Fonts not displaying

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David C

In 'control panel/fonts'. If I double click on a font
nothing happens. Also the same if I right click and
select 'open'.
 
David,

See if you have the file fontview.exe in the System32 folder. If not, extract a new copy of the file from XP CD-ROM. Another possibility: The ..TTF file association might be incorrect in the registry:

Open Registry Editor and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile\shell\open\command

In the right-pane, (Default) must contain the following value:
%SystemRoot%\System32\fontview.exe %1

You can also preview the fonts manually. Example: Type this command in RUN box:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\BKANT.TTF

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
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In 'control panel/fonts'. If I double click on a font
nothing happens. Also the same if I right click and
select 'open'.
 
-----Original Message-----
David,

See if you have the file fontview.exe in the System32
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folder. If not, extract a new copy of the file from XP CD-
ROM. Another possibility: The ..TTF file association
might be incorrect in the registry:
Open Registry Editor and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile\shell\open\command

In the right-pane, (Default) must contain the following value:
%SystemRoot%\System32\fontview.exe %1

You can also preview the fonts manually. Example: Type this command in RUN box:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\BKANT.TTF
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message news:[email protected]...
In 'control panel/fonts'. If I double click on a font
nothing happens. Also the same if I right click and
select 'open'.
.
Thanks for reply.
Click to expand...
fontview.exe exists in system32 folder. The registry
entry is as you state. The RUN command works.
There is not a file type in the associated files list for
ttf, should there be?
 
Yes. There should be one. Create a REG file with the following contents and merge it.

--
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ttf]
@="ttffile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ttf\PersistentHandler]
@="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile]
@="TrueType Font file"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile\DefaultIcon]
@="%1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile\shell\open\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,66,00,6f,00,\
6e,00,74,00,76,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,25,00,31,\
00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile\shell\print]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile\shell\print\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,66,00,6f,00,\
6e,00,74,00,76,00,69,00,65,00,77,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,70,\
00,20,00,25,00,31,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile\shellex]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile\shellex\IconHandler]
@="{BD84B380-8CA2-1069-AB1D-08000948F534}"

--

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
---------------------------------------
What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
---------------------------------------


David C said:
-----Original Message-----
David,

See if you have the file fontview.exe in the System32
Click to expand...
folder. If not, extract a new copy of the file from XP CD-
ROM. Another possibility: The ..TTF file association
might be incorrect in the registry:
Open Registry Editor and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ttffile\shell\open\command

In the right-pane, (Default) must contain the following value:
%SystemRoot%\System32\fontview.exe %1

You can also preview the fonts manually. Example: Type this command in RUN box:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe C:\WINDOWS\Fonts\BKANT.TTF
Click to expand...
message news:[email protected]...
In 'control panel/fonts'. If I double click on a font
nothing happens. Also the same if I right click and
select 'open'.
.
Thanks for reply.
Click to expand...
fontview.exe exists in system32 folder. The registry
entry is as you state. The RUN command works.
There is not a file type in the associated files list for
ttf, should there be?
 
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