How to get rid of the fonts list in Control Panel?

[thanatoid]

Hello,

I installed a little program from Moon Software, called Font
Loader (having forgotten it is crap, their Font Explorer Lite is
fantastic and I thought that's what it was) and I believe it had
the option of showing all the fonts in Control Panel. I have
uninstalled it, the fonts have remained. I have installed it,
changed the options, the fonts remain. I have (again)
uninstalled it and the damn fonts are still there. I don't want
them there.

Does anyone know how to get rid of that CP (presumably)
fonts.cpl (although there is no such file on the system) thing?
And even if it /wasn't/ Font Loader that caused this, is there a
way of getting rid of fonts in CP?

Also, I set up Control Panel to open in its entirety when I
click on it (like other things in the Start Menu) and I don't
remember how, can't find the setting anywhere, and I'd like to
change it to opening in a normal explorer window. Can anyone
tell me how?

Any replies will be greatly appreciated.

t.

 

[thanatoid]

I have a Fonts folder in my Control Panel and I don't have
the Moon Software program. I think the Fonts folder is a
part of Windows XP and there to allow you to install or
remove a font.

Not good news, but thanks for the reply.

Maybe someone else will know how to get rid of it.

BTW, Font Managers are great, I highly recommend you try Moon
Software's /FULL/ Font Explorer - now free.

t.

 

[JD]

Not good news, but thanks for the reply.

Maybe someone else will know how to get rid of it.

BTW, Font Managers are great, I highly recommend you try Moon
Software's /FULL/ Font Explorer - now free.

t.

No problems with the software? Spyware, Malware, Nagware? No Virus?

I notice it says something about new fonts? I take it they're selling
fonts?

http://www.moonsoftware.com/fxplorer.asp

 

[Alan Edwards]

There is no "Fonts.cpl"
Since Win95, fonts have had access via Control Panel although in Win9X
the .cpl file used was Main.cpl (which is used for several items,
Mouse, Keyboard etc)
In XP the access in CP to Fonts seems to be direct rather than through
any .cpl file, so hiding Fonts does not appear to be a simple option.

Woudn't it be easier to ignore it?

....Alan

 

[John John - MVP]

Hello,

I installed a little program from Moon Software, called Font
Loader (having forgotten it is crap, their Font Explorer Lite is
fantastic and I thought that's what it was) and I believe it had
the option of showing all the fonts in Control Panel. I have
uninstalled it, the fonts have remained. I have installed it,
changed the options, the fonts remain. I have (again)
uninstalled it and the damn fonts are still there. I don't want
them there.

Does anyone know how to get rid of that CP (presumably)
fonts.cpl (although there is no such file on the system) thing?
And even if it /wasn't/ Font Loader that caused this, is there a
way of getting rid of fonts in CP?

Also, I set up Control Panel to open in its entirety when I
click on it (like other things in the Start Menu) and I don't
remember how, can't find the setting anywhere, and I'd like to
change it to opening in a normal explorer window. Can anyone
tell me how?

Any replies will be greatly appreciated.

With XP Pro you can do this via Group Policies. For XP Home you can
delete the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C5020524152}

Backup the key before you delete it!

John

 

[thanatoid]

I have a Fonts folder in my Control Panel and I don't have
the Moon Software program. I think the Fonts folder is a
part of Windows XP and there to allow you to install or
remove a font.

I know, but it's ugly and bloated and I would like to get rid of
it.

There are dozens if not hundreds of font managers - I just ran
across this one and liked it.
Proper font management is something that apparently will never
be available on Windows, just like you will never be able to
print a directory's contents (not using other programs, no DOS
shell, etc. - with a clean WINDOWS install).

 

[thanatoid]

thanatoid wrote:


No problems with the software? Spyware, Malware, Nagware?
No Virus?

No, but feel free to install it and find out. You might want to
look up "anti-virus software" and "paranoid" first.

I notice it says something about new fonts?

The word "new" appears TWICE on the page. One, "all-new version
2" and two, "new toolbars".

I take it they're selling fonts?

WHAT is your problem? Even if they did (they do not), no one is
going to /make you/ buy them.

 

[thanatoid]

With XP Pro you can do this via Group Policies. For XP
Home you can delete the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion
\Explorer\ControlPanel\NameSpace\{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-A40B-0C
5020524152}

Backup the key before you delete it!

Of course.

BTW, I /do/ have Pro. Would it be too much to ask WHERE in the
elephantine Group Policies I can find this? I looked in several
logical places and did not find it - I sometimes forget logic
means something /very/ different in Redmond.

Thanks very much.

 

[thanatoid]

There is no "Fonts.cpl"

I know, I already said that. Silly me, WHY should all the items
in CP be controlled/enabled by a *.cpl file? That might actually
be consistent and logical! [Self-slap!]

Since Win95, fonts have had access via Control Panel
although in Win9X the .cpl file used was Main.cpl (which is
used for several items, Mouse, Keyboard etc)
In XP the access in CP to Fonts seems to be direct rather
than through any .cpl file, so hiding Fonts does not appear
to be a simple option.

That is MOST unfortunate.

Woudn't it be easier to ignore it?

I can't ignore something which pops up every time I open Control
Panel and takes up the whole height of the screen. Changing CP
to a window rather than start menu item will help though.

SIGH... I have only been in the XP group(s) for a few days, but
it appears the reply to most of /my/ concerns is "learn to love
XP as Bill meant you to" [or go Linux]...

Thanks for your reply in any case.

 

[John John - MVP]

Of course.

BTW, I /do/ have Pro. Would it be too much to ask WHERE in the
elephantine Group Policies I can find this? I looked in several
logical places and did not find it - I sometimes forget logic
means something /very/ different in Redmond.

Local Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Control Panel\Hide specified Control Panel applets

John

 

[JD]

No, but feel free to install it and find out. You might want to
look up "anti-virus software" and "paranoid" first.


The word "new" appears TWICE on the page. One, "all-new version
2" and two, "new toolbars".


WHAT is your problem? Even if they did (they do not), no one is
going to /make you/ buy them.

Thank you for your prompt reply. No problems here.

 

[thanatoid]

Local Computer Policy\User Configuration\Administrative
Templates\Control Panel\Hide specified Control Panel
applets

John

Thank you, I'll look for that.

Although I feel a little bad telling you this, I checked the XP
Home version reg key you provided above and it exists ion my Pro
machine and I backed it up and then deleted it - font list gone!

But it's good to know where these things hide in the Group
Policies.

Thanks again.

 

[John John - MVP]

Thank you, I'll look for that.

Although I feel a little bad telling you this, I checked the XP
Home version reg key you provided above and it exists ion my Pro
machine and I backed it up and then deleted it - font list gone!

Yes, the registry key exists on both the Home and Pro versions and
deleting it on either versions removes the shortcut to the Fonts folder
from the Control Panel. It's just that sometimes it's preferable to
enforce a Group Policy Object (GPO) instead of deleting registry keys,
with XP Pro you have a choice of methods.

But it's good to know where these things hide in the Group
Policies.

Thanks again.

You're welcome.

John