Help/FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
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Does the file menu in your font folder not contain an "Install New Fonts" option as it should according to our font installation instructions for Windows users? Perhaps you tried installing fonts by simply copying them to the font folder to find out that they are not accessible in any programs? That won't work. No need to despair though, we have the solution right here.
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The problem is wrong attributes for your fonts folder. To fix this, open the the MS-DOS command prompt (» Start » Programs » Accessories » MS-DOS-Prompt). Then all you have to do is type "attrib +s +r c:\windows\fonts" (without the quotation marks!) and restart your computer.
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WARNING!!! Perform the following steps at your own risk!!! I have received notice from one user that the following method did not work for him and resulted in that all previous installed fonts to not be accessible anymore. Another user even corrupted Windows 98 so that it wouldn't boot anymore and she had to completely reinstall Windows from scratch. 1001fonts.com does not take any responsibility for performing the following steps. They have worked for many users, but not for all. I strongly recommend to make backups before proceeding. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
The problem is a missing key in your Windows registry which you can easily fix. First you must open "Run..." in the Windows Start menu and execute Fontreg by typing "fontreg" and clicking on "OK". Fontreg will automatically install the missing registry key to allow you to install fonts. In case this didn't work and you still are not able to install fonts correctly, you will have to add the missing registry key on your own. To do this, open your Windows-Explorer and move to your font folder "C:WINDOWSFONTS". Move the complete content of the font folder into a temporary empty folder (you might have to create one first). Execute the registry editor (» Start » Run » "regedit" » OK). Navigate to the key called "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersion". If you see a key called "Fonts" listed there, erase it with the command "» Edit » Delete" and add it again with "» Edit » New » Key". If there is no "Fonts" key at all, simply add it. Close the registry editor. Open the Windows Control Panel (» Start » Settings » Control Panel). Double click on the "Fonts" icon in the Control Panel. Click on the "File" menu and select "Install New Fonts" (a new window "Add Fonts" should pop up). Locate the folder where you previously moved your installed fonts to, select all of the fonts and click on "OK". Windows will copy all of the fonts to your fonts folder and register them. Now the fonts should be installed correctly and available in all programs.
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