Win2k Pro...cannot install new fonts..

[PearlsGirl]

Hey,

Topic basically says it all. I'm a Photoshop user and I need to add some extra fonts. When I goto Control Panel: Fonts: And then goto file: it gives me the standard options NEW then CreatShortcut, Delete, Rename and Properties (everything except New is greyed out). There is no option to Install New Font(s). Any ideas? I looked through the Font Section in the .HLP file but nothing there. I tried just copying the fonts to the Font Folder in my WINNT folder but didnt work.

Please help!

Thanks in adv.

_PsG

 

[thirdlegstump]

When you dragged the fonts into the fonts folder, did you drag the surrounding folder with it or just the individual fonts? I've been adding fonts recently and all I do is drag the .ttf files into the fonts folder and it'll work. I make sure nothing else is running though. I don't know if Win2k supports postscript fonts so if you're using those, I don't know..TT works fine with me in PS unless you're sending files out to print services...

 

[obenton]

As was said, if you copy fonts to the Fonts folder they are automatically installed (in the registry) by w2k. I read that it is also possible to keep the font files elsewhere and simply copy shortcuts to them into the Fonts directory - certainly would be convenient, because then it would be easy to distinguish your added fonts from the standard w2k fonts - I tried this, and for some reason it didn't work. Postscript fonts are supported.