Installing fonts across a network

[Joemonkey]

I was sent a file with 64 fonts in it that I need to have installed on every PC on my network. The PCs are win2k and xp mixed. Do I just write a script to copy the files into the %windir%\fonts directory? installing fonts has never been something I have understood completely.

 

[corkyg]

I would be inclined to use a less elegant solution. I would send every system an email with the font files attached. And it would be a detailed, step-by-step set of instructions for each type of OS or machine and have each user install the fonts on their system. Then deal with the exceptions and dummies. 🙂

 

[Joemonkey]

Originally posted by: corkyg
I would be inclined to use a less elegant solution. I would send every system an email with the font files attached. And it would be a detailed, step-by-step set of instructions for each type of OS or machine and have each user install the fonts on their system. Then deal with the exceptions and dummies. 🙂

ROFL! I work in a law firm where half the people don't even know how to browse a CD when they put it in their PC... dealing with the exceptions and dummies would be what I'm trying to avoid, since that's what 99% of my users are

And, copying the fonts to the font folder via login script works, they just have to logout, login, then restart the machine to register the fonts

 

[corkyg]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey

ROFL! I work in a law firm where half the people don't even know how to browse a CD when they put it in their PC... dealing with the exceptions and dummies would be what I'm trying to avoid, since that's what 99% of my users are...

LOL! OK - I got the picture. 🙂 I thought the script would work. Are you sure they can log out and back in? 🙂

Good luck!