Anyone installing fonts via KBOX 1000?
I am about to roll out a new set of OpenType fonts to all of our Windows 7 systems. Has anyone had any experience deploying fonts via the K1000 and would be willing to share any tips or processes?
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Posted by:
nekkar
12 years ago
With a script you have to do it easily:
- You have to copy your font:% systemroot%\fonts
- Then add a value in the registry: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts]
For example:
patch_of_fonts.ttf copy% systemroot%\ fonts
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts /v name_of_fonts /t REG_SZ /d name_of_font.ttf
And I think it should run without problem.
- You have to copy your font:% systemroot%\fonts
- Then add a value in the registry: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts]
For example:
patch_of_fonts.ttf copy% systemroot%\ fonts
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts /v name_of_fonts /t REG_SZ /d name_of_font.ttf
And I think it should run without problem.
Posted by:
Jonathan
12 years ago
I use the script from http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2008/04/25/how-can-i-install-fonts-using-a-script.aspx
Less typing over all, you just need an objFolder.CopyHere command for each font. You can have the font and script in a read only share and call the script by an 'issue dos command' script in the k1000 scripting tab with something like this: Launch “SYS\cmd.exe†with params “/C script \\location-of-script\script.vbsâ€
Only downside is users can cancel the font installs, so do it at night.
Less typing over all, you just need an objFolder.CopyHere command for each font. You can have the font and script in a read only share and call the script by an 'issue dos command' script in the k1000 scripting tab with something like this: Launch “SYS\cmd.exe†with params “/C script \\location-of-script\script.vbsâ€
Only downside is users can cancel the font installs, so do it at night.
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Whups, a type in there, that should be /C wscript not /C script. - Jonathan 12 years ago
It seems odd to me that there should be registry edits/scripting involved here.
If I can just copy the fonts into my %windir%/fonts/ directory locally then it should be just as easy to copy the fonts there via the Kbox
However, I haven't had luck with it yet. I've got a smallish collection of fonts I'm trying to push out (so it's a zip file). I'd rather not have to deal with doing each separately or editing registry/scripts for each one if possible. - anonymous_94669 10 years ago