Unable to open fonts

[fran]

This must be a real "poser"!!!!!!LOL If no one here can
answer this....can y'all suggest somewhere I might go to
find an answer???? This is driving us crazy(crazier???)
Thank you.

fran


Subject: Unable to open some fonts
From: "fran" <[email protected]>
Sent: 11/22/2003 5:49:10 AM




I have several fonts that I am unable to open. I get an
error message "not a valid font file". I KNOW it is
valid. Several other people with Windows XP HOme Edition
are able to open this font with no problem....but some of
us cannot. Can anyone tell us why this is happening.
Thank you
..

Subject: Cannot open some fonts.....why????
From: "fran" <[email protected]>
Sent: 12/8/2003 10:15:04 AM




We have encountered an interesting problem. In a group I
belong to many of us have WindowsXP Home Edition. We ran
a little test on some fonts. It seems about half the
people COULD open the font and half COULD NOT. Same
font..downloaded from the same place. I even went so far
as to mail the font to another XP user. She COULD open
it. She mailed it back to me...I COULD NOT. Is there
some setting or something that the "COULD NOT"'s need to
change in order to open these fonts. One of these fonts
is called Mrs. Olson if someone wants to d/l it and see
if they can open it.
This is making us crazy. Either we should all be able to
open the font...or none of us should be able to. Not
half and half.
Thank you.
..

 

[purplehaz]

What do you mean by open the font? Do you mean use the font or actually
clicking on the font in the font folder to view it?

 

[fran]

"clicking on the font to view it"....cannot do this. We
get an error message...."this is not a vald .ttf font".
IT IS!!!! It just seems so strange to me that some ppl
CAN view it and some CANNOT...and unfortunately I am in
the CANNOT group...My kingdom for a "solution"!!!

fran

 

[purplehaz]

You could try do this:
Start, run, type in: sfc /scannow
Hit ok or enter
Have your xp cd handy.

 

[fran]

Puter came with XP loaded..no cd.

-----Original Message-----
You could try do this:
Start, run, type in: sfc /scannow
Hit ok or enter
Have your xp cd handy.



.

 

[purplehaz]

Maybe a long shot, but did you try the manufacturer of the computers tech
support? Maybe they know it an issue with their systems and have a patch.

 

[Fran]

There does seem to be a conflict with some fonts and XP , a solution can be
to regenerate the fonts in a program like Font Lab or Fontographer,
I usually use Font Creator and that works for me

I can give it a try if you want but I couldn't find Mrs Olson to download
it..

Remove no spam from the address .

Frances

 

[purplehaz]

http://www.high-logic.com/fcp.html

There does seem to be a conflict with some fonts and XP , a solution can be
to regenerate the fonts in a program like Font Lab or Fontographer,
I usually use Font Creator and that works for me

I can give it a try if you want but I couldn't find Mrs Olson to download
it..

Remove no spam from the address .

Frances

 

[Guest]

I have the same problem as Fran. I tried reloading the font (Data Pro) and couldn't do that either. The Knowledge Base has an article that might be relevant: 827487 - "Unable to Install the <FontName> (TrueType) Font" Error Message When You Install Certain Font Files on a Computer That Is Running Windows 2000 Service Pack 4. The fact that this apparently applies only to Win 2000 appears to be an error. I have auto update selected, and this problem occurred after an update session.
I don't have a fix, other than to restore the PC to an earlier date and see what happens.
Peter

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