PRB: "Unable to Get System Fixed Font" If Bad SYSTEM.INI Entry

ID: Q126224


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard and Professional Editions for Windows, version 3.0


SYMPTOMS

When attempting to run Visual Basic, you receive this error message:

Unable to get system fixed font


CAUSE

This error message is due to one of the following causes:

  • Invalid or missing "fixedfon.fon=" entry in the [boot] section of your SYSTEM.INI file.


  • -or-

  • The file that fixedfon.fon points to is corrupt or missing.



RESOLUTION

Make sure there is a "fixedfon.fon" entry in the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. If this entry is blank, there's no fixed font present, so you need to locate a fixed font file like VGAFIX.FON in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory, and assign it to this entry. For example:


   fixedfon.fon=vgafix.fon 
If this line already exists, the file (VGAFIX.FON in this example) is either missing or corrupt. Reinstall the file from your Windows installation disks to solve the problem.


STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words: 3.00

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: January 25, 2000
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