[Redman]

How can we silent install fonts ?

thanx

Redman

[MaDxCrEaM]

I would imagine just make the directory on you unnatended cd $OEM$\$$\Fonts

Put them there, and they should be copied over during installation. If someone else could clarify this, as I have not tried it myself.

[MCT]

yes, i extract fonts during T-12 & everything works

[Martin Zugec]

The same solution...

[a06lp]

wait, a reg tweak is not needed in addition?

i copy them to system32, AND apply this regtweak:

;Install 4 Custom Fonts
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts]
"Linkin Park 1.0 (TrueType)"="LinkinPark.ttf"
"WilhelmKlingsporGotisch (TrueType)"="WILHLMK.TTF"
"A.M.P. (TrueType)"="amp.TTF"
"Astigma Regular (TrueType)"="a**.TTF"

[MCT]

ive had no need for a reg tweak

[a06lp]

so simply putting (or extracting via SFX archive after installation is totally finished) to Windows\Fonts will work?

can ppl confirm this in real-world tests?

[big poppa pump]

You need to copy over the fonts to the fonts directory and as mentioned run the regtweak from cmdlines.txt to register your font.

[maxXPsoft]

I use a different method which was discussed long ago
]To simply register just open the folder if you don't mind using that method.
In cleanup.cmd

REG ADD HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce /V RegisterFonts /D "%SystemRoot%\explorer.exe /e,/root,%systemroot%\Fonts"

All that does is open the folder and you just close it. Can use a Kill on it if you want.
Saves all that yada yada yada ttf

[Anderz]

I have put all my new fonts in $$\Fonts and run the thing mentioned by maxXPsoft.

It works kike a charm!

PS: Only using $$\Fonts didn't work for me dudes ...

[Astalavista]

MCT, on Jan 14 2005, 05:46 PM, said:

yes, i extract fonts during T-12 & everything works

MCT can u pls give more details?

Are you using winrar sfx?

with it extracting to

%systemroot%\Fonts\

[SiMoNsAyS]

only rar-sfx fonts to the fonts folder don't work for me. i use to open the fonts folder and after a few seconds kill the process

ps: alt. you can open word to register fonts

[SyntaxError]

I have my fonts in a winrar sfx silent extract directly to %windir%\fonts from RunOnceEx.cmd and they install with no problem. What's so hard about that?

Edit: never mind. seems my apps can't see the new fonts. DOH!

[Astalavista]

hhehehe MCT and Simonsays are both senior member they know what they are talking about.

[MCT]

hey, sorry, ive been @ work, havent had a chance 2 reply

but yes, all i do is use a winrar SFX & install it & T-12 extracting to %Windir%\Fonts i only install 2 fonts & both are recognised by all my programs

[SyntaxError]

So I have the right idea, I just need to put the fonts.exe command in cmdlines.txt instead of runonceex.cmd ?

[Astalavista]

MCT i just tried it and it works.

[SyntaxError]

I put "fonts.exe" (winrar silent sfx) in cmdlines.txt and placed the file itself in the $OEM$ folder. The fonts extracted silently at T-12 but after the final reboot, windows apps could not see the fonts. I had to open the fonts folder and install them again manually.

There has got to be a way to install a couple dozen fonts unattended without having to add a reg entry for each font.

Any ideas?

[Astalavista]

i installed 20 fonts using mct method and it worked.

what does your winrar.sfx look like?

post your comments

[SyntaxError]

;The comment below contains SFX script commands

Path=%windir%\fonts
SavePath
Silent=1
Overwrite=2


I'm installing 36 true type fonts.