..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
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.
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
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