Q: Changing Command Prompt fonts?

[Usenet User]

When changing font in command prompt (cmd.exe), the choice is limited
to the following:

Lucida Console
Raster Fonts

Is there any way to have other monospaced fonts appear on this list?

TIA!


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[Wesley Vogel]

Necessary criteria for fonts to be available in a command window
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247815

Others have added fonts with XP, see these...
http://ntcompatible.com/change_standard_fonts_on_windows_console_t31185.ht ml

http://www.ztw3.com/archive/016/archive.cgi?read=57185

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin/msg/a9a38ec6de21d509

http://www.msusenet.com/archive/topic.php/t-1870252660.html

Changing text in cmd console
http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=74943

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
Usenet User < @ . > hunted and pecked:
> When changing font in command prompt (cmd.exe), the choice is limited
> to the following:
>
> Lucida Console
> Raster Fonts
>
> Is there any way to have other monospaced fonts appear on this list?
>
> TIA!
>
>
> -------
> SELECT * FROM Users WHERE Clue IS NOT NULL
> 0 row(s) affected.

[Usenet User]

On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:12:22 -0700, "Wesley Vogel"
> wrote:

>Necessary criteria for fonts to be available in a command window
>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247815
>
>Others have added fonts with XP, see these...
>http://ntcompatible.com/change_standard_fonts_on_windows_console_t31185.ht ml
>
>http://www.ztw3.com/archive/016/archive.cgi?read=57185
>
>http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin/msg/a9a38ec6de21d509
>
>http://www.msusenet.com/archive/topic.php/t-1870252660.html
>
>Changing text in cmd console
>http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=74943

The registry changes work, thanks!

The key is a system reboot, because it may appear that some fonts do
not work. For example, Andale Mono and NetTerm OEM work right away,
but Consolas, Courier New or OCR A Extended require a reboot. Only one
article mentioned this.

:))

[Wesley Vogel]

Glad to help. Keep having fun. ;-)

You can kill explorer.exe and restart it to refresh changes made in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER. But you have to reboot to refresh HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
Usenet User < @ . > hunted and pecked:
> On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:12:22 -0700, "Wesley Vogel"
> > wrote:
>
>> Necessary criteria for fonts to be available in a command window
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/247815
>>
>> Others have added fonts with XP, see these...
>>
http://ntcompatible.com/change_standard_fonts_on_windows_console_t31185.ht ml
>>
>> http://www.ztw3.com/archive/016/archive.cgi?read=57185
>>
>>
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin/msg/a9a38ec6de21d509
>>
>> http://www.msusenet.com/archive/topic.php/t-1870252660.html
>>
>> Changing text in cmd console
>> http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=74943
>
> The registry changes work, thanks!
>
> The key is a system reboot, because it may appear that some fonts do
> not work. For example, Andale Mono and NetTerm OEM work right away,
> but Consolas, Courier New or OCR A Extended require a reboot. Only one
> article mentioned this.
>
> :))