Discussion:
Removing Fonts for High School Educators
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John Quinn
2009-07-28 14:30:01 UTC
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I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.

The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.

My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.

I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.

I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.

How do I get rid of these three fonts?

Thanks in Advance

John
macropod
2009-07-29 01:25:40 UTC
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Hi John,

The correct way to delete fonts is to remove them via the Fonts applet in the Windows Control Panel. After that, you may have to
re-start Windows before all apps recognise that the fonts are no longer available.
--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
John Quinn
2009-07-29 16:42:01 UTC
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Thanks for getting back to me.

They do not show in the Windows Contral Panel under Fonts.
Post by macropod
Hi John,
The correct way to delete fonts is to remove them via the Fonts applet in the Windows Control Panel. After that, you may have to
re-start Windows before all apps recognise that the fonts are no longer available.
--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
macropod
2009-07-30 00:52:16 UTC
Permalink
That's not surprising, since you've deleted them. I was simply pointing out the correct way to do this, to avoid any complications
that might otherwise arise.
--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]
Post by John Quinn
Thanks for getting back to me.
They do not show in the Windows Contral Panel under Fonts.
Post by macropod
Hi John,
The correct way to delete fonts is to remove them via the Fonts applet in the Windows Control Panel. After that, you may have to
re-start Windows before all apps recognise that the fonts are no longer available.
--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
Jay Freedman
2009-07-29 02:09:31 UTC
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On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:30:01 -0700, John Quinn
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
You can make the font box in Word's toolbar say anything at all. If the font
file doesn't exist in the C:\Windows\Fonts folder, Word will substitute some
other font, usually Times New Roman or Arial, as the actual display font.

You can check any individual document to see whether it contains a reference to
a nonexistent font. In Word 2003, go to Tools > Options > Compatibility > Font
Substitution. (In Word 2007, the same dialog is reached at Office button > Word
Options > Advanced > Font Substitution.) Click any font that appears in the
list, choose the correct font to replace it, and click Convert Permanently.

But if the CBE is going to reject documents just because they refer to some font
that doesn't even exist on the machine, you have a bigger problem than deleting
Albertus. Have you asked them why they do that, and whether they will stop?


--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
John Quinn
2009-07-29 16:19:02 UTC
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Jay;

Yes we have. They have scanners and software from a company that works
with the University in Darwin, Australia. It cannot read that font.

Thanks for Asking

John
Post by Jay Freedman
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:30:01 -0700, John Quinn
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
You can make the font box in Word's toolbar say anything at all. If the font
file doesn't exist in the C:\Windows\Fonts folder, Word will substitute some
other font, usually Times New Roman or Arial, as the actual display font.
You can check any individual document to see whether it contains a reference to
a nonexistent font. In Word 2003, go to Tools > Options > Compatibility > Font
Substitution. (In Word 2007, the same dialog is reached at Office button > Word
Options > Advanced > Font Substitution.) Click any font that appears in the
list, choose the correct font to replace it, and click Convert Permanently.
But if the CBE is going to reject documents just because they refer to some font
that doesn't even exist on the machine, you have a bigger problem than deleting
Albertus. Have you asked them why they do that, and whether they will stop?
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Tom Ferguson
2009-07-29 02:54:41 UTC
Permalink
At a guess, I would say that you have an HP LaserJet installed as the
default printer. That printer has a number of 'printer resident' fonts. They
are in the printer's ROM. Usually, there is a set of soft fonts in truetype
format installed by the printer driver installer. The purpose of that is so
that windows can accurately lay our documents when any of the
printer-resident are used. At print time, the device-resident fonts are
used. This speeds up printing.

It would seem that you have removed the Truetype fonts. However, you cannot
remove the fonts that are in the printer. You could try entering the
substitution table in the driver and changing the substituted fonts to
something the board approves.

Let us know.

Tom
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
Character
2009-07-29 03:41:41 UTC
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Post by Tom Ferguson
At a guess, I would say that you have an HP LaserJet installed as the
default printer. That printer has a number of 'printer resident' fonts.
They are in the printer's ROM. Usually, there is a set of soft fonts in
truetype format installed by the printer driver installer. The purpose
of that is so that windows can accurately lay our documents when any of
the printer-resident are used. At print time, the device-resident fonts
are used. This speeds up printing.
It would seem that you have removed the Truetype fonts. However, you
cannot remove the fonts that are in the printer. You could try entering
the substitution table in the driver and changing the substituted fonts
to something the board approves.
Let us know.
Tom
Sorry Tom, I didn't see your similar reply before I posted mine.

- Character
Tom Ferguson
2009-07-29 05:36:25 UTC
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Not a problem at all. In particular, the OP might find your suggestions at
the end useful.

All the best.
Tom
Post by Character
Post by Tom Ferguson
At a guess, I would say that you have an HP LaserJet installed as the
default printer. That printer has a number of 'printer resident' fonts.
They are in the printer's ROM. Usually, there is a set of soft fonts in
truetype format installed by the printer driver installer. The purpose of
that is so that windows can accurately lay our documents when any of the
printer-resident are used. At print time, the device-resident fonts are
used. This speeds up printing.
It would seem that you have removed the Truetype fonts. However, you
cannot remove the fonts that are in the printer. You could try entering
the substitution table in the driver and changing the substituted fonts
to something the board approves.
Let us know.
Tom
Sorry Tom, I didn't see your similar reply before I posted mine.
- Character
John Quinn
2009-07-29 16:44:01 UTC
Permalink
Tom;

The onlp printer we have ever had on my machine is a Lexmark. I
called them and they did not have a clue!

Thanks for Helping.
Post by Tom Ferguson
At a guess, I would say that you have an HP LaserJet installed as the
default printer. That printer has a number of 'printer resident' fonts. They
are in the printer's ROM. Usually, there is a set of soft fonts in truetype
format installed by the printer driver installer. The purpose of that is so
that windows can accurately lay our documents when any of the
printer-resident are used. At print time, the device-resident fonts are
used. This speeds up printing.
It would seem that you have removed the Truetype fonts. However, you cannot
remove the fonts that are in the printer. You could try entering the
substitution table in the driver and changing the substituted fonts to
something the board approves.
Let us know.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
Tom Ferguson
2009-07-29 17:05:36 UTC
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I am puzzled indeed. Do you know which printer drive that printer is using?

What icon appears beside the font in Word's font menu (assuming you are
using Word 2007 or the facility to see font names in the font is turned on)?

Try installing some random ink jet printer (Canon BJ 30, for example), set
this as default. See if the fonts are still listed in Word's font menu.

Tom
Post by John Quinn
Tom;
The onlp printer we have ever had on my machine is a Lexmark. I
called them and they did not have a clue!
Thanks for Helping.
Post by Tom Ferguson
At a guess, I would say that you have an HP LaserJet installed as the
default printer. That printer has a number of 'printer resident' fonts. They
are in the printer's ROM. Usually, there is a set of soft fonts in truetype
format installed by the printer driver installer. The purpose of that is so
that windows can accurately lay our documents when any of the
printer-resident are used. At print time, the device-resident fonts are
used. This speeds up printing.
It would seem that you have removed the Truetype fonts. However, you cannot
remove the fonts that are in the printer. You could try entering the
substitution table in the driver and changing the substituted fonts to
something the board approves.
Let us know.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
John Quinn
2009-07-29 21:34:01 UTC
Permalink
Printer Driver is IBM (Lexmark) Network Printer 17 Postscript.

In the Dropdown Box the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
appear along with the common fonts. The problem is that they are the first
three to appear.

As a result of a problem between English teachers we are still on Word 2000,
but have Office 2004 Installed.

Microsoft is dealing with the issues as to why English teachers in an
environment with so many non English speaking students are haveing trouble
with the Word software after Word 98.

Thanks for helping out.

John
Post by Tom Ferguson
I am puzzled indeed. Do you know which printer drive that printer is using?
What icon appears beside the font in Word's font menu (assuming you are
using Word 2007 or the facility to see font names in the font is turned on)?
Try installing some random ink jet printer (Canon BJ 30, for example), set
this as default. See if the fonts are still listed in Word's font menu.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
Tom;
The onlp printer we have ever had on my machine is a Lexmark. I
called them and they did not have a clue!
Thanks for Helping.
Post by Tom Ferguson
At a guess, I would say that you have an HP LaserJet installed as the
default printer. That printer has a number of 'printer resident' fonts. They
are in the printer's ROM. Usually, there is a set of soft fonts in truetype
format installed by the printer driver installer. The purpose of that is so
that windows can accurately lay our documents when any of the
printer-resident are used. At print time, the device-resident fonts are
used. This speeds up printing.
It would seem that you have removed the Truetype fonts. However, you cannot
remove the fonts that are in the printer. You could try entering the
substitution table in the driver and changing the substituted fonts to
something the board approves.
Let us know.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
Tom Ferguson
2009-07-29 23:21:49 UTC
Permalink
OK. As an experiment, install the HP LJ 5m/5mp postscript driver from the
Vista DVD. To come to think of it, I don't think we established which OS you
are on.

In any event, the idea is to install a basic Postscript driver for the
printer but not disturb the working printer software and settings. Install
it connected to "File". Set is as the default printer. Now check the font
list in Word. Next, go to the driver properties. Device Settings tab. Font
Substitution. Check the entries for "despised fonts". [Despised fonts are
like weeds. They might be quite beautiful and useful in the right place but
still unwanted in the wrong place.]

Let us know.

Tom
PS. You might mean Office 2003 rather than 2004. 2004 is a Mac version.
Post by John Quinn
Printer Driver is IBM (Lexmark) Network Printer 17 Postscript.
In the Dropdown Box the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
appear along with the common fonts. The problem is that they are the first
three to appear.
As a result of a problem between English teachers we are still on Word 2000,
but have Office 2004 Installed.
Microsoft is dealing with the issues as to why English teachers in an
environment with so many non English speaking students are haveing trouble
with the Word software after Word 98.
Thanks for helping out.
John
Post by Tom Ferguson
I am puzzled indeed. Do you know which printer drive that printer is using?
What icon appears beside the font in Word's font menu (assuming you are
using Word 2007 or the facility to see font names in the font is turned on)?
Try installing some random ink jet printer (Canon BJ 30, for example), set
this as default. See if the fonts are still listed in Word's font menu.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
Tom;
The onlp printer we have ever had on my machine is a Lexmark. I
called them and they did not have a clue!
Thanks for Helping.
Post by Tom Ferguson
At a guess, I would say that you have an HP LaserJet installed as the
default printer. That printer has a number of 'printer resident'
fonts.
They
are in the printer's ROM. Usually, there is a set of soft fonts in truetype
format installed by the printer driver installer. The purpose of that
is
so
that windows can accurately lay our documents when any of the
printer-resident are used. At print time, the device-resident fonts are
used. This speeds up printing.
It would seem that you have removed the Truetype fonts. However, you cannot
remove the fonts that are in the printer. You could try entering the
substitution table in the driver and changing the substituted fonts to
something the board approves.
Let us know.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique
Olv
(W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of
Examiners
in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They
do
not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
John Quinn
2009-07-30 15:27:01 UTC
Permalink
Tom;

All of the West Texas school districts that have less than 500
students are on SBS. It is rather complex to explain but has to do with
privacy laws at the federal level.

Many of the districts have only one machine and it is an SBS machine.
To say the least Microsoft is not happy with this, but that is the law. I
might add that I know for a fact that every school in the U.S. that is under
X enrollment will eventually have to do the same thing .

It is most definately a Lexmark problem! They indicated that since
they took over IBM, this is the way their customers wanted it. They never
uimagined that someone would be scanning composition tests and create the
problem we have.

The fonts are in memory and cannot be removed. Next Monday I am
taking ti to the regional board and we will see what they want to do.

I thank everyone for their help.

John
Post by Tom Ferguson
OK. As an experiment, install the HP LJ 5m/5mp postscript driver from the
Vista DVD. To come to think of it, I don't think we established which OS you
are on.
In any event, the idea is to install a basic Postscript driver for the
printer but not disturb the working printer software and settings. Install
it connected to "File". Set is as the default printer. Now check the font
list in Word. Next, go to the driver properties. Device Settings tab. Font
Substitution. Check the entries for "despised fonts". [Despised fonts are
like weeds. They might be quite beautiful and useful in the right place but
still unwanted in the wrong place.]
Let us know.
Tom
PS. You might mean Office 2003 rather than 2004. 2004 is a Mac version.
Post by John Quinn
Printer Driver is IBM (Lexmark) Network Printer 17 Postscript.
In the Dropdown Box the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
appear along with the common fonts. The problem is that they are the first
three to appear.
As a result of a problem between English teachers we are still on Word 2000,
but have Office 2004 Installed.
Microsoft is dealing with the issues as to why English teachers in an
environment with so many non English speaking students are haveing trouble
with the Word software after Word 98.
Thanks for helping out.
John
Post by Tom Ferguson
I am puzzled indeed. Do you know which printer drive that printer is using?
What icon appears beside the font in Word's font menu (assuming you are
using Word 2007 or the facility to see font names in the font is turned on)?
Try installing some random ink jet printer (Canon BJ 30, for example), set
this as default. See if the fonts are still listed in Word's font menu.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
Tom;
The onlp printer we have ever had on my machine is a Lexmark. I
called them and they did not have a clue!
Thanks for Helping.
Post by Tom Ferguson
At a guess, I would say that you have an HP LaserJet installed as the
default printer. That printer has a number of 'printer resident'
fonts.
They
are in the printer's ROM. Usually, there is a set of soft fonts in truetype
format installed by the printer driver installer. The purpose of that
is
so
that windows can accurately lay our documents when any of the
printer-resident are used. At print time, the device-resident fonts are
used. This speeds up printing.
It would seem that you have removed the Truetype fonts. However, you cannot
remove the fonts that are in the printer. You could try entering the
substitution table in the driver and changing the substituted fonts to
something the board approves.
Let us know.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique
Olv
(W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of
Examiners
in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They
do
not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
Tom Ferguson
2009-07-30 16:44:13 UTC
Permalink
Point of clarity-

The fonts are in the printer's Read Only Memory and cannot be removed.

Tom
Post by John Quinn
Tom;
All of the West Texas school districts that have less than 500
students are on SBS. It is rather complex to explain but has to do with
privacy laws at the federal level.
Many of the districts have only one machine and it is an SBS machine.
To say the least Microsoft is not happy with this, but that is the law. I
might add that I know for a fact that every school in the U.S. that is under
X enrollment will eventually have to do the same thing .
It is most definately a Lexmark problem! They indicated that since
they took over IBM, this is the way their customers wanted it. They never
uimagined that someone would be scanning composition tests and create the
problem we have.
The fonts are in memory and cannot be removed. Next Monday I am
taking ti to the regional board and we will see what they want to do.
I thank everyone for their help.
John
Post by Tom Ferguson
OK. As an experiment, install the HP LJ 5m/5mp postscript driver from the
Vista DVD. To come to think of it, I don't think we established which OS you
are on.
In any event, the idea is to install a basic Postscript driver for the
printer but not disturb the working printer software and settings. Install
it connected to "File". Set is as the default printer. Now check the font
list in Word. Next, go to the driver properties. Device Settings tab. Font
Substitution. Check the entries for "despised fonts". [Despised fonts are
like weeds. They might be quite beautiful and useful in the right place but
still unwanted in the wrong place.]
Let us know.
Tom
PS. You might mean Office 2003 rather than 2004. 2004 is a Mac version.
Post by John Quinn
Printer Driver is IBM (Lexmark) Network Printer 17 Postscript.
In the Dropdown Box the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
appear along with the common fonts. The problem is that they are the first
three to appear.
As a result of a problem between English teachers we are still on Word 2000,
but have Office 2004 Installed.
Microsoft is dealing with the issues as to why English teachers in an
environment with so many non English speaking students are haveing trouble
with the Word software after Word 98.
Thanks for helping out.
John
Post by Tom Ferguson
I am puzzled indeed. Do you know which printer drive that printer is using?
What icon appears beside the font in Word's font menu (assuming you are
using Word 2007 or the facility to see font names in the font is
turned
on)?
Try installing some random ink jet printer (Canon BJ 30, for example), set
this as default. See if the fonts are still listed in Word's font menu.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
Tom;
The onlp printer we have ever had on my machine is a Lexmark.
I
called them and they did not have a clue!
Thanks for Helping.
Post by Tom Ferguson
At a guess, I would say that you have an HP LaserJet installed as the
default printer. That printer has a number of 'printer resident'
fonts.
They
are in the printer's ROM. Usually, there is a set of soft fonts in truetype
format installed by the printer driver installer. The purpose of that
is
so
that windows can accurately lay our documents when any of the
printer-resident are used. At print time, the device-resident fonts are
used. This speeds up printing.
It would seem that you have removed the Truetype fonts. However,
you
cannot
remove the fonts that are in the printer. You could try entering the
substitution table in the driver and changing the substituted fonts to
something the board approves.
Let us know.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique
Olv
(W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of
Examiners
in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display
in
Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their.
They
do
not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
Character
2009-07-29 17:44:29 UTC
Permalink
Tom;
The only printer we have ever had on my machine is a Lexmark. I
called them and they did not have a clue!
Given my experience with Lexmark, the fact that their support didn't
have a clue is not surprising!

The fact is that Lexmark lasers do in fact have those same fonts
built-in, AND they clearly state that the fonts are "compatible with
the fonts in the HP4500".

So you might try all of the suggestions that Tom and I posted
regarding getting rid of them - possibl substituting Lexmark where we
said "hp".

Here's a link to the LEXMARK pdf publication that I got the above info
from:
http://www.lexmark.com/publications/pdfs/c750/eng/cd/fonts.pdf

- Character
Thanks for Helping.
Post by Tom Ferguson
At a guess, I would say that you have an HP LaserJet installed as the
default printer. That printer has a number of 'printer resident' fonts. They
are in the printer's ROM. Usually, there is a set of soft fonts in truetype
format installed by the printer driver installer. The purpose of that is so
that windows can accurately lay our documents when any of the
printer-resident are used. At print time, the device-resident fonts are
used. This speeds up printing.
It would seem that you have removed the Truetype fonts. However, you cannot
remove the fonts that are in the printer. You could try entering the
substitution table in the driver and changing the substituted fonts to
something the board approves.
Let us know.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
John Quinn
2009-07-29 21:36:01 UTC
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Thank You, I will give it a try.
Post by Character
Tom;
The only printer we have ever had on my machine is a Lexmark. I
called them and they did not have a clue!
Given my experience with Lexmark, the fact that their support didn't
have a clue is not surprising!
The fact is that Lexmark lasers do in fact have those same fonts
built-in, AND they clearly state that the fonts are "compatible with
the fonts in the HP4500".
So you might try all of the suggestions that Tom and I posted
regarding getting rid of them - possibl substituting Lexmark where we
said "hp".
Here's a link to the LEXMARK pdf publication that I got the above info
http://www.lexmark.com/publications/pdfs/c750/eng/cd/fonts.pdf
- Character
Thanks for Helping.
Post by Tom Ferguson
At a guess, I would say that you have an HP LaserJet installed as the
default printer. That printer has a number of 'printer resident' fonts. They
are in the printer's ROM. Usually, there is a set of soft fonts in truetype
format installed by the printer driver installer. The purpose of that is so
that windows can accurately lay our documents when any of the
printer-resident are used. At print time, the device-resident fonts are
used. This speeds up printing.
It would seem that you have removed the Truetype fonts. However, you cannot
remove the fonts that are in the printer. You could try entering the
substitution table in the driver and changing the substituted fonts to
something the board approves.
Let us know.
Tom
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Thanks in Advance
John
Character
2009-07-29 17:47:06 UTC
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By the way - you can ignore the differences in the font names -
Albertus (W1) vs. AlbertusMT, for example. I'm not sure of the exact
techniques involved, but the PC names don't have to match the
printer's names.
Character
2009-07-29 03:38:55 UTC
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Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
Those particular font names are fonts that are resident on some HP
Printers.

Word may be displaying fonts that are available on the default
printer; likely an HP Laserjet or Inkjet with built-in fonts. Word may
be looking at the printer driver, seeing that those fonts are
available from the printer, and therefore showing them as available.

Do you see them from other applications (try Notepad, for example)? If
they do NOT appear in Notepad's list, then it's almost definitely the
printer drivers. If they DO, then they really are installed somewhere
on the systems.
Post by John Quinn
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
[Ordinarily, it would be very rude of me to comment on spelling or
word choice in internet communications. However, since you are in the
business of educating our children, I'd like to correct 'their' to
'there' and 'any where' to 'anywhere'. If they were merely
typographical keyboard errors resulting from hastily posting your
message, I beg your forgiveness for my harping.]

Back to the problem at hand:

If it's NOT a printer/driver problem,

Search for the FILE names, not the FONT names.

While the FONT name is "Albertus (W1)", the FILE name might be almost
anthing at all!

To see if Windows thinks the fonts are installed, and where they are,
System/Run/Regedit and search for 'fonts'. Somewhere along the way
you'll see a list of all the installed fonts and, if they're not in
the actual \WinNT\Fonts\ or \Windows\Fonts\ folder it will show where
they reside.
Post by John Quinn
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Some possibilities:

Check the printer driver options to see if they have an option to
USE or NOT USE printer resident fonts.

Change the default printer to something else (anything else - you
can always select the printer you really want when you print).

Obtain a different version of the printer driver(s).

- Character
John Quinn
2009-07-29 16:56:01 UTC
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Character;

I might want to add that the problem still exists. I am a
College Algebra, Calculus and Differential Equations Teacher and Assistant
Football Coach.

In all honesty I am very upset with Microsoft and I wish the
school district would go back to IBM. I get $1,500 a year and have been
ordered to work with them because our network guys have no clue about office
products or SQL.

I took a one semester course in Access and that has been it. I
spend two to four hours a day working with English teachers on trying to get
things to work for them.

When I have 45 minutes to work on this, no one in El Paso,
Texas who has a clue as to how to assist me! The school district does not
want to bring someone in from the outside and the best database man is in Las
Cruces ( 75 miles away) and is ordered by five military bases to work with
them ( because he is so good he never received his DD214) I will make
spelling errors from time to time.

The problem is still not solved.

Thanks for the help, please remember you guys have no time limits to go by.
Unfortunately we do.
Post by Character
Post by John Quinn
I am trying to remove the Albertus (W1), Albertus XB(W1) and Antique Olv (W1)
fonts from my machines.
The kids accidentally click on them and the College Board of Examiners in
New York City rejects their compositions.
My school district has asked me to remove these fonts.
I have tried several ideas from the Web, but they still display in Word.
Those particular font names are fonts that are resident on some HP
Printers.
Word may be displaying fonts that are available on the default
printer; likely an HP Laserjet or Inkjet with built-in fonts. Word may
be looking at the printer driver, seeing that those fonts are
available from the printer, and therefore showing them as available.
Do you see them from other applications (try Notepad, for example)? If
they do NOT appear in Notepad's list, then it's almost definitely the
printer drivers. If they DO, then they really are installed somewhere
on the systems.
Post by John Quinn
I went to the Winnt/Fonts folder and removed them from their. They do not
appear any where when I do a search, but they still are in Word.
[Ordinarily, it would be very rude of me to comment on spelling or
word choice in internet communications. However, since you are in the
business of educating our children, I'd like to correct 'their' to
'there' and 'any where' to 'anywhere'. If they were merely
typographical keyboard errors resulting from hastily posting your
message, I beg your forgiveness for my harping.]
If it's NOT a printer/driver problem,
Search for the FILE names, not the FONT names.
While the FONT name is "Albertus (W1)", the FILE name might be almost
anthing at all!
To see if Windows thinks the fonts are installed, and where they are,
System/Run/Regedit and search for 'fonts'. Somewhere along the way
you'll see a list of all the installed fonts and, if they're not in
the actual \WinNT\Fonts\ or \Windows\Fonts\ folder it will show where
they reside.
Post by John Quinn
How do I get rid of these three fonts?
Check the printer driver options to see if they have an option to
USE or NOT USE printer resident fonts.
Change the default printer to something else (anything else - you
can always select the printer you really want when you print).
Obtain a different version of the printer driver(s).
- Character
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