Eastern Europe System Locale Does Not Change Screen Fonts

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.00
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.00

SYMPTOMS

On a computer running the German version of Windows NT, you want to switch to the Russian system default locale to set the Russian screen fonts used by Russian programs, for example, Russian Microsoft Office 95. After you restart your computer, the display of the screen font changes, but is not correct. Similar problems may happen if you change the display to large fonts in the display ("Anzeige") program.

The problem occurs on all Eastern European locales including Polish, Estonian, Hungarian, Czech, Bulgarian, and so on. The Russian locale is used here as an example.

CAUSE

When the new fonts are installed, Control Panel adds the fonts with an English name but Windows NT still uses the fonts with the German name. The Font.inf file in the <nt>\Inf folder is not localized.

RESOLUTION

Obtain a fixed Font.inf file from Microsoft Support Services.

To set all font attributes properly, follow these steps:

1. Change your system default locale back to "Deutsch (Standard)."

2. Change your font size to "Kleine Schriftarten" if needed.

3. Restart the computer.

4. Run the following script using the Regini utility from the Windows NT Resource Kit. If you don't have this tool you can try to delete the entries below manually or call Microsoft Support for assistance:

   \Registry\Machine\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Fonts Courier 10,12,15 (VGA res) = REG_SZ MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (VGA res) = REG_SZ MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (VGA res) = REG_SZ Small Fonts (VGA res) = REG_SZ Courier 10,12,15 (8514a res) = REG_SZ MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (8514a res) = REG_SZ MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (8514a res) = REG_SZ Small Fonts (8514a res) = REG_SZ Courier 10,12,15 (VGA res) = DELETE MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (VGA res) = DELETE MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (VGA res) = DELETE Small Fonts (VGA res) = DELETE Courier 10,12,15 (8514a res) = DELETE MS Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (8514a res) = DELETE MS Sans Serif 8,10,12,14,18,24 (8514a res) = DELETE Small Fonts (8514a res) = DELETE

5. Copy the fixed Font.inf file to the <nt>\inf folder.

6. Start Control Panel ("Systemsteuerung") and configure the locale and screen font size as you prefer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.