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Articles > Installing Fonts on a Windows PC

or How to add new fonts? Install new font. How to add a new font? Adding fonts.
Windows XP
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From the "Start" menu select "Control Panel" and then select the "Appearance and Themes" category.
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Select "Fonts" from the "See Also" panel at the left of this screen.
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On the "File" menu, select "Install New Font..."
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Click the drive and folder that contain the fonts you want to add.
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To select more than one font to add, press and hold down the CTRL key, click the fonts you want, then click on "OK"
Windows 95/98/2000 or NT4
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Open the Windows Control Panel
(START > SETTINGS > CONTROL PANEL)
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Double click on the "Fonts" icon in the Control Panel
(a new window should open and you should see all the installed fonts on your system)
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Click on the "File" menu and select "Install New Fonts"
(a new window "Add Fonts" should pop up)
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Locate the folder on your hard drive containing the fonts
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Double Click on the font file you wish to install and click on the "OK" button
All Windows
Download Advanced Font Viewer and use installer tool.
You can use AFV as font manager.
Reinstall the Standard Fonts Included with Windows XP
The following fonts are included with Windows XP and are installed on every computer:
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Courier New (TrueType, including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic variations)
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Arial (TrueType, including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic variations)
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Times New Roman (TrueType, including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic variations)
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Symbol (TrueType)
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Wingdings (TrueType)
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MS Serif
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MS Sans Serif
If any of the standard fonts that are included with Windows XP are missing, you can run Windows XP Setup again. Setup replaces missing or changed files. If these standard fonts are missing, other Windows XP files may also be missing, and Setup corrects these problems.
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