Raster Fonts Print Different on Windows NT 4.0 Than on 3.51 (152993)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q152993 SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade from Windows NT 3.51 to Windows NT 4.0, raster fonts (for
example, MS Sans Serif) print differently. This problem occurs even though
the fonts listed in the registry did not change.
CAUSE
Raster fonts are bitmaps supplied in different sizes for specific video
display resolutions. They are stored in files as bitmaps and are rendered
as an array of dots for displaying on the screen and printing on paper.
If the font to print is a raster font, Windows NT uses a font-mapping table
to determine the most appropriate device font to use. When Windows NT uses
the font-mapping table to match screen fonts to printer fonts, the
characteristics used to find the closest match are in descending order of
importance (character set, typeface name, variable versus fixed pitch,
family, height, width, weight, slant, underline, and strikeout). The font
chosen depends on what fonts are currently installed. The fonts installed
on your system can be found in the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Fonts
Windows NT 4.0 uses a different priority order than Windows NT 3.51 when
mapping raster fonts.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/23/2005 |
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