UNABLE TO INSTALL NEW FONTS IN WINDOWS 98

The usual method of installing new fonts in Windows 98 is to either use the Setup.exe program that comes with third-party font packs or to use the Install New Font menu command from the File menu in the Fonts applet of Control Panel.

However, this menu option may be unavailable if attributes on the Fonts folder are incorrectly set; if you have been using the Attrib.exe command recently, this may be a side effect of your commands. The Fonts folder must have the System and Read Only attributes set for the Fonts applet to work properly.

To reset the attributes, go to Start | Run and type

Command

and click OK.

Now type

cd \windows

where windows is the folder where Windows is installed, and press

[Enter]. Then type

attrib +s +r fonts

and press [Enter].

Restart Windows and check to see if the command has returned to the Fonts applet. There are two other reasons that may cause the Install New Font and other options to disappear from the menus