cannot delete fonts

[Guest]

I am using Windows XP Home. When I go into Control Panel and Fonts and
delete a font, it automatically reappears, as if I can't delete it. If I go
to Windows and Fonts folders and delete the unwanted font, I receive the
message that the font "Cannot delete. Access is denied. Make sure that the
disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in
use."
Can you please tell me what I need to do in order to delete all of these
unwanted fonts?
Thanks
Kelly

 

[db]

here is a helpful link:

http://search.microsoft.com/results.aspx?mkt=en-US&form=MSHOME&setlang=en-US&q=cannot+delete+fonts

there are a couple of fonts used
by the system and you would incur
a dysfunctional o.s.

but if you are sure they are safe
to remove, you might want to
try deleting them in safemode or
via cmd prompt.


I am using Windows XP Home. When I go into Control Panel and Fonts and
delete a font, it automatically reappears, as if I can't delete it. If I go
to Windows and Fonts folders and delete the unwanted font, I receive the
message that the font "Cannot delete. Access is denied. Make sure that the
disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in
use."
Can you please tell me what I need to do in order to delete all of these
unwanted fonts?
Thanks
Kelly

 

[Malke]

I am using Windows XP Home. When I go into Control Panel and Fonts and
delete a font, it automatically reappears, as if I can't delete it. If I go
to Windows and Fonts folders and delete the unwanted font, I receive the
message that the font "Cannot delete. Access is denied. Make sure that the
disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in
use."
Can you please tell me what I need to do in order to delete all of these
unwanted fonts?
Thanks
Kelly

What are the fonts? If they are system fonts they are protected - and
there would be no good reason to remove them anyway. Some of these links
may help:

Fonts Supplied with Windows XP -
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/winxp.htm
How to Determine the Default Windows Fonts -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q254768
TrueType Fonts Shipped with Microsoft Applications -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q123084
Fonts that are installed with Microsoft Office -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;837463
HOW TO: Install or Remove a Font in Windows XP -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314960


Malke