Are you stuck with a 'How to restore missing fonts in Windows XP'? Don't worry, Actually there are some ways you can do to solve this. The missing Windows XP Fonts (.fon, .ttf) can be quickly restored to default in few simple steps.
A. Automatic WAY
You can simply restore it by performing a repair installation (upgrade) of Windows XP. You need the original Windows XP CD with XP Product key. Windows Setup will replace any missing, damaged or corrupted font files that is part of Standard Fonts included with Windows XP.
NOTE:
- All existing restore points are removed and a new system checkpoint restore point is created after the in-place upgrade is completed.
- Reinstalling Windows XP is a time consuming process and may even overwrite some of your custom settings.
B. Manual WAY
With this step, you can choose what default Windows XP fonts you want to restore back to your system one by one or just all.
Open Command Prompt and go to the i386 folder of your Windows XP CD-ROM. Using the "expand -r" command, copy all the missing .tt_ and .fo_ files to Windows folder.
EXAMPLES:
for .FON font files
expand I:\i386\Sserife.fo_ C:\Windows\Fonts\Sserife.fon
for ".TTF" font files:
expand I:\i386\Arial.tt_ C:\Windows\Fonts\Arial.ttf
In case you want to know what default Fonts supplied with Windows XP, Here's the list from the official Microsoft's website.
| font file | font name |
| ahronbd.ttf | Aharoni Bold |
| andlso.ttf | Andalus |
| angsa.ttf | Angsana New |
| angsab.ttf | Angsana New Bold |
| angsaz.ttf | Angsana New Bold Italic |
| angsai.ttf | Angsana New Italic |
| angsau.ttf | AngsanaUPC |
| angsaub.ttf | AngsanaUPC Bold |
| angsauz.ttf | AngsanaUPC Bold Italic |
| angsaui.ttf | AngsanaUPC Italic |
| artro.ttf | Arabic Transparent |
| artrbdo.ttf | Arabic Transparent Bold |
| arial.ttf | Arial |
| ariblk.ttf | Arial Black |
| arialbd.ttf | Arial Bold |
| arialbi.ttf | Arial Bold Italic |
| ariali.ttf | Arial Italic |
| browa.ttf | Browallia New |
| browab.ttf | Browallia New Bold |
| browaz.ttf | Browallia New Bold Italic |
| browai.ttf | Browallia New Italic |
| browau.ttf | BrowalliaUPC |
| browaub.ttf | BrowalliaUPC Bold |
| browauz.ttf | BrowalliaUPC Bold Italic |
| browaui.ttf | BrowalliaUPC Italic |
| comic.ttf | Comic Sans MS |
| comicbd.ttf | Comic Sans MS Bold |
| cordia.ttf | Cordia New |
| cordiab.ttf | Cordia New Bold |
| cordiaz.ttf | Cordia New Bold Italic |
| cordiai.ttf | Cordia New Italic |
| cordiau.ttf | CordiaUPC |
| cordiaub.ttf | CordiaUPC Bold |
| cordiauz.ttf | CordiaUPC Bold Italic |
| cordiaui.ttf | CordiaUPC Italic |
| cour.ttf | Courier New |
| courbd.ttf | Courier New Bold |
| courbi.ttf | Courier New Bold Italic |
| couri.ttf | Courier New Italic |
| david.ttf | David |
| davidbd.ttf | David Bold |
| davidtr.ttf | David Transparent |
| upcdl.ttf | DilleniaUPC |
| upcdb.ttf | DilleniaUPC Bold |
| upcdbi.ttf | DilleniaUPC Bold Italic |
| upcdi.ttf | DilleniaUPC Italic |
| estre.ttf | Estrangelo Edessa |
| upcel.ttf | EucrosiaUPC |
| upceb.ttf | EucrosiaUPC Bold |
| upcebi.ttf | EucrosiaUPC Bold Italic |
| upcei.ttf | EucrosiaUPC Italic |
| mriamfx.ttf | Fixed Miriam Transparent |
| framd.ttf | Franklin Gothic Medium |
| framdit.ttf | Franklin Gothic Medium Italic |
| frank.ttf | FrankRuehl |
| upcfl.ttf | FreesiaUPC |
| upcfb.ttf | FreesiaUPC Bold |
| upcfbi.ttf | FreesiaUPC Bold Italic |
| upcfi.ttf | FreesiaUPC Italic |
| gautami.ttf | Gautami |
| georgia.ttf | Georgia |
| georgiab.ttf | Georgia Bold |
| georgiaz.ttf | Georgia Bold Italic |
| georgiai.ttf | Georgia Italic |
| impact.ttf | Impact |
| upcil.ttf | IrisUPC |
| upcib.ttf | IrisUPC Bold |
| upcibi.ttf | IrisUPC Bold Italic |
| upcii.ttf | IrisUPC Italic |
| upcjl.ttf | JasmineUPC |
| upcjb.ttf | JasmineUPC Bold |
| upcjbi.ttf | JasmineUPC Bold Italic |
| upcji.ttf | JasmineUPC Italic |
| upckl.ttf | KodchiangUPC |
| upckb.ttf | KodchiangUPC Bold |
| upckbi.ttf | KodchiangUPC Bold Italic |
| upcki.ttf | KodchiangUPC Italic |
| latha.ttf | Latha |
| lvnm.ttf | Levenim MT |
| lvnmbd.ttf | Levenim MT Bold |
| upcll.ttf | LilyUPC |
| upclb.ttf | LilyUPC Bold |
| upclbi.ttf | LilyUPC Bold Italic |
| upcli.ttf | LilyUPC Italic |
| lucon.ttf | Lucida Console |
| l_10646.ttf | Lucida Sans Unicode |
| mangal.ttf | Mangal |
| marlett.ttf | Marlett |
| micross.ttf | Microsoft Sans Serif |
| mriam.ttf | Miriam |
| mriamc.ttf | Miriam Fixed |
| mriamtr.ttf | Miriam Transparent |
| mvboli.ttf | MV Boli |
| nrkis.ttf | Narkisim |
| pala.ttf | Palatino Linotype |
| palab.ttf | Palatino Linotype Bold |
| palabi.ttf | Palatino Linotype Bold Italic |
| palai.ttf | Palatino Linotype Italic |
| raavi.ttf | Raavi |
| rod.ttf | Rod |
| rodtr.ttf | Rod Transparent |
| shruti.ttf | Shruti |
| simpo.ttf | Simplified Arabic |
| simpbdo.ttf | Simplified Arabic Bold |
| simpfxo.ttf | Simplified Arabic Fixed |
| sylfaen.ttf | Sylfaen |
| symbol.ttf | Symbol |
| tahoma.ttf | Tahoma |
| tahomabd.ttf | Tahoma Bold |
| times.ttf | Times New Roman |
| timesbd.ttf | Times New Roman Bold |
| timesbi.ttf | Times New Roman Bold Italic |
| timesi.ttf | Times New Roman Italic |
| trado.ttf | Traditional Arabic |
| tradbdo.ttf | Traditional Arabic Bold |
| trebuc.ttf | Trebuchet MS |
| trebucbd.ttf | Trebuchet MS Bold |
| trebucbi.ttf | Trebuchet MS Bold Italic |
| trebucit.ttf | Trebuchet MS Italic |
| tunga.ttf | Tunga |
| verdana.ttf | Verdana |
| verdanab.ttf | Verdana Bold |
| verdanaz.ttf | Verdana Bold Italic |
| verdanai.ttf | Verdana Italic |
| webdings.ttf | Webdings |
| wingding.ttf | Wingdings |
| simhei.ttf | SimHei |
| simfang.ttf | FangSong_GB2312 |
| kaiu.ttf | DFKai-SB |
| simkai.ttf | KaiTi_GB2312 |
| msgothic.ttc | MS Gothic |
| msmincho.ttc | MS Mincho |
| gulim.ttc | Gulim |
| mingliu.ttc | Mingliu |
| simsun.ttc | Simsun |
| batang.ttc | Batang |
C. TOO LARGE FONTS PROBLEMS on Desktop? Reinstalled Windows XP but see LARGE fonts on screen?
1. Check your setting for Windows Font Size in 'Display Properties'
> Right Click on Desktop > Properties > Appearance tab, and choose Font size: Normal
2. Check your DPI settings
> In Control Panel > Display > Settings > Advanced
> On the General tab, in the DPI setting list, choose 'Normal' 96 DPI. or 'Custom with 100%' (it's the same as 96 DPI)
3. After applying new settings, but no changes?
> try to RESTART your Windows
D. TOO LARGE/ too small Text-Fonts in Firefox browser?
> Restore to default text fonts:
Go to 'View' > Zoom, and choose Reset ( Ctrl+0 )
IF too small, and Want LARGER FONTS choose 'Zoom In' ( Ctrl++ )
if TOO LARGE, and want smaller fonts choose 'Zoom Out' ( Ctrl+- )
E. How to Install / ADD NEW CUSTOM FONTS ?
1. You can just Copy paste your fonts to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts, it will be installed automatically
2. You can also do it from Control Panel and let your Windows install it.
> Go to Control Panel > Fonts
> File > Install New Font...
> Browse your font files and just add from there.
Good Luck!
12 comments on "How to Restore Default Windows XP Fonts"
Just wondering how to activate an other language font. I am unable to find India in my Language and Regional Settings, in my Windows XP
Not quite what I was Affter , Windows Vista Hates my Legacy fonts ,
sees them as Damaged (but on 2000 or XP they install ok )
wanted to automate the install due to <<<>>> popups or Damaged in otherwords ignore damaged Fonts , already installed
sure I can hit ALT N for not to overight and replace , or ok but I have ALOT of fonts colected for ocaasional design of graphics for web pages or etc.
as my SRC fonts folder is offten a dump of fonts previouly installed
<<> If exist c:\windows\fonts\"$*"."$*" goto end
If not exist c:\windows\fonts\*.* goto update
:update
Copy Y:\Fonts\*.* c:\windows\fonts\
goto end
:loop
:end
it dose some copping but never installs the fonts nor skipps damaged ones
it is rather fast way of installing fonts but offten is hit or mis
I just tire of ALT N and ok for about the next hour
Just tried backing up my fonts and now Windows has now changed all my system fonts. Was trying to work out if there was a simple way to reset my original fonts.
Performing a full Windows repair seems a little over the top so i'll keep searching....
when browser fonts look bold or italic, the simplest way to fix this is to reinstall Arial.
- Start > Control Panel > Fonts
- Drag all Arial fonts to Desktop
- Now, drag the Arials back to Fonts window, by doing this you are reinstalling Arial
Hope this helps!
Ziggy, I had a problem similar to the one you mentioned above. Your method of fixing this issue worked well. Thank you very very much!
MY FONT HAS BEEN CHANGED SOME HOW,I GET ALL MY LETTERS AS -X0^*- TRANGLES SHAPES,SQUARE SHAPES.IT ALSO COMES UP IN ALL MY BACK DATES RECOVERY.
This totally works. My folder fonts were displaying kind of like in italic or something. I did what ziggy described and everything back to normal. Thanks for the tip!
i'va deleted most of my xp fonts and then network font has changed to a very bad font how will i get them back in a simple way i tried alot but no results
yes ! it works. Thanks ziggy.
To restore system fonts to normal, just copy C:/windows/fonts folder from a normal XP machine and install fonts to your system. It will ask for replace fonts , it ok.
after this delete all fonts in red colur in your c:/windows/fonts.
again repeat the above process of installing for confirmation. Restart your system, you will find it all normal(default fonts) after this.
i lost my symbol default font in my winxp during installing Coral 9 symbol font. now i am receiving a problem in typing Mircosoft equation 3.0 in MS-Office (Math equation) plz help me out to restore default font. i cant restore it from CD cause of some problem. plz send me exact link of free download of symbol font of winxp
we have done these steps but after shutdown it lost that install fonts.
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