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Q137821: Removing Desktop Themes May Remove Fonts

Article: Q137821
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 95
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win95
Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you remove a Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95 desktop theme, you may find that
fonts installed by a Microsoft Font Pack or Microsoft Office are missing from
your system.

CAUSE
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When you remove a desktop theme, all the associated files are removed. These
associated files can include sounds, pointers, and fonts (even if the fonts were
originally installed by a different program).

RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

- Before you remove a desktop theme, move or rename the font in the
  Windows\Fonts folder. After you remove the desktop theme, move or rename the
  font to its original name or location.

- Reinstall the missing font from the program that originally installed it.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following desktop themes use the following fonts:

Theme                         Font
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Dangerous Creatures           Arial
Inside your Computer          Abadi MT Condensed Light
Leonardo da Vinci             Book Antiqua
Flying Windows                News Gothic MT
Mystery                       Calisto MT
Nature                        Copperplate Gothic Light
Science                       Lucida Sans Unicode
Sports                        OCR A Extended
The 60's USA                  Lucida Handwriting
The Golden Era                Century Gothic
Travel                        Comic Sans MS
Windows 95                    News Gothic MT

Additional query words: uninstall

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Keywords          : win95 
Technology        : kbWin95search kbGamesSearch kbPlusSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbPlus95
Version           : 95

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