Problem 1: Scan Disk and Defrag will not finish. They run endlessly until I
get a message that says it tried repeatedly but something else is writing to
the hard drive.
Problem 2: When I go to Contol Panel, Font and File menu I'm supposed to
have an option to Install New Font. All I have is New and Close. I tried
copying the fonts to the Font folder and they appear in the folder, but not
in the font list in any MS Office 2003 apps. If I open the font files, they
appear in the apps and can be used.
Help is appreciated.
Ron Martell - 10 Nov 2005 22:24 GMT
>Problem 1: Scan Disk and Defrag will not finish. They run endlessly until I
>get a message that says it tried repeatedly but something else is writing to
>the hard drive.
1. Reboot the computer into Safe Mode and run Scandisk and Defrag
from there.
Or try ScanDefrag
http://home.earthlink.net/~bblanton2/scandefrag/main.htm or
http://www.blueorbsoft.com/scandefrag/index.html Be sure to read the
information in the readme files before installing it.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

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Alan Edwards - 10 Nov 2005 23:13 GMT
2. I thought I already answered you in another newsgroup.
Fonts folder has lost its system properties.
This will be obvious if viewing the fonts folder. You will not have
the names and the "Install new font" option under file.
If so:
Check the protection in Properties on folder c:\windows\fonts
If it is not shown with a check in System, then you cannot install
new fonts. It should also be protected, so you may not be able to
alter from Explorer.
In DOS mode, (or from Start-Run) use the command
attrib +s c:\windows\fonts
Reboot and all should be OK
or...
Use TweakUI
Tweak UI 1.33 for Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows Millennium
Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 95.
Details at: (may wrap)
http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/PowerToys/Networking/NTTweakUI.asp
Download at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsme/guide/tweakui.exe
The system attribute is normally the problem and the DOS fix is the
solution in the majority of the last few hundred responses I have made
to similar problems. The Fonts folder will not function as a special
folder without the system attribute. The other common problem is that
the hidden desktop.ini is missing or corrupt and TweakUI will fix
that.
There is a third problem mentioned here but, in my experience, this
one is uncommon.
(Fontext.dll file may be missing or damaged)
Missing Menu Commands in the Fonts Folder
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q133/7/25.asp
...Alan

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>Problem 2: When I go to Contol Panel, Font and File menu I'm supposed to
>have an option to Install New Font. All I have is New and Close. I tried
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>Help is appreciated.