TrueType Fonts Displayed Incorrectly (169504)

SYMPTOMS

TrueType fonts may be displayed incorrectly, or not at all, or, your computer may stop responding (hang) when you try to install a standard (.fon) or TrueType (.ttf) font in Windows 95.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use one of the following methods:

Method 1

Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Safe Mode from the Startup menu.
In Safe mode, restart Windows 95 normally.

Method 2

Restart your computer. When you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Safe Mode from the Startup menu.
Use Windows Explorer to remove the ttfCache file from the Windows folder.

For information about how to delete a file, click Start, click Help, click the Index tab, type "deleting" (without quotation marks), and then double-click the "Deleting files or folders" topic.

NOTE: You need to be able to view hidden files to see the ttfCache file. To view hidden files, click Options on the View menu in Windows Explorer, click Show All Files, and then click OK.
Restart Windows 95 normally.

MORE INFORMATION

The ttfCache file is a hidden file in the Windows folder that is rebuilt when you do one of the following:

Start Windows 95 in Safe mode, and then restart normally.
Delete the ttfCache file and then restart Windows normally.

For additional information about font limits in Windows 95, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

131943 TrueType Font Limits in Windows 95

For additional information about troubleshooting TrueType fonts, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

133732 Missing TrueType Fonts in Fonts Folder or Programs