[amayausers] Re: How many True Type fonts will Windows XP support: Answer
- From: "Jeff Banks" <banksje@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 14:22:45 -0600
Hi Ed,
Yes, you can load hundreds of fonts if you want to. But, there are
sacrifices in performance and speed if you do. Windows has to read, index
and register every font in the font folder when it is started which will
increase boot time. Each and every font holds a place in the Windows
registry file that makes it bigger and gives Windows more to do to read it.
And, if one of those hundreds of fonts gets corrupt or bad, now you have a
hang of Windows and in many cases you may not be able to determine why. Who
would suspect a font?
It is best to keep the amount of fonts in the fonts folder to a minimum.
Use a second folder or storage folder to keep fonts in that you may only use
once in awhile. There is tons of stuff about font management on the
Internet. I found a real good article at
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1786005,00.asp. This article is
written from the point of view to optimize your PC for best performance.
Jeff Banks
----- Original Message -----
From: <e3m@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 11:51 AM
Subject: [amayausers] How many True Type fonts will Windows XP support:
Answer
> After reading this post, I did a little checking on the internet and this
> is what I found. Can't vouch for accuracy but have no reason to doubt it
> either.
> In short,... How many True Type fonts can be installed in the "Fonts"
> folder in Windows XP??
> -----------------------------------
> Troubleshooting Tips
>
> Fonts normally do their job with little effort or intervention. On
> occasion, you may experience jumbled or missing fonts. A common cause of
> font-related trouble is loading your system with too many fonts. According
> to Microsoft, Win95/98/Me support as many as 1,000 TrueType fonts and
> Win2000/XP have no set limit. However, the exact number of fonts you can
> install varies. Microsoft recommends installing a maximum of 600 to 800.
> If your system has too many fonts, you can delete some of them. You must
> be careful, however, not to delete fonts Windows supplies and uses. To
> check for Windows system fonts, review the font list for your version of
> Windows on the Microsoft Typography site
> (www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/default.asp). Another option is to use
> a font management application that lets you activate only the fonts that
> you need.
> -----------------------------------
>
> If anyone knows more about this, chime in now.
> Thanks,
> Ed Orantes
> Melco Tech and Trainer
>
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