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Go through Program Files and click on the program you wish to open with . On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:53:21 +0100, "Annie" wrote: Hi, Yes, there's a browse button, it opens my Program Files. Anne "Jim" wrote in message ... When you click on "Change" , is there a browse "button" ? On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:27:17 +0100, "Annie" wrote: Hi DB, Thanks for replying. When I right click a Font in my Font Folder (any Font) and go to Properties, it says **Open With** - *Irfanview*, so I clicked on *Change* and * Windows Font Viewer* isn't listed there as I know it should be. That's my problem, and I don't know how to put it right. Anne "db" wrote in message .. . maybe what you downloaded for free are just images of fonts available but not actually the fonts for installation. in any case, fonts like programs need to go through an installation processes to get them integrated with the system. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... "db" wrote in message ... hmm? I thought you had to "install" fonts and not just copy into the font folder. maybe there is more info here for you: http://search.microsoft.com/results....stalling+fonts |
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I don't have Windows Font Viewer installed, and that's the program I need so that I can associate my Fonts with it.
Thanjs for trying to help. Anne "Jim" wrote in message ... Go through Program Files and click on the program you wish to open with . On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:53:21 +0100, "Annie" wrote: Hi, Yes, there's a browse button, it opens my Program Files. Anne "Jim" wrote in message ... When you click on "Change" , is there a browse "button" ? On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:27:17 +0100, "Annie" wrote: Hi DB, Thanks for replying. When I right click a Font in my Font Folder (any Font) and go to Properties, it says **Open With** - *Irfanview*, so I clicked on *Change* and * Windows Font Viewer* isn't listed there as I know it should be. That's my problem, and I don't know how to put it right. Anne "db" wrote in message .. . maybe what you downloaded for free are just images of fonts available but not actually the fonts for installation. in any case, fonts like programs need to go through an installation processes to get them integrated with the system. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... "db" wrote in message ... hmm? I thought you had to "install" fonts and not just copy into the font folder. maybe there is more info here for you: http://search.microsoft.com/results....stalling+fonts |
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Have you not read my previous replies ?
You should have Windows Font Viewer installed on your computer. The file name is "fontview.exe" and it is part of Windows XP. "Annie" wrote in message ... I don't have Windows Font Viewer installed, and that's the program I need so that I can associate my Fonts with it. Thanjs for trying to help. Anne "Jim" wrote in message ... Go through Program Files and click on the program you wish to open with . On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:53:21 +0100, "Annie" wrote: Hi, Yes, there's a browse button, it opens my Program Files. Anne "Jim" wrote in message ... When you click on "Change" , is there a browse "button" ? On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:27:17 +0100, "Annie" wrote: Hi DB, Thanks for replying. When I right click a Font in my Font Folder (any Font) and go to Properties, it says **Open With** - *Irfanview*, so I clicked on *Change* and * Windows Font Viewer* isn't listed there as I know it should be. That's my problem, and I don't know how to put it right. Anne "db" wrote in message .. . maybe what you downloaded for free are just images of fonts available but not actually the fonts for installation. in any case, fonts like programs need to go through an installation processes to get them integrated with the system. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... "db" wrote in message ... hmm? I thought you had to "install" fonts and not just copy into the font folder. maybe there is more info here for you: http://search.microsoft.com/results....stalling+fonts |
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..I've done as you suggested, ran a search for the fontview.exe file, and
search reports ....*Search complete. There are no results to display*. The fonts in the folder on my desktop were there for me to install at a later date, and would have been properly installed into the fonts folder if this problem hadn't arose. I don't just drag and drop fonts into the fonts folder I install them properly. I've installed the fonts ok, from your instructions, but I still have them all presenting as .jpegs in the folder on my desktop. Fontview.exe is not on the list, in the *Open With* box, so I can't associate the fonts with it. I've run several anti-spyware programs, and my AVG, they don't bring anything untoward up, that was the first thing I did, thinking I had a bug or two. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... Sorry, but something doesn't quite add up, here. Windows Font Viewer is a system file, which comes with every installation of Windows XP. You are saying that you don't have the file "fontview.exe " on your computer. However, when you run "fontview.exe airstream.ttf", the font viewer program opens and lets you view the font. It follows that you MUST have the "fontview.exe" program on your computer. Otherwise, you would not be able to run the program. Also, I don't understand how a TTF file extension could change on its own to JPEG. (I assume you are running active anti-virus protection - and the TTF files are not infected). Furthermore, if the file extensions have changed to JPEG, then I don't understand how "fontview.exe" could allow you to view the content of the files. So let's try a few more steps. Make sure you are signed into Windows as an "Administrator". Then, Open Control Panel / Folder Options and click on the "View" tab. Remove the check from the box labelled "Hide extensions for known file types". Also, on a temporary basis, remove the check from the box labelled "Hide protected operating system files". Save these changes Next, click on "Start", followed by "Search" - and search for the "fontview.exe" file. When you perform the search, make sure you search against "All files and Folders". Under "Advanced Options", you should also include system folders, hidden files and folders, and subfolders. The search results should confirm the existence of the "fontview.exe" file - and tell you where to find it. You indicated that you have downloaded the custom font files to a folder on your desktop. However, Windows font files should always reside in the dedicated system folder at C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, because the system folder provides special functions for managing fonts. Copy the downloaded font files files to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts and if necessary, change the file extension back to TTF. In C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, select the name of each downloaded font in turn and try to install it (follow the detailed instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960). Now, you should be able to correct the file association for TTF files. If the Folder options / File Types menu does not offer Windows Font Viewer as one of the recommended programs for TTF files, you will need to click on "Browse". Perhaps I should clarify how to use the "Browse" function (in Folder Options / File Types). Clicking on "Browse" will display the complete folder list. Scroll down the list until you reach the folder (or sub-folder) that contains "fontview.exe". Click on the name of that program file. When you select "fontview.exe" from the folder list, that should allocate the correct file association. Also, check the Advanced Options, as per my previous response. "Annie" wrote in message ... Hello Bob, I haven't got the XP Windows Font Viewer installed, otherwise it should surely be in my Folder Options list? (No C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe File available). If I change the font from a .jpeg to a .ttf it stays in .jpeg. format. If I run ...fontview.exe airstream.ttf . then the font opens as it should, but the icon remains as a .jpeg on my desktop, and not as the actual font .. (.ttf file). As it shows here. I can't install any font until this problem is resolved. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... Firstly, the file extension for a true type font should be TTF - not JPEG. Try changing the extensions of the problem files from JPEG to TTF. The recommended program to view fonts in Win XP is Windows Font Viewer. On my computer, the Windows Font Viewer file is located at C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe. It might be different on the OP's computer. Click on "Start" (at the bottom left of the desktop screen), followed by "Run". Type "fontview.exe fontname.ttf" (without the quotation marks), followed by OK. (Substitute the name of the actual font for fontname.ttf.) If the file you have downloaded is not a valid font, you will see an error message. Otherwise, Windows Font Viewer will open and you should be able to view characters from the font. The TTF file extension on your computer may not be associated to the correct program. To re-associate TTF files to Windows Font Viewer, open Control Panel and Click on Folder Options. Then, select File Types and scroll down to TTF. Click on "Advanced". (If the "Advanced" Option is missing, click on the "Restore" option instead, followed by "Advanced".) Check the box labelled "Confirm open after download". The "Advanced" menu should offer two command options - "open" and "print". Select "open", followed by Edit. The command line must read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe %1 (Note - the space between exe and %1). Also, check the box marked Use DDE. Select "print", followed by Edit. The command line must read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe /p %1 (Note - the spaces between exe and /p and also between /p and %1). Also, check the box marked Use DDE. Click on OK and check that TTF files are associated correctly to Windows Font Viewer. If not, click on "Change", to correct the association. If Windows Font Viewer is not listed as a recommended program, you may need to use the browse option (to C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe). Before you can use new fonts, you will need to install them. Saving the TTF files is insufficient. You will find detailed installation instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960 "Annie" wrote in message ... Windows XP Home Edition. SP3. IE6. Hi, I downloaded a few free fonts to a folder on my desktop. When I went to install them I find they've changed from .TTF files to .JPEGS, so I can't use them. They were .TTF files when I downloaded them. I right clicked a font, went to *Open With*, but the utility I used to have there is now missing, and I can't remember what it was called, so I can't reinstall it. I don't even know when the fault happened, or I'd restore the computer back to before then. Please can you advise me, Many thanks, Anne |
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Sorry Bob, yes I read your previous response, sorry, I can't find Windows Font Viewer anywhere on my machine.
Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... Have you not read my previous replies ? You should have Windows Font Viewer installed on your computer. The file name is "fontview.exe" and it is part of Windows XP. "Annie" wrote in message ... I don't have Windows Font Viewer installed, and that's the program I need so that I can associate my Fonts with it. Thanjs for trying to help. Anne "Jim" wrote in message ... Go through Program Files and click on the program you wish to open with . On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:53:21 +0100, "Annie" wrote: Hi, Yes, there's a browse button, it opens my Program Files. Anne "Jim" wrote in message ... When you click on "Change" , is there a browse "button" ? On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:27:17 +0100, "Annie" wrote: Hi DB, Thanks for replying. When I right click a Font in my Font Folder (any Font) and go to Properties, it says **Open With** - *Irfanview*, so I clicked on *Change* and * Windows Font Viewer* isn't listed there as I know it should be. That's my problem, and I don't know how to put it right. Anne "db" wrote in message .. . maybe what you downloaded for free are just images of fonts available but not actually the fonts for installation. in any case, fonts like programs need to go through an installation processes to get them integrated with the system. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... "db" wrote in message ... hmm? I thought you had to "install" fonts and not just copy into the font folder. maybe there is more info here for you: http://search.microsoft.com/results....stalling+fonts |
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In that case, I really am puzzled.
I simply don't understand how your computer responded to "Run fontview.exe fontname.ttf", if you don't have "fontview.exe" on your machine. What happens if you navigate to the C:\Windows\Fonts folder - and double click on one of the standard Windows fonts (such as "arial.ttf")? Does the standard font open, using a Font Viewer utility? If "fontview.exe" really is missing from your computer, you could use the Microsoft System File checker utility. To do so, go to a command line prompt. Type "sfc /scannow" (without the quotation marks). For further information, see the instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747. If System File Checker doesn't restore the file, you could try to copy it manually. This is at your own risk, and I'm not 100% certain it will work. However, I have attached a required file (renamed "fontview.copy"). Save the file to a temporary folder - and rename it as "fontview.exe". Then, upon the assumption that the Windows directory on your computer is at C:\Windows, you should copy "fontview.exe" to the "C:\Windows\system32" folder on your computer. Use the procedure that I described previously to associate TTF files to "fontview.exe". You will almost certainly need to use the browse option in the File Types menu. Scroll down to "C:\Windows\system32" and select the "fontview.exe" file. "Annie" wrote in message ... .I've done as you suggested, ran a search for the fontview.exe file, and search reports ....*Search complete. There are no results to display*. The fonts in the folder on my desktop were there for me to install at a later date, and would have been properly installed into the fonts folder if this problem hadn't arose. I don't just drag and drop fonts into the fonts folder I install them properly. I've installed the fonts ok, from your instructions, but I still have them all presenting as .jpegs in the folder on my desktop. Fontview.exe is not on the list, in the *Open With* box, so I can't associate the fonts with it. I've run several anti-spyware programs, and my AVG, they don't bring anything untoward up, that was the first thing I did, thinking I had a bug or two. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... Sorry, but something doesn't quite add up, here. Windows Font Viewer is a system file, which comes with every installation of Windows XP. You are saying that you don't have the file "fontview.exe " on your computer. However, when you run "fontview.exe airstream.ttf", the font viewer program opens and lets you view the font. It follows that you MUST have the "fontview.exe" program on your computer. Otherwise, you would not be able to run the program. Also, I don't understand how a TTF file extension could change on its own to JPEG. (I assume you are running active anti-virus protection - and the TTF files are not infected). Furthermore, if the file extensions have changed to JPEG, then I don't understand how "fontview.exe" could allow you to view the content of the files. So let's try a few more steps. Make sure you are signed into Windows as an "Administrator". Then, Open Control Panel / Folder Options and click on the "View" tab. Remove the check from the box labelled "Hide extensions for known file types". Also, on a temporary basis, remove the check from the box labelled "Hide protected operating system files". Save these changes Next, click on "Start", followed by "Search" - and search for the "fontview.exe" file. When you perform the search, make sure you search against "All files and Folders". Under "Advanced Options", you should also include system folders, hidden files and folders, and subfolders. The search results should confirm the existence of the "fontview.exe" file - and tell you where to find it. You indicated that you have downloaded the custom font files to a folder on your desktop. However, Windows font files should always reside in the dedicated system folder at C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, because the system folder provides special functions for managing fonts. Copy the downloaded font files files to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts and if necessary, change the file extension back to TTF. In C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, select the name of each downloaded font in turn and try to install it (follow the detailed instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960). Now, you should be able to correct the file association for TTF files. If the Folder options / File Types menu does not offer Windows Font Viewer as one of the recommended programs for TTF files, you will need to click on "Browse". Perhaps I should clarify how to use the "Browse" function (in Folder Options / File Types). Clicking on "Browse" will display the complete folder list. Scroll down the list until you reach the folder (or sub-folder) that contains "fontview.exe". Click on the name of that program file. When you select "fontview.exe" from the folder list, that should allocate the correct file association. Also, check the Advanced Options, as per my previous response. "Annie" wrote in message ... Hello Bob, I haven't got the XP Windows Font Viewer installed, otherwise it should surely be in my Folder Options list? (No C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe File available). If I change the font from a .jpeg to a .ttf it stays in .jpeg. format. If I run ...fontview.exe airstream.ttf . then the font opens as it should, but the icon remains as a .jpeg on my desktop, and not as the actual font .. (.ttf file). As it shows here. I can't install any font until this problem is resolved. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... Firstly, the file extension for a true type font should be TTF - not JPEG. Try changing the extensions of the problem files from JPEG to TTF. The recommended program to view fonts in Win XP is Windows Font Viewer. On my computer, the Windows Font Viewer file is located at C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe. It might be different on the OP's computer. Click on "Start" (at the bottom left of the desktop screen), followed by "Run". Type "fontview.exe fontname.ttf" (without the quotation marks), followed by OK. (Substitute the name of the actual font for fontname.ttf.) If the file you have downloaded is not a valid font, you will see an error message. Otherwise, Windows Font Viewer will open and you should be able to view characters from the font. The TTF file extension on your computer may not be associated to the correct program. To re-associate TTF files to Windows Font Viewer, open Control Panel and Click on Folder Options. Then, select File Types and scroll down to TTF. Click on "Advanced". (If the "Advanced" Option is missing, click on the "Restore" option instead, followed by "Advanced".) Check the box labelled "Confirm open after download". The "Advanced" menu should offer two command options - "open" and "print". Select "open", followed by Edit. The command line must read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe %1 (Note - the space between exe and %1). Also, check the box marked Use DDE. Select "print", followed by Edit. The command line must read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe /p %1 (Note - the spaces between exe and /p and also between /p and %1). Also, check the box marked Use DDE. Click on OK and check that TTF files are associated correctly to Windows Font Viewer. If not, click on "Change", to correct the association. If Windows Font Viewer is not listed as a recommended program, you may need to use the browse option (to C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe). Before you can use new fonts, you will need to install them. Saving the TTF files is insufficient. You will find detailed installation instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960 "Annie" wrote in message ... Windows XP Home Edition. SP3. IE6. Hi, I downloaded a few free fonts to a folder on my desktop. When I went to install them I find they've changed from .TTF files to .JPEGS, so I can't use them. They were .TTF files when I downloaded them. I right clicked a font, went to *Open With*, but the utility I used to have there is now missing, and I can't remember what it was called, so I can't reinstall it. I don't even know when the fault happened, or I'd restore the computer back to before then. Please can you advise me, Many thanks, Anne |
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Hi Bob,
Thank you for the file, I followed the rest of your instructions so haven't used it as yet. I ran sfc /scannow from the cmd prompt, and rebooted. On the bright side I now have my fonts opening with Windows Font Viewer but they still remain as .. **Type of file : Irfanview TTF File**, which is a nuisance, but better than what I had, I'd like to put that right too, g. When I navigate to my Fonts folder and double click on Arial.ttf I'm told ... **The requested file:C\Windows|fonts\ARIAL.ttf was not a valid font file.**. How do I validate my Windows Fonts? Another mini problem! I appreciate the help on this, thank you for your time. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... In that case, I really am puzzled. I simply don't understand how your computer responded to "Run fontview.exe fontname.ttf", if you don't have "fontview.exe" on your machine. What happens if you navigate to the C:\Windows\Fonts folder - and double click on one of the standard Windows fonts (such as "arial.ttf")? Does the standard font open, using a Font Viewer utility? If "fontview.exe" really is missing from your computer, you could use the Microsoft System File checker utility. To do so, go to a command line prompt. Type "sfc /scannow" (without the quotation marks). For further information, see the instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747. If System File Checker doesn't restore the file, you could try to copy it manually. This is at your own risk, and I'm not 100% certain it will work. However, I have attached a required file (renamed "fontview.copy"). Save the file to a temporary folder - and rename it as "fontview.exe". Then, upon the assumption that the Windows directory on your computer is at C:\Windows, you should copy "fontview.exe" to the "C:\Windows\system32" folder on your computer. Use the procedure that I described previously to associate TTF files to "fontview.exe". You will almost certainly need to use the browse option in the File Types menu. Scroll down to "C:\Windows\system32" and select the "fontview.exe" file. "Annie" wrote in message ... .I've done as you suggested, ran a search for the fontview.exe file, and search reports ....*Search complete. There are no results to display*. The fonts in the folder on my desktop were there for me to install at a later date, and would have been properly installed into the fonts folder if this problem hadn't arose. I don't just drag and drop fonts into the fonts folder I install them properly. I've installed the fonts ok, from your instructions, but I still have them all presenting as .jpegs in the folder on my desktop. Fontview.exe is not on the list, in the *Open With* box, so I can't associate the fonts with it. I've run several anti-spyware programs, and my AVG, they don't bring anything untoward up, that was the first thing I did, thinking I had a bug or two. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... Sorry, but something doesn't quite add up, here. Windows Font Viewer is a system file, which comes with every installation of Windows XP. You are saying that you don't have the file "fontview.exe " on your computer. However, when you run "fontview.exe airstream.ttf", the font viewer program opens and lets you view the font. It follows that you MUST have the "fontview.exe" program on your computer. Otherwise, you would not be able to run the program. Also, I don't understand how a TTF file extension could change on its own to JPEG. (I assume you are running active anti-virus protection - and the TTF files are not infected). Furthermore, if the file extensions have changed to JPEG, then I don't understand how "fontview.exe" could allow you to view the content of the files. So let's try a few more steps. Make sure you are signed into Windows as an "Administrator". Then, Open Control Panel / Folder Options and click on the "View" tab. Remove the check from the box labelled "Hide extensions for known file types". Also, on a temporary basis, remove the check from the box labelled "Hide protected operating system files". Save these changes Next, click on "Start", followed by "Search" - and search for the "fontview.exe" file. When you perform the search, make sure you search against "All files and Folders". Under "Advanced Options", you should also include system folders, hidden files and folders, and subfolders. The search results should confirm the existence of the "fontview.exe" file - and tell you where to find it. You indicated that you have downloaded the custom font files to a folder on your desktop. However, Windows font files should always reside in the dedicated system folder at C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, because the system folder provides special functions for managing fonts. Copy the downloaded font files files to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts and if necessary, change the file extension back to TTF. In C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, select the name of each downloaded font in turn and try to install it (follow the detailed instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960). Now, you should be able to correct the file association for TTF files. If the Folder options / File Types menu does not offer Windows Font Viewer as one of the recommended programs for TTF files, you will need to click on "Browse". Perhaps I should clarify how to use the "Browse" function (in Folder Options / File Types). Clicking on "Browse" will display the complete folder list. Scroll down the list until you reach the folder (or sub-folder) that contains "fontview.exe". Click on the name of that program file. When you select "fontview.exe" from the folder list, that should allocate the correct file association. Also, check the Advanced Options, as per my previous response. "Annie" wrote in message ... Hello Bob, I haven't got the XP Windows Font Viewer installed, otherwise it should surely be in my Folder Options list? (No C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe File available). If I change the font from a .jpeg to a .ttf it stays in .jpeg. format. If I run ...fontview.exe airstream.ttf . then the font opens as it should, but the icon remains as a .jpeg on my desktop, and not as the actual font .. (.ttf file). As it shows here. I can't install any font until this problem is resolved. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... Firstly, the file extension for a true type font should be TTF - not JPEG. Try changing the extensions of the problem files from JPEG to TTF. The recommended program to view fonts in Win XP is Windows Font Viewer. On my computer, the Windows Font Viewer file is located at C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe. It might be different on the OP's computer. Click on "Start" (at the bottom left of the desktop screen), followed by "Run". Type "fontview.exe fontname.ttf" (without the quotation marks), followed by OK. (Substitute the name of the actual font for fontname.ttf.) If the file you have downloaded is not a valid font, you will see an error message. Otherwise, Windows Font Viewer will open and you should be able to view characters from the font. The TTF file extension on your computer may not be associated to the correct program. To re-associate TTF files to Windows Font Viewer, open Control Panel and Click on Folder Options. Then, select File Types and scroll down to TTF. Click on "Advanced". (If the "Advanced" Option is missing, click on the "Restore" option instead, followed by "Advanced".) Check the box labelled "Confirm open after download". The "Advanced" menu should offer two command options - "open" and "print". Select "open", followed by Edit. The command line must read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe %1 (Note - the space between exe and %1). Also, check the box marked Use DDE. Select "print", followed by Edit. The command line must read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe /p %1 (Note - the spaces between exe and /p and also between /p and %1). Also, check the box marked Use DDE. Click on OK and check that TTF files are associated correctly to Windows Font Viewer. If not, click on "Change", to correct the association. If Windows Font Viewer is not listed as a recommended program, you may need to use the browse option (to C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe). Before you can use new fonts, you will need to install them. Saving the TTF files is insufficient. You will find detailed installation instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960 "Annie" wrote in message ... Windows XP Home Edition. SP3. IE6. Hi, I downloaded a few free fonts to a folder on my desktop. When I went to install them I find they've changed from .TTF files to .JPEGS, so I can't use them. They were .TTF files when I downloaded them. I right clicked a font, went to *Open With*, but the utility I used to have there is now missing, and I can't remember what it was called, so I can't reinstall it. I don't even know when the fault happened, or I'd restore the computer back to before then. Please can you advise me, Many thanks, Anne |
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HiBob,
I downloaded a 30 day trial offer of *Associate This*, and re-associated all my Irfanview.ttf files. All the fonts on my computer now open as they should, with the Windows Font Viewer. Thank you so much for all the help. Anne Thank you for the file, I followed the rest of your instructions so haven't used it as yet. I ran sfc /scannow from the cmd prompt, and rebooted. On the bright side I now have my fonts opening with Windows Font Viewer but they still remain as .. **Type of file : Irfanview TTF File**, which is a nuisance, but better than what I had, I'd like to put that right too, g. When I navigate to my Fonts folder and double click on Arial.ttf I'm told ... **The requested file:C\Windows|fonts\ARIAL.ttf was not a valid font file.**. How do I validate my Windows Fonts? Another mini problem! I appreciate the help on this, thank you for your time. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... In that case, I really am puzzled. I simply don't understand how your computer responded to "Run fontview.exe fontname.ttf", if you don't have "fontview.exe" on your machine. What happens if you navigate to the C:\Windows\Fonts folder - and double click on one of the standard Windows fonts (such as "arial.ttf")? Does the standard font open, using a Font Viewer utility? If "fontview.exe" really is missing from your computer, you could use the Microsoft System File checker utility. To do so, go to a command line prompt. Type "sfc /scannow" (without the quotation marks). For further information, see the instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747. If System File Checker doesn't restore the file, you could try to copy it manually. This is at your own risk, and I'm not 100% certain it will work. However, I have attached a required file (renamed "fontview.copy"). Save the file to a temporary folder - and rename it as "fontview.exe". Then, upon the assumption that the Windows directory on your computer is at C:\Windows, you should copy "fontview.exe" to the "C:\Windows\system32" folder on your computer. Use the procedure that I described previously to associate TTF files to "fontview.exe". You will almost certainly need to use the browse option in the File Types menu. Scroll down to "C:\Windows\system32" and select the "fontview.exe" file. "Annie" wrote in message ... .I've done as you suggested, ran a search for the fontview.exe file, and search reports ....*Search complete. There are no results to display*. The fonts in the folder on my desktop were there for me to install at a later date, and would have been properly installed into the fonts folder if this problem hadn't arose. I don't just drag and drop fonts into the fonts folder I install them properly. I've installed the fonts ok, from your instructions, but I still have them all presenting as .jpegs in the folder on my desktop. Fontview.exe is not on the list, in the *Open With* box, so I can't associate the fonts with it. I've run several anti-spyware programs, and my AVG, they don't bring anything untoward up, that was the first thing I did, thinking I had a bug or two. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... Sorry, but something doesn't quite add up, here. Windows Font Viewer is a system file, which comes with every installation of Windows XP. You are saying that you don't have the file "fontview.exe " on your computer. However, when you run "fontview.exe airstream.ttf", the font viewer program opens and lets you view the font. It follows that you MUST have the "fontview.exe" program on your computer. Otherwise, you would not be able to run the program. Also, I don't understand how a TTF file extension could change on its own to JPEG. (I assume you are running active anti-virus protection - and the TTF files are not infected). Furthermore, if the file extensions have changed to JPEG, then I don't understand how "fontview.exe" could allow you to view the content of the files. So let's try a few more steps. Make sure you are signed into Windows as an "Administrator". Then, Open Control Panel / Folder Options and click on the "View" tab. Remove the check from the box labelled "Hide extensions for known file types". Also, on a temporary basis, remove the check from the box labelled "Hide protected operating system files". Save these changes Next, click on "Start", followed by "Search" - and search for the "fontview.exe" file. When you perform the search, make sure you search against "All files and Folders". Under "Advanced Options", you should also include system folders, hidden files and folders, and subfolders. The search results should confirm the existence of the "fontview.exe" file - and tell you where to find it. You indicated that you have downloaded the custom font files to a folder on your desktop. However, Windows font files should always reside in the dedicated system folder at C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, because the system folder provides special functions for managing fonts. Copy the downloaded font files files to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts and if necessary, change the file extension back to TTF. In C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, select the name of each downloaded font in turn and try to install it (follow the detailed instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960). Now, you should be able to correct the file association for TTF files. If the Folder options / File Types menu does not offer Windows Font Viewer as one of the recommended programs for TTF files, you will need to click on "Browse". Perhaps I should clarify how to use the "Browse" function (in Folder Options / File Types). Clicking on "Browse" will display the complete folder list. Scroll down the list until you reach the folder (or sub-folder) that contains "fontview.exe". Click on the name of that program file. When you select "fontview.exe" from the folder list, that should allocate the correct file association. Also, check the Advanced Options, as per my previous response. "Annie" wrote in message ... Hello Bob, I haven't got the XP Windows Font Viewer installed, otherwise it should surely be in my Folder Options list? (No C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe File available). If I change the font from a .jpeg to a .ttf it stays in .jpeg. format. If I run ...fontview.exe airstream.ttf . then the font opens as it should, but the icon remains as a .jpeg on my desktop, and not as the actual font .. (.ttf file). As it shows here. I can't install any font until this problem is resolved. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... Firstly, the file extension for a true type font should be TTF - not JPEG. Try changing the extensions of the problem files from JPEG to TTF. The recommended program to view fonts in Win XP is Windows Font Viewer. On my computer, the Windows Font Viewer file is located at C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe. It might be different on the OP's computer. Click on "Start" (at the bottom left of the desktop screen), followed by "Run". Type "fontview.exe fontname.ttf" (without the quotation marks), followed by OK. (Substitute the name of the actual font for fontname.ttf.) If the file you have downloaded is not a valid font, you will see an error message. Otherwise, Windows Font Viewer will open and you should be able to view characters from the font. The TTF file extension on your computer may not be associated to the correct program. To re-associate TTF files to Windows Font Viewer, open Control Panel and Click on Folder Options. Then, select File Types and scroll down to TTF. Click on "Advanced". (If the "Advanced" Option is missing, click on the "Restore" option instead, followed by "Advanced".) Check the box labelled "Confirm open after download". The "Advanced" menu should offer two command options - "open" and "print". Select "open", followed by Edit. The command line must read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe %1 (Note - the space between exe and %1). Also, check the box marked Use DDE. Select "print", followed by Edit. The command line must read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe /p %1 (Note - the spaces between exe and /p and also between /p and %1). Also, check the box marked Use DDE. Click on OK and check that TTF files are associated correctly to Windows Font Viewer. If not, click on "Change", to correct the association. If Windows Font Viewer is not listed as a recommended program, you may need to use the browse option (to C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe). Before you can use new fonts, you will need to install them. Saving the TTF files is insufficient. You will find detailed installation instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960 "Annie" wrote in message ... Windows XP Home Edition. SP3. IE6. Hi, I downloaded a few free fonts to a folder on my desktop. When I went to install them I find they've changed from .TTF files to .JPEGS, so I can't use them. They were .TTF files when I downloaded them. I right clicked a font, went to *Open With*, but the utility I used to have there is now missing, and I can't remember what it was called, so I can't reinstall it. I don't even know when the fault happened, or I'd restore the computer back to before then. Please can you advise me, Many thanks, Anne |
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Thanks for the help. I'm up and running ok now.
Anne "db" wrote in message ... oh.... then you may not be able to view it. you see, a font file like what you are trying to open is actually a "package" containing many letters, numbers and symbols. the only way to see the style of the font is to either install it "or" go the internet and google that font name. there is one more method that can let you view fonts and that is with a font designing program. but the above is likely an option for you. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... I'm not trying to install a font at the moment. I want to be able to *Open With* .=.. Windows Font Viewer, and not with Irfanview as is happenening now.... This is what I'm trying have sorted out ... I have no Windows Font Viewer in the list, and it should be. I'm sorry if I'm confusing you. Anne "db" wrote in message ... I think that instead of right clicking on the font, you need to go to the top and in the file menu you will find the "install" command. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... Hi DB, Thanks for replying. When I right click a Font in my Font Folder (any Font) and go to Properties, it says **Open With** - *Irfanview*, so I clicked on *Change* and * Windows Font Viewer* isn't listed there as I know it should be. That's my problem, and I don't know how to put it right. Anne "db" wrote in message ... maybe what you downloaded for free are just images of fonts available but not actually the fonts for installation. in any case, fonts like programs need to go through an installation processes to get them integrated with the system. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... "db" wrote in message ... hmm? I thought you had to "install" fonts and not just copy into the font folder. maybe there is more info here for you: http://search.microsoft.com/results....stalling+fonts -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi, I haven't got them in the fonts folder, they're in a folder on my desktop. All Commercial fonts I've downloaded today have displayed as .jpegs too, and I have an image showing what I mean. Thanks for the help. Anne "Annie" wrote in message ... Windows XP Home Edition. SP3. IE6. Hi, I downloaded a few free fonts to a folder on my desktop. When I went to install them I find they've changed from .TTF files to .JPEGS, so I can't use them. They were .TTF files when I downloaded them. I right clicked a font, went to *Open With*, but the utility I used to have there is now missing, and I can't remember what it was called, so I can't reinstall it. I don't even know when the fault happened, or I'd restore the computer back to before then. Please can you advise me, Many thanks, Anne |
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Thanks for trying to help, problem solved!
Anne "Jim" wrote in message ... When you click on "Change" , is there a browse "button" ? On Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:27:17 +0100, "Annie" wrote: Hi DB, Thanks for replying. When I right click a Font in my Font Folder (any Font) and go to Properties, it says **Open With** - *Irfanview*, so I clicked on *Change* and * Windows Font Viewer* isn't listed there as I know it should be. That's my problem, and I don't know how to put it right. Anne "db" wrote in message ... maybe what you downloaded for free are just images of fonts available but not actually the fonts for installation. in any case, fonts like programs need to go through an installation processes to get them integrated with the system. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... "db" wrote in message ... hmm? I thought you had to "install" fonts and not just copy into the font folder. maybe there is more info here for you: http://search.microsoft.com/results....stalling+fonts |
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I've solved my font propblem, all is now well again.
Thank you for trying to help. Anne "Leonard Grey" wrote in message ... Files do not change from .ttf to .jpeg by themselves. Many 'free' fonts that you download from the web are actually malware in disguise. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Annie wrote: Windows XP Home Edition. SP3. IE6. Hi, I downloaded a few free fonts to a folder on my desktop. When I went to install them I find they've changed from .TTF files to .JPEGS, so I can't use them. They were .TTF files when I downloaded them. I right clicked a font, went to *Open With*, but the utility I used to have there is now missing, and I can't remember what it was called, so I can't reinstall it. I don't even know when the fault happened, or I'd restore the computer back to before then. Please can you advise me, Many thanks, Anne |
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you're welcome.
-- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... Thanks for the help. I'm up and running ok now. Anne "db" wrote in message ... oh.... then you may not be able to view it. you see, a font file like what you are trying to open is actually a "package" containing many letters, numbers and symbols. the only way to see the style of the font is to either install it "or" go the internet and google that font name. there is one more method that can let you view fonts and that is with a font designing program. but the above is likely an option for you. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... I'm not trying to install a font at the moment. I want to be able to *Open With* .=.. Windows Font Viewer, and not with Irfanview as is happenening now.... This is what I'm trying have sorted out ... I have no Windows Font Viewer in the list, and it should be. I'm sorry if I'm confusing you. Anne "db" wrote in message ... I think that instead of right clicking on the font, you need to go to the top and in the file menu you will find the "install" command. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... Hi DB, Thanks for replying. When I right click a Font in my Font Folder (any Font) and go to Properties, it says **Open With** - *Irfanview*, so I clicked on *Change* and * Windows Font Viewer* isn't listed there as I know it should be. That's my problem, and I don't know how to put it right. Anne "db" wrote in message ... maybe what you downloaded for free are just images of fonts available but not actually the fonts for installation. in any case, fonts like programs need to go through an installation processes to get them integrated with the system. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... "db" wrote in message ... hmm? I thought you had to "install" fonts and not just copy into the font folder. maybe there is more info here for you: http://search.microsoft.com/results....stalling+fonts -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi, I haven't got them in the fonts folder, they're in a folder on my desktop. All Commercial fonts I've downloaded today have displayed as ..jpegs too, and I have an image showing what I mean. Thanks for the help. Anne "Annie" wrote in message ... Windows XP Home Edition. SP3. IE6. Hi, I downloaded a few free fonts to a folder on my desktop. When I went to install them I find they've changed from .TTF files to .JPEGS, so I can't use them. They were .TTF files when I downloaded them. I right clicked a font, went to *Open With*, but the utility I used to have there is now missing, and I can't remember what it was called, so I can't reinstall it. I don't even know when the fault happened, or I'd restore the computer back to before then. Please can you advise me, Many thanks, Anne |
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I found this while researching
some questions regarding fonts. perhaps, this will be of some help to you as well: http://www.styopkin.com/details_free...ts_viewer.html -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... Thanks for the help. I'm up and running ok now. Anne "db" wrote in message ... oh.... then you may not be able to view it. you see, a font file like what you are trying to open is actually a "package" containing many letters, numbers and symbols. the only way to see the style of the font is to either install it "or" go the internet and google that font name. there is one more method that can let you view fonts and that is with a font designing program. but the above is likely an option for you. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... I'm not trying to install a font at the moment. I want to be able to *Open With* .=.. Windows Font Viewer, and not with Irfanview as is happenening now.... This is what I'm trying have sorted out ... I have no Windows Font Viewer in the list, and it should be. I'm sorry if I'm confusing you. Anne "db" wrote in message ... I think that instead of right clicking on the font, you need to go to the top and in the file menu you will find the "install" command. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... Hi DB, Thanks for replying. When I right click a Font in my Font Folder (any Font) and go to Properties, it says **Open With** - *Irfanview*, so I clicked on *Change* and * Windows Font Viewer* isn't listed there as I know it should be. That's my problem, and I don't know how to put it right. Anne "db" wrote in message ... maybe what you downloaded for free are just images of fonts available but not actually the fonts for installation. in any case, fonts like programs need to go through an installation processes to get them integrated with the system. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... "db" wrote in message ... hmm? I thought you had to "install" fonts and not just copy into the font folder. maybe there is more info here for you: http://search.microsoft.com/results....stalling+fonts -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi, I haven't got them in the fonts folder, they're in a folder on my desktop. All Commercial fonts I've downloaded today have displayed as ..jpegs too, and I have an image showing what I mean. Thanks for the help. Anne "Annie" wrote in message ... Windows XP Home Edition. SP3. IE6. Hi, I downloaded a few free fonts to a folder on my desktop. When I went to install them I find they've changed from .TTF files to .JPEGS, so I can't use them. They were .TTF files when I downloaded them. I right clicked a font, went to *Open With*, but the utility I used to have there is now missing, and I can't remember what it was called, so I can't reinstall it. I don't even know when the fault happened, or I'd restore the computer back to before then. Please can you advise me, Many thanks, Anne |
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Hi Anne
The problem with the file description should not be too difficult to fix. Open Control Panel / Folder Options / File Types and scroll down to TTF. Click on the Advanced option. In the resulting menu, change the content of the first field from "Irfanview TTF File" to "TrueType Font file". Click on OK. However, I am puzzled why you can't view the Arial font, when you double click on the Arial.ttf file name. Do you have the same problem with other TTF files? And what happens, if you click on Start / Run - and type "fontview.exe arial.ttf"? I really don't know what to suggest. However, you could double-check the following aspects: 1. Is the fontview.exe file located correctly in the folder at C:\WINDOWS\system32 ? 2. Are all of your Windows font files located correctly in the folder at C:\WINDOWS\Fonts ? 3. Go back to Folder Options / File Types. Scroll down to TTF and check that this type of file still opens with Windows Font Viewer. Also, check the Advanced options and make su a) the open command does read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe %1. Use DDE should also be checked. b) the print command does read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe /p %1. Use DDE should also be checked. 4. As an afterthought, most Windows fonts use the TTF file extension. However, several fonts use the TTC or FON file extensions. You may need to check that these alternative file extensions are properly associated to the Windows Font Viewer. It sounds as though Irfanview might have messed up your settings. I am not familiar with Irfanview. However, Google indicates that the program includes a font-viewer plug-in. Does it have a configuration menu. If so, can you remove the Irfanview font-viewer plug-in? Do you need to use Irfanview? If not, you could try uninstalling that program entirely, to see whether that makes any difference. "Annie" wrote in message ... Hi Bob, Thank you for the file, I followed the rest of your instructions so haven't used it as yet. I ran sfc /scannow from the cmd prompt, and rebooted. On the bright side I now have my fonts opening with Windows Font Viewer but they still remain as .. **Type of file : Irfanview TTF File**, which is a nuisance, but better than what I had, I'd like to put that right too, g. When I navigate to my Fonts folder and double click on Arial.ttf I'm told ... **The requested file:C\Windows|fonts\ARIAL.ttf was not a valid font file.**. How do I validate my Windows Fonts? Another mini problem! I appreciate the help on this, thank you for your time. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... In that case, I really am puzzled. I simply don't understand how your computer responded to "Run fontview.exe fontname.ttf", if you don't have "fontview.exe" on your machine. What happens if you navigate to the C:\Windows\Fonts folder - and double click on one of the standard Windows fonts (such as "arial.ttf")? Does the standard font open, using a Font Viewer utility? If "fontview.exe" really is missing from your computer, you could use the Microsoft System File checker utility. To do so, go to a command line prompt. Type "sfc /scannow" (without the quotation marks). For further information, see the instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310747. If System File Checker doesn't restore the file, you could try to copy it manually. This is at your own risk, and I'm not 100% certain it will work. However, I have attached a required file (renamed "fontview.copy"). Save the file to a temporary folder - and rename it as "fontview.exe". Then, upon the assumption that the Windows directory on your computer is at C:\Windows, you should copy "fontview.exe" to the "C:\Windows\system32" folder on your computer. Use the procedure that I described previously to associate TTF files to "fontview.exe". You will almost certainly need to use the browse option in the File Types menu. Scroll down to "C:\Windows\system32" and select the "fontview.exe" file. "Annie" wrote in message ... .I've done as you suggested, ran a search for the fontview.exe file, and search reports ....*Search complete. There are no results to display*. The fonts in the folder on my desktop were there for me to install at a later date, and would have been properly installed into the fonts folder if this problem hadn't arose. I don't just drag and drop fonts into the fonts folder I install them properly. I've installed the fonts ok, from your instructions, but I still have them all presenting as .jpegs in the folder on my desktop. Fontview.exe is not on the list, in the *Open With* box, so I can't associate the fonts with it. I've run several anti-spyware programs, and my AVG, they don't bring anything untoward up, that was the first thing I did, thinking I had a bug or two. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... Sorry, but something doesn't quite add up, here. Windows Font Viewer is a system file, which comes with every installation of Windows XP. You are saying that you don't have the file "fontview.exe " on your computer. However, when you run "fontview.exe airstream.ttf", the font viewer program opens and lets you view the font. It follows that you MUST have the "fontview.exe" program on your computer. Otherwise, you would not be able to run the program. Also, I don't understand how a TTF file extension could change on its own to JPEG. (I assume you are running active anti-virus protection - and the TTF files are not infected). Furthermore, if the file extensions have changed to JPEG, then I don't understand how "fontview.exe" could allow you to view the content of the files. So let's try a few more steps. Make sure you are signed into Windows as an "Administrator". Then, Open Control Panel / Folder Options and click on the "View" tab. Remove the check from the box labelled "Hide extensions for known file types". Also, on a temporary basis, remove the check from the box labelled "Hide protected operating system files". Save these changes Next, click on "Start", followed by "Search" - and search for the "fontview.exe" file. When you perform the search, make sure you search against "All files and Folders". Under "Advanced Options", you should also include system folders, hidden files and folders, and subfolders. The search results should confirm the existence of the "fontview.exe" file - and tell you where to find it. You indicated that you have downloaded the custom font files to a folder on your desktop. However, Windows font files should always reside in the dedicated system folder at C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, because the system folder provides special functions for managing fonts. Copy the downloaded font files files to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts and if necessary, change the file extension back to TTF. In C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, select the name of each downloaded font in turn and try to install it (follow the detailed instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960). Now, you should be able to correct the file association for TTF files. If the Folder options / File Types menu does not offer Windows Font Viewer as one of the recommended programs for TTF files, you will need to click on "Browse". Perhaps I should clarify how to use the "Browse" function (in Folder Options / File Types). Clicking on "Browse" will display the complete folder list. Scroll down the list until you reach the folder (or sub-folder) that contains "fontview.exe". Click on the name of that program file. When you select "fontview.exe" from the folder list, that should allocate the correct file association. Also, check the Advanced Options, as per my previous response. "Annie" wrote in message ... Hello Bob, I haven't got the XP Windows Font Viewer installed, otherwise it should surely be in my Folder Options list? (No C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe File available). If I change the font from a .jpeg to a .ttf it stays in .jpeg. format. If I run ...fontview.exe airstream.ttf . then the font opens as it should, but the icon remains as a .jpeg on my desktop, and not as the actual font .. (.ttf file). As it shows here. I can't install any font until this problem is resolved. Anne "Bob Lucas" wrote in message ... Firstly, the file extension for a true type font should be TTF - not JPEG. Try changing the extensions of the problem files from JPEG to TTF. The recommended program to view fonts in Win XP is Windows Font Viewer. On my computer, the Windows Font Viewer file is located at C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe. It might be different on the OP's computer. Click on "Start" (at the bottom left of the desktop screen), followed by "Run". Type "fontview.exe fontname.ttf" (without the quotation marks), followed by OK. (Substitute the name of the actual font for fontname.ttf.) If the file you have downloaded is not a valid font, you will see an error message. Otherwise, Windows Font Viewer will open and you should be able to view characters from the font. The TTF file extension on your computer may not be associated to the correct program. To re-associate TTF files to Windows Font Viewer, open Control Panel and Click on Folder Options. Then, select File Types and scroll down to TTF. Click on "Advanced". (If the "Advanced" Option is missing, click on the "Restore" option instead, followed by "Advanced".) Check the box labelled "Confirm open after download". The "Advanced" menu should offer two command options - "open" and "print". Select "open", followed by Edit. The command line must read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe %1 (Note - the space between exe and %1). Also, check the box marked Use DDE. Select "print", followed by Edit. The command line must read C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe /p %1 (Note - the spaces between exe and /p and also between /p and %1). Also, check the box marked Use DDE. Click on OK and check that TTF files are associated correctly to Windows Font Viewer. If not, click on "Change", to correct the association. If Windows Font Viewer is not listed as a recommended program, you may need to use the browse option (to C:\WINDOWS\System32\fontview.exe). Before you can use new fonts, you will need to install them. Saving the TTF files is insufficient. You will find detailed installation instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960 "Annie" wrote in message ... Windows XP Home Edition. SP3. IE6. Hi, I downloaded a few free fonts to a folder on my desktop. When I went to install them I find they've changed from .TTF files to .JPEGS, so I can't use them. They were .TTF files when I downloaded them. I right clicked a font, went to *Open With*, but the utility I used to have there is now missing, and I can't remember what it was called, so I can't reinstall it. I don't even know when the fault happened, or I'd restore the computer back to before then. Please can you advise me, Many thanks, Anne |
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Oh thank you. I'll check it out.
Anne "db" wrote in message ... I found this while researching some questions regarding fonts. perhaps, this will be of some help to you as well: http://www.styopkin.com/details_free...ts_viewer.html -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... Thanks for the help. I'm up and running ok now. Anne "db" wrote in message ... oh.... then you may not be able to view it. you see, a font file like what you are trying to open is actually a "package" containing many letters, numbers and symbols. the only way to see the style of the font is to either install it "or" go the internet and google that font name. there is one more method that can let you view fonts and that is with a font designing program. but the above is likely an option for you. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... I'm not trying to install a font at the moment. I want to be able to *Open With* .=.. Windows Font Viewer, and not with Irfanview as is happenening now.... This is what I'm trying have sorted out ... I have no Windows Font Viewer in the list, and it should be. I'm sorry if I'm confusing you. Anne "db" wrote in message ... I think that instead of right clicking on the font, you need to go to the top and in the file menu you will find the "install" command. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... Hi DB, Thanks for replying. When I right click a Font in my Font Folder (any Font) and go to Properties, it says **Open With** - *Irfanview*, so I clicked on *Change* and * Windows Font Viewer* isn't listed there as I know it should be. That's my problem, and I don't know how to put it right. Anne "db" wrote in message ... maybe what you downloaded for free are just images of fonts available but not actually the fonts for installation. in any case, fonts like programs need to go through an installation processes to get them integrated with the system. -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Annie" wrote in message ... "db" wrote in message ... hmm? I thought you had to "install" fonts and not just copy into the font folder. maybe there is more info here for you: http://search.microsoft.com/results....stalling+fonts -- db·´¯`·...¸)))º DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - @Hotmail.com "share the nirvana mann" - dbZen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi, I haven't got them in the fonts folder, they're in a folder on my desktop. All Commercial fonts I've downloaded today have displayed as ..jpegs too, and I have an image showing what I mean. Thanks for the help. Anne "Annie" wrote in message ... Windows XP Home Edition. SP3. IE6. Hi, I downloaded a few free fonts to a folder on my desktop. When I went to install them I find they've changed from .TTF files to .JPEGS, so I can't use them. They were .TTF files when I downloaded them. I right clicked a font, went to *Open With*, but the utility I used to have there is now missing, and I can't remember what it was called, so I can't reinstall it. I don't even know when the fault happened, or I'd restore the computer back to before then. Please can you advise me, Many thanks, Anne |
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