Duplicate Bitmap Fonts Appear in Fonts Tool After Upgrade

ID: Q187658

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade Microsoft Windows 3.x or Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.x to Windows 98, the following bitmap fonts (.fon) may by listed twice in the Fonts tool in Control Panel:

MS Sans Serif

MS Serif

Small Fonts

Courier

NOTE: Other bitmap fonts may be listed twice if you installed them separately.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the Fontreg.exe file that is run during Windows 98 Setup incorrectly migrates Windows 3.x and Windows for Workgroups 3.x .fon files.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, delete duplicate bitmap fonts in the Fonts tool. To do so, right-click the font you want to delete, and then click Delete.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION

Bitmap fonts that are listed twice in the Fonts tool are listed only once in programs.

Additional query words: raster


Keywords          : kbenv kbsetup win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1999