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How to install fonts over a network?
Dear Experts,
I had a hard time finding the correct category for the question and got fed up searching for it any more so I'll just shoot it here, please move it to the right area if necessary :)
The question is pretty simple: How do I install fonts remotely on a client computer? I know I have to first copy the needed fonts into %systemroot%\fonts but then they'd need to be installed on the computer as well. Can this be done through registry or is there another way to do it?
The environment is win 2k3 server and clients running win xp. I have symantec ghost available as well.
Thanks a million for any answers!
I had a hard time finding the correct category for the question and got fed up searching for it any more so I'll just shoot it here, please move it to the right area if necessary :)
The question is pretty simple: How do I install fonts remotely on a client computer? I know I have to first copy the needed fonts into %systemroot%\fonts but then they'd need to be installed on the computer as well. Can this be done through registry or is there another way to do it?
The environment is win 2k3 server and clients running win xp. I have symantec ghost available as well.
Thanks a million for any answers!
Steve Agnew
If you just copy the font to the fonts directory and reboot it doesn't show up? I thought that was how you could do it, but haven't tested.. I'll check into that more with a virtual machine.
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I've tried this solution and couldn't get it to work. Could you elaborate on your process? Thanks
Think this will make it work on a machine (too):
Copy file to %systemroot%\Fonts folder, and add a Reg_SZ value in the registry for the new font.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
[user needs to reboot to make the font available]
Both can be done remotely.
Copy file to %systemroot%\Fonts folder, and add a Reg_SZ value in the registry for the new font.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
[user needs to reboot to make the font available]
Both can be done remotely.