Author Topic: Font folder won't open (Read 10560 times)

SonyaH · « **on:** September 20, 2009, 02:12:29 PM »

Hi, I can't get my fonts folder to open. It worked just the other day, now it won't do anything. All the other folders around it will open, just not that one. I am running Windows XP Professional. Any suggestions? Thanks so much for your time.

Broni · « **Reply #1 on:** September 20, 2009, 05:37:51 PM »

Try system restore.

SonyaH · « **Reply #2 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:02:16 PM »

Just tried doing it to a day I know it was working. It still isn't opening.

patio · « **Reply #3 on:** September 20, 2009, 06:04:59 PM »

What and why are you using to open it with ? ?

SonyaH · « **Reply #4 on:** September 20, 2009, 10:12:17 PM »

What am I using to open it with? I'm just going to Start, Control Panel, Fonts. When I click on it, nothing happens. I'm trying to get into it to install some new fonts.

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #5 on:** September 21, 2009, 12:55:29 AM »

Could be you have already been doing things to the font folder and have a corrupted font in that folder.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=can%27t+open+fonts+folder&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3D&aq=f&oq=

Allan · « **Reply #6 on:** September 21, 2009, 05:29:28 AM »

Open Windows Explorer and navigate to \Windows\Fonts. What happens when you try to open the folder?

SonyaH · « **Reply #7 on:** September 21, 2009, 08:22:45 AM »

Do you mean type that in the address bar? I did, and I it says in the frame, "Invalid Syntax Error" and the page says "The page cannot be displayed".

Quote from: Salmon Trout on September 21, 2009, 12:55:29 AM

Could be you have already been doing things to the font folder and have a corrupted font in that folder.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=can%27t+open+fonts+folder&btnG=Google+Search&meta=lr%3D&aq=f&oq=

Yes I've Googled the problem already. I don't get an error message, it just won't open when I click on it. I haven't done anything weird to it, I just installed a couple of fonts with the standard steps.

Allan · « **Reply #8 on:** September 21, 2009, 08:29:26 AM »

No, I mean open Windows Explorer and navigate to that folder.

patio · « **Reply #9 on:** September 21, 2009, 08:33:12 AM »

Start/Programs/Accessories/Windows Explorer....
Right clik on it and select create shortcut and drag it to the Desktop....

Everyone should have this on the Desktop and i never understood why it wasn't there by default.

SonyaH · « **Reply #10 on:** September 21, 2009, 11:34:51 AM »

Okay, I think I did what you instructed, but it still won't open up.

Allan · « **Reply #11 on:** September 21, 2009, 12:07:45 PM »

What happens when you double click on the folder in Windows Explorer?

SonyaH · « **Reply #12 on:** September 21, 2009, 02:55:02 PM »

Nothing. It won't do anything.

Mulreay · « **Reply #13 on:** September 21, 2009, 03:00:33 PM »

Quote from: SonyaH on September 21, 2009, 02:55:02 PM

Nothing. It won't do anything.

Right click and go into properties. Tell us what it says in each page.

SonyaH · « **Reply #14 on:** September 21, 2009, 04:56:13 PM »

I don't know if I'm doing this right.

The only way I can actually find the Fonts folder while in the Windows Explorer (from the Start, Accessories, Windows Explorer, from which I made a shortcut to it on the desktop) is to hit the search button and look for "Fonts" under "My Computer". If I actually go into My Computer directly from Windows Explorer, I can't locate the file.

Anyway, when I right-click on the folder from the search results screen, all I get it "Open Containing Folder" (which opens into Control Panel--can't get into the Fonts from there), Open (it doesn't), Explore (gives me a view of my Desktop files), Create Shortcut.

I haven't a clue what the heck is going on. Thanks everyone for trying to figure it out. I really appreciate it!

Mulreay · « **Reply #15 on:** September 21, 2009, 05:00:51 PM »

Can you please give us the file name of the fonts you added.
Also can you give me the exact file location of fonts e.g c:\desktop\blahblah
Thanks we will endeavour to help..

SonyaH · « **Reply #16 on:** September 21, 2009, 05:59:17 PM »

The fonts I added were:

STJEDISE.TTF, Starjout.ttf, Starjedi.ttf, Stjldbl2.ttf, Starjhol.ttf, Strjmono.ttf, Strjmono.ttf

The location? Um...the first folder on the list after searching for "Fonts" (the one I assumed was the correct one) just says, In Folder= Control Panel. The folder right below it that says Fonts, is in folder C:\WINNT. I can open that one and it has fonts in it, some TT but a lot that have an "A" on it with a .fon extension. I don't know if this is the one I am supposed to be looking at. The properties say, 75.0 MB (78,722,423 bytes) 60.2 MB (63,134,524 bytes) (I tried compressing the files to see if that was the problem) Contains: 274 files, 0 folders.

There's a couple other folders that say Fonts on them, C:\Program Files\Common Files, C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox, C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\lib

Salmon Trout · « **Reply #17 on:** September 22, 2009, 12:16:16 AM »

We are talking about Windows XP here, I trust? Because the C:\WINNT folder is what you get with Windows 2000. I think if you are running XP your installation could be an upgrade from Windows 2000. (Clean installs of XP get C:\WINDOWS as a default) Dunno if this is relevant...

Fed · « **Reply #18 on:** September 22, 2009, 12:28:57 AM »

c:\winnt\fonts is where you should be putting them.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314960
I think you're right Salmon Trout, must be some sort of downgrade from W2K.

SonyaH · « **Reply #19 on:** September 22, 2009, 08:07:43 AM »

That might be so. I got my computer from a friend who works at a community college after the motherboard on my old computer went dead.

So....where does that put us? I still can't get into the Fonts folder from Control Panel. There isn't anything in the File command to install new fonts.

Spoiler · « **Reply #20 on:** September 22, 2009, 08:46:24 AM »

Does it work in safe mode?

SonyaH · « **Reply #21 on:** September 22, 2009, 10:01:13 AM »

Nope. *sigh* I'll probably have to have someone come out and look at it.

Fed · « **Reply #22 on:** September 22, 2009, 02:44:26 PM »

Copy & paste your fonts into your C:\winnt\fonts directory.

SonyaH · « **Reply #23 on:** September 22, 2009, 03:35:03 PM »

I did and they don't show up when I go into Word or Photoshop.

Fed · « **Reply #24 on:** September 22, 2009, 03:46:57 PM »

I was afraid of that, try re-booting you never know your luck.
I suspect your OS is slightly crippled being from a community college, I've come across this type of thing before.
There's a lot to be said for having a genuine and complete OS disk from Microsoft.

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