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Deploying fonts across domain...

I have a WIndows 2000 domain with both Windows XP and Windows 2000 Clients

I need to deploy a font to all users of this domain from a central location.

I believe the best way to do this would be with a script and using group policy - however I have no experience writing scripts - can anyone help?

WOuld the script be the same regardless of what OS I was delpoying to - i.e is the font location the same...

jhautani

Take a look at this PAQ about using GPO to deploy fonts:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21089219/Want-to-push-exe-install-using-Group-Policy-Editor.html
and here is how to install font from a batch file:
http://www.winntmag.com/Article/ArticleID/15167/15167.html

hope this helps

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I am usingf the following batch file - which seems to work although it seems too simple:

@ECHO OFF

copy \\Server1\fonts\*.ttf c:\%systemdrive%\fonts\

The thing is it dosent work on my test Windows XP machine uless i change %systemdrive% to WINDOWS (it then works perfectly)...

Anyone know why - i need to use a variable as some machines are W2K with \WINNT as the windows folder and some are XP with \WINDOWS as the windows folder

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csho

Maybe a naive question, but using the copy the font to the font directory method, would it matter if 100 people are copying the same centrally located file at once?