I try to install
>>> them, per windows instructions, windows states I've already installed
>>> the font and cancels out of the install process. I wish it would just
>>> skip the ones that are already installed.
>>> Is there an easy way to do this, or do I need to install the fonts one
>>> by one? The majority of the fonts are TTF.
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>> I've done this a lot, and all you have to do is just okay the duplicates.
>> I'm doing it from control panel->fonts and it doesn't "cancel" out, it
>> just warns me.
>>
> If you do this before you start making changes....
> Make 3 folders Current Backup & dupe and obviously fill current with
> c:\windows\font\*.* & backup from your cd drive. dupe is empty. And
> put them all in the same folder one level up.
>
> Run this from current folder typed on the command line while in current
> folder:
>
> for %a in (*.ttf) do move ..\backup\%a ..\dupe\%a
>
>
> When you are done this has moved all the dupes out of backup and what is
> left are the new one. You'll possibly get a lot of errors but ignore
> them.