Silent install fonts ?

[SiMoNsAyS]

@totoymola tried *.ttf and *.fon without problems. i suppose all the fonts recognized by windows.

[totoymola]

Hmm... I think not all. Because I tried installing pfm fonts, and it didn't work. Or maybe there's something wrong with my inf.

[bufoncosmico]

sorry, but i still dont get it

using the fontinst.exe method; i need to put in a sfx all the fonts, fontinst.inf, and fontinst.exe, make the sfx extract everything to the fonts folder in windows and then call the command to register the fonts?

if so:

what should be the comment in the sfx?

i run it in the runonce.cmd, or in the cmdlines.txt ?

[bufoncosmico]

ok, i finally got it to work...i dunno if its the right or the easyest way, but this work for me:

made 2 sfx, one to copy my fotns to the fonts directory, and another sfx with the fonts, fontsinst.exe, and fontsinst.inf to decompress to a temporary folder, and then run fontinst.exe /f fontinst.inf. All that in my RunOnceEx.cmd

thats it, and it work perfectly...

[totoymola]

made 2 sfx, one to copy my fotns to the fonts directory, and another sfx with the fonts, fontsinst.exe, and fontsinst.inf to decompress to a temporary folder, and then run fontinst.exe /f fontinst.inf.

You dont need your first sfx. Your second one is enough.

[lilweirddude]

;The comment below contains SFX script commands

Setup=FontInst.exe
TempMode
Silent=1
Overwrite=1

thats what i use as my comment

is it ok to install fonts from t-12?

[bufoncosmico]

thanks totoymola, it works

[asbsamsf]

Create SFX fonts archive Utilities

- use at your own risk, i'm not a programmer .

- download the SFXfonts.exe, place it anywhere, and make sure you have all fonts in the same folder.

- move Fonts.exe to any dir on your UAXPCD.

- you can call Fonts.exe from RunOnceEx.cmd or from Cmdlines.txt it's up to you

SFXfonts.exe

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Actually in the inf file is named fontinst.inf all you have to do is call fontinst.exe

Make sure your folder has the fonts, fontinst.exe and fontinst.inf

Then all you need to do is call fontinst.exe.

[spacesurfer]

where can you get installfont.exe?

[Guest mikorist]

You can get "Extract" installfont.exe from IE setup from "FONTCORE.CAB"

I make make_fontinst_inf.cmd

make_fontinst_inf.cmd=

DIR /b *.* >>fontinst.inf

Put "make_fontinst_inf.cmd" in folder were you store fonts

start and you make "fontinst.inf"

delete in fontinst.inf "make_fontinst_inf.cmd" and

other files witch not fonts and

put in first line:

[fonts]

I put all my fonts installfont.exe & fontinst.inf in

$OEM$\$1\install\Fonts\

and install:

@echo off

SET PP=%SystemDrive%\Install\

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D ""Installing Programs" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /VE /D "Fonts..." /f

REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%PP%Fonts\fontinst.exe /F fontinst.inf" /f

EXIT

I recommend to use this method because is being easy to survey

and added more&more new fonts as you wish....

My "$OEM$\$1\install\Fonts\" folder have now 120 fonts and all work nice !!!

Edited July 1, 2006 by mikorist

[spacesurfer]

@mikorist

So why do you need installfont.exe when you are using fontinst.exe in your script?

what is the difference? what is the usage for installfont.exe?

[Guest mikorist]

You noticed it well !

No difference??? I dont no !!

i rename installfont.exe to fontinst.exe calculated (Orginal name in Microsoft cab is installfont.exe)

P.S.

i've found a tool "installfont.exe" in wpi package, usage:

installfont.exe should be=fontinst.exe ???

See in ResHack for example :

installfont.exe from IE6.0 SETUP from "FONTCORE.CAB"

VALUE "CompanyName", "Microsoft"

VALUE "FileDescription", "fontinst"

VALUE "FileVersion", "1, 0, 0, 1"

VALUE "InternalName", "fontinst"

VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 1997, 1998 Microsoft Corp. "

VALUE "OriginalFilename", "fontinst.exe"

VALUE "ProductName", "Microsoft fontinst"

VALUE "ProductVersion", "1, 0, 0, 1"

And i see in this post:

"fontinst.exe" is a small application from microsoft; Copy the font into the %windir%\fonts folder and then, register the fonts. The font is available even before the reboot. also send a message to all top-level windows in the system. This message notifies other applications that the font table has been added a font.

VALUE "FileDescription", "fontinst"

VALUE "FileVersion", "1, 0, 0, 1"

VALUE "InternalName", "fontinst"

VALUE "LegalCopyright", "Copyright © 1997, 1998 Microsoft Corp. "

VALUE "OriginalFilename", "fontinst.exe"

VALUE "ProductName", "Microsoft fontinst"

VALUE "ProductVersion", "1, 0, 0, 1"

but difference from orginal in "FONTCORE.CAB"

is in size :

39,0kb=fontinst.exe (from url up)

44,5kb=installfont.exe (from "FONTCORE.CAB")

I DONT NO WHO EAT UP 5,5KB IN fontinst.exe (from url up) IN SAME "ProductVersion", "1, 0, 0, 1"

Edited July 4, 2006 by mikorist

[MICHELLIN]

How can we silent install fonts ?

thanx

Redman

i tried making sfx self extracting

but stumbled onto smething else...

found an installer..."SETUP2GO"

IMPORTED 2,550 FONTS

ALSO AN .INF FILE

QUOTE

[fontS]

{LISTING OF ALL FONTS}

i used a program called.PRINT FOLDER PRO

to make a listing of the contents of my fonts folder (2,550) FONTS

and copy/paste it to txt file

called it FONTS.INF

This installer has the advantage of making an unattended intallation

i put an entry in my start.cmd

echo.

echo insallation of fonts

start /wait %systemdrive%\install\applictaions\fonts.exe

i set installation path in installer to

%systemdrive%\windows\Fonts

It even build an uninstall.exe

all fonts are registered after install....!!!!!!!

i'm a newbee and havn't a clue about programming

[Guest mikorist]

fonts.exe=installfont.exe=fontinst.exe

Edited July 4, 2006 by mikorist