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How To Add/Remove New Fonts In Windows XP?

Posted By: Monday 21 January 2008 No Comments Yet

If you want to add new fonts in windows XP, then first make sure, these new fonts must be TrueType fonts (Font Standard) or particularly designed for windows.

To install new fonts in your computer

  1. Go to Start
  2. Go to Run
  3. Type %windir%\fonts in Run option (You can also Navigate your way Start -> Run -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Fonts)
  4. Hit Enter
  5. Go to File menu and click on Install New Font option, in the drives box, select the drives (hard drive, CD-drive or Floppy drive) that contains the new fonts. Here you can also select the Network option to install the font from network location.
  6. Select the new fonts and check the option “Copy fonts to Fonts folder” then press Ok button to finish the process.

Removing Fonts in your computer

  1. Go to Start
  2. Go to Run
  3. Type %windir%\fonts in Run option (You can also Navigate your way Start -> Run -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Fonts)
  4. Hit Enter
  5. Select the font that you want to remove, Press CTRL key to select more than one font.
  6. Go to File menu and click on Delete option.
  7. Here a prompt will appear “Are you sure you want to delete these fonts?”, then press Ok button to finish the process.

You can also use AMP Font Viewer!

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