Font distribution

[TechSupp]

Just been told school buying a new handwriting font they want on all PC's, whats the best/easiest way to do this?

[Ephelyon]

From this source:

 

copy "FontName.ttf" "%WINDIR%\Fonts"
reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts" /v "FontName (TrueType)" /t REG_SZ /d FontName.ttf /f

 

I'd build a startup script around that model.

[TechSupp]

Just been told school is purchasing a new font to use which will need to be on every PC. Whats the best way to get this installed across the network?

Sorry, double posted as thought it had not posted from my phone!

Edited May 18, 2015 by TechSupp

[ful56_uk]

We use file share, GPP file copy action and also gpp reg edit, works fine for us

[TechSupp]

Thanks, not used GPP before so will have to look into that

[TechSupp]

From what I have just read, am I right in thinking that I just need to:

 

Create a new Policy in GPO (i.e Install Fonts)

Navigate to the User Config, preferences, windows settings, files

Right click files and select new

Add the details as above (changed to suit our font of course) and select the Create option

Do the same for the registry setting but in the Registry section

 

Seems too easy that! Hope it is though and would tell everyone it was devilishly hard to do! [emoji3]

Edited May 18, 2015 by TechSupp

[TechSupp]

Been also suggested that another solution is to use a start up script, is there a benefit to that or best doing it by GPP?

[Sylv3r]

This type of thing we use a start up script. Something along the lines of check if the file exists if not then copy else end.

[ful56_uk]

I can't script, so I went with computer gpp, works fine for our needs and I also make sure I only tick apply once on each item for both files and reg edits.

[jmak]

From what I have just read, am I right in thinking that I just need to:

 

Create a new Policy in GPO (i.e Install Fonts)

Navigate to the User Config, preferences, windows settings, files

Right click files and select new

Add the details as above (changed to suit our font of course) and select the Create option

Do the same for the registry setting but in the Registry section

 

Seems too easy that! Hope it is though and would tell everyone it was devilishly hard to do! [emoji3]

 

Just for my own understanding, rather than as advice for anyone else........ I would do this as a computer configuration, rather than a user configuration - assuming it was to be deployed to all machines on site. Does that make sense?

[john]

Just been told school buying a new handwriting font they want on all PC's, whats the best/easiest way to do this?

 

Check the license terms of the font as well as I've had this and the font only was licensed per machine but they thought that was fine to roll out and thus got very stroppy when I pointed that issue out....

[TechSupp]

Checked and its a whole school license.

[TechSupp]

Make sense? Asking the wrong person! 😁 Open to offers on this, computer or user settings?

[Arthur]

computer or user settings?

Computer.

[ful56_uk]

Computer setting we use

[Arthur]

@john. Would it be possible to merge both "font distribution" threads?

 

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-7/153959-font-distribution.html
http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-7/153960-font-distribution.html

[3s-gtech]

It's a computer setting. Never had any luck with doing it, as simply copying the font file into place never worked - we had to actually install it too from within the Windows client. Tried registry settings to go with the GPP item but gave up in the end. May just be our configuration.

[ful56_uk]

Have a look at the second screen shot. That's the bit that regs the font with the system.

[john]

@john. Would it be possible to merge both "font distribution" threads?

 

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-7/153959-font-distribution.html
http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-7/153960-font-distribution.html

 

Yes and done Welcome to confusion of few dup'd posts here etc

[TechSupp]

Ta! Didnt know that could be done!