PRB: "Unable to Get System Fixed Font" If Bad SYSTEM.INI Entry (126224)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q126224

SYMPTOMS

When attempting to run Visual Basic, you receive this error message:
Unable to get system fixed font

CAUSE

This error message is due to one of the following causes:

  • Invalid or missing "fixedfon.fon=" entry in the [boot] section of your SYSTEM.INI file. -or-

  • The file that fixedfon.fon points to is corrupt or missing.

RESOLUTION

Make sure there is a "fixedfon.fon" entry in the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. If this entry is blank, there's no fixed font present, so you need to locate a fixed font file like VGAFIX.FON in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, and assign it to this entry. For example: 
   fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon
If this line already exists, the file (VGAFIX.FON in this example) is either missing or corrupt. Reinstall the file from your Windows installation disks to solve the problem.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/29/2003
Keywords:kbprb KB126224
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