I fouled up my fonts! Help!

Hi,

I wanted to replace my fonts from an old windows install on my new machine. So I decided to delete every font on the current windows then reinstall them from the other /windows/ font folder. Well everything is fine except that some windows display a BOLD font instead of a normal one. Its kind of irritating. Here is a screenshot of it: http://apr.imghost.us/rnqgj.jpg. If any one could help me fix this I would be very greatful.

Thanks
Jeff

Assuming you're running XP, create a work folder i.e. C:\Tempfont | Insert your XP CD in the drive and exit from the auto-run. Start | Run | Type cmd, and click OK | Assuming your CD drive is D:, type the following commands hitting ENTER after each...

D:
CD i386
EXPAND *.TT_ C:\TEMPFONT
EXPAND *.FO_ C:\TEMPFONT
C:
CD \TEMPFONT
REN *.TT_ *.TTF
REN *.FO_ *.FON
EXIT

That will extract all 298 fonts to C:\Tempfont. You can then go to the Fonts folder, browse to C:\Tempfont...and select the ones you need. Check the "Copy to fonts folder" box before OK. Once you're sure you have everything you need, you can delete the work folder. You could also try this...

Move the contents of the Fonts folder to an empty folder. By opening the Fonts folder, select all the fonts, then copy and paste them to a new folder. Open your Registry (Start | Run | Type regedit, and click OK) and expand the following branch (same as I noted above)...

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE | SOFTWARE | Microsoft | Windows NT | CurrentVersion | Fonts

Highlight the "Fonts" Key and press DELETE. Once the key has been deleted create a new Key to replace it, by selecting Edit-->New-->Key...and name the new Key Fonts. Restart the computer, then re-install the fonts by opening the Control Panel, double-click on "Fonts". From the File menu select "Install New Fonts...", adding the fonts that were previously copied to the temporary directory.

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