Re: new verson of Tahoma font

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From: Graham Mayor (gmayor_at_DELETECAPSmvps.org)
Date: 02/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 08:08:56 +0200

Unfortunately the DOS disk will not help much if you have NTFS disc format.
In such circumstances you need the recovery console - see Windows help if
you want to install this (or you can run it from the Windows install disc). 

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     Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
      Web site www.gmayor.com
  Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
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Thomas Ferguson wrote:
> It must be that you have the new version as a ttf file rather than as
> a Microsoft-sourced, self-extracting archive. Tahoma will install
> from that archive file without creating the problem you are
> experiencing. Feint comfort, I know. Tahoma is supplied with Office
> and some other MS products.
>
> To install the new ttf file, the old one has to be removed or the file
> renamed. This is best done from DOS, not just a DOS window. For that,
> you need either a startup disk from a Win98 system or similar. There
> might be something suitable here.
> http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
>
> After you have started DOS using the boot disk, navigate to the fonts
> folder and rename    tahoma.ttf to  tahoma.tt!  and tahomabd.ttf   to
> tahomabd.tt! or whatever. Make sure you change the extension
> otherwise the font will still load and still be called Tahoma in the
> font menus. These names are internal to the file and not changed by
> changing the file name. Or just delete the ttf file.
>
> Now, restart Windows and install the new version.
>
> Let us know.
>
> "SM" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:248b01c3fc61$0c51f1b0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> Thank you for your response.
>>
>> The new version caters for extra requirements in some
>> languages that use this font - it is about 50% bigger in
>> size.
>>
>> Unfortunately, rename would not be helpful because the
>> documents created elsewhere using this new version will
>> not recognize the renamed file  - they look for Tahoma.
>> And I am at the moment unable to read thse documents
>> properly.
>>
>> If I didn't really need it, I wouldn't acquire it in the
>> first instance, and be spending time and effort trying to
>> find out how to get it installed.
>>
>> SM
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> What's wrong with the old one?
>>>
>>> If you don't really need to replace the old one, you
>> could try renaming the
>>> new one before you copy it into the fonts folder.
>>>
>>> I know that if you go to the DOS prompt from Windows and
>> try renaming
>>> Tahoma.ttf, it will create a new font with the new name,
>> leaving the old one
>>> still there.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Please post any further questions or followup to the
>> newsgroups for the
>>> benefit of others who may be interested.  Unsolicited
>> questions forwarded
>>> directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting
>> basis.
>>> Hope this helps
>>> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>>> "SM" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>>> news:1e0f01c3fc38$79d20140$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> Thanks for your response.
>>>> I did post the same query in Windows XP and ME (the
>>>> versions of Windows that I use), but got no response.
>>>>
>>>> SM
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> This is a Windows issue. The font is in use by Windows.
>>>> How to approach this
>>>>> will depend on the Windows version and it is the
>>>> newsgroup for that
>>>>> operating system where you should be asking.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>>>>>     Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
>>>>>
>>>>>      Web site www.gmayor.com
>>>>>  Word MVP web site www.mvps.org/word
>>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>>< ><<>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> SM wrote:
>>>>>> I have acquired a new version of Tahoma font. When
>>>> trying
>>>>>> to copy (instal) to Windows/Fonts folder, I get a
>>>> message
>>>>>> saying "delete old version first". When trying to
>> delete
>>>>>> the existing version, I get a message saying "Access
>>>>>> denied". Sounds like catch22!!
>>>>>> Any advice/suggestion/solution is appreciated.
>>>>>> SM
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> .
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> .

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