Disabling Adobe Type Manager from Windows

 Last reviewed: March 6, 1996
Article ID: Q69692
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SUMMARY

While troubleshooting problems with Microsoft Windows or Windows 95, you may need to disable Adobe Type Manager (ATM) from Windows, as explained in this article.

MORE INFORMATION

When ATM is installed, it modifies the SYSTEM.INI file by changing the SYSTEM.DRV line and adding a new line.

For example: 

   [Boot]
   SYSTEM.DRV=ATMSYS.DRV
   ATM.SYSTEM.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
To ensure that ATM is not running, the SYSTEM.INI file should read as follows: 

   [Boot]
   SYSTEM.DRV=SYSTEM.DRV
NOTE: You can also deactivate ATM by commenting out the two lines below the [Boot] section shown under "Example." To comment out these lines, open the file in a text editor (such as Notepad) and type a semicolon (;) at the beginning of each line. To reactivate ATM, remove the semicolons.

ATM may also modify the WIN.INI file to add fonts to the Hewlett-Packard (HP) printer sections for each HP printer installed under Windows. Commenting out the lines that start with "softfonts=" disables the ATM soft font information for that printer.

Some versions of ATM (2.5x) add the following lines to [drivers] section in the SYSTEM.INI file: 

   adobekey=adobekey.drv
   adobemse=adobemse.drv
NOTE: You must exit and restart Windows before any changes to the SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI FILES can take effect.

Adobe Type Manager is manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kb3rdparty kbtshoot
KBSubcategory: win30 win31 wfw wfwg win95
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.0 3.1 3.10 3.11 tshoot 3rdparty
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Last reviewed: March 6, 1996
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