Deleting Fonts

[The Old Timer]

When ever I go to print something is many of my applications I get a
huge list of fonts on offer. Most I have never used & never will. Many
don't even appear to really be fonts at all things like Windings & other
ones that display tiny pictures & shapes. Is there any problem in
deleting all of these fonts or at least stop them being offered by
applications like Corel Draw & several video editing & label printing
programs?

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
Yes, you could delete fonts you think you will never use. I'd suggest,
however, that you create a new folder "Disabled Fonts" in C:\WINDOWS and
move unwanted fonts to that folder. You can then undo the move if you need
one of those fonts in the future.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[Steven L.]

When ever I go to print something is many of my applications I get a
huge list of fonts on offer. Most I have never used & never will. Many
don't even appear to really be fonts at all things like Windings & other
ones that display tiny pictures & shapes. Is there any problem in
deleting all of these fonts or at least stop them being offered by
applications like Corel Draw & several video editing & label printing
programs?

There's no problem with deleting the fonts you don't need--except you
never know if you may need them later for some application. A better
way is to reorganize your fonts into categories and then you can pick
and choose the ones you want an application to offer you. There's a
freeware utility, "The Font Thing," that makes this easy:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/fontthing.shtml

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Wingdings (TrueType) is one font that you don't want to delete.

Windows Fonts That Should Not Be Deleted
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/aboutgraphics/a/fontoverload_3.htm

Fonts Supplied with Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/winxp.htm?fname= &fsize=

Fonts supplied with Windows XP SP2
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/product.aspx?PID=145

Fonts supplied with some Microsoft products
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/default.aspx

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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