Trouble with fonts

[Christina Thiele]

dswanson writes:
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> I am running Y&Y release 2.2 on Windows XP.
>
> Everything worked fine after installation until I restarted
> the machine.  Now DVIWindo cannot locate some fonts.  When
> I load a .dvi file I get an error of the form
>
>        Can't find Font:
>        cmbx12 (0)
>        No Face Name
>        (Windows offers: `Arial')
>        at byte 154
>
> The font still exists in the fonts folder, however.
>
> If I reinstall the fonts from the CD, DVIWindo works
> properly again, but only until the machine is rebooted.
> Then the problem starts again.

Is it at all possible that you're installing Y&YTeX (the fonts first,
of course ;-) ) while NOT being logged on as `administrator' or with
administrative privileges?

We've seen a few instances where not doing so means that changes are
lost upon reboot/restart ...

> The FAQ suggested running the SETUPTTF utility.  This
> doesn't seem to have had any effect.
>
> Can anyone suggest a way to get DVIWindo to permanently
> remember how to find the fonts?
>
> TIA
>
> Dave Swanson
>
> ...
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Ch.