Eastern Europe System Locale Does Not Change Screen Fonts (146070)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q146070

SYMPTOMS

On a computer running the German version of Windows NT, you want to switch to the Russian system default locale to set the Russian screen fonts used by Russian programs, for example, Russian Microsoft Office 95. After you restart your computer, the display of the screen font changes, but is not correct. Similar problems may happen if you change the display to large fonts in the display ("Anzeige") program.

The problem occurs on all Eastern European locales including Polish, Estonian, Hungarian, Czech, Bulgarian, and so on. The Russian locale is used here as an example.

CAUSE

When the new fonts are installed, Control Panel adds the fonts with an English name but Windows NT still uses the fonts with the German name. The Font.inf file in the <nt>\Inf folder is not localized.

RESOLUTION

Obtain a fixed Font.inf file from Microsoft Support Services.

To set all font attributes properly, follow these steps:
  1. Change your system default locale back to "Deutsch (Standard)."
  2. Change your font size to "Kleine Schriftarten" if needed.
  3. Restart the computer.
  4. Run the following script using the Regini utility from the Windows NT Resource Kit. If you don't have this tool you can try to delete the entries below manually or call Microsoft Support for assistance:

    \Registry\Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts
    Courier 10,12,15 (VGA res) = REG_SZ
    MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (VGA res) = REG_SZ
    MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (VGA res) = REG_SZ
    Small Fonts (VGA res) = REG_SZ
    Courier 10,12,15 (8514a res) = REG_SZ
    MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (8514a res) = REG_SZ
    MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (8514a res) = REG_SZ
    Small Fonts (8514a res) = REG_SZ
    Courier 10,12,15 (VGA res) = DELETE
    MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (VGA res) = DELETE
    MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (VGA res) = DELETE
    Small Fonts (VGA res) = DELETE
    Courier 10,12,15 (8514a res) = DELETE
    MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (8514a res) = DELETE
    MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (8514a res) = DELETE
    Small Fonts (8514a res) = DELETE
  5. Copy the fixed Font.inf file to the <nt>\inf folder.
  6. Start Control Panel ("Systemsteuerung") and configure the locale and screen font size as you prefer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:2/20/2002
Keywords:kbenv KB146070
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