PRB: Font Files Not Found by Chinese Windows 3.0 Setup

ID: Q87338

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Far East Software Development Kit (FESDK) for Windows version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

During the process of installing the Chinese version of Microsoft Windows 3.0 from the Far East Software Development Kit (FESDK) CD-ROM (compact- disk read-only memory), the Setup program requests the Chinese Windows 3.0 Setup disk #5 and displays an error message that it cannot find some font files.

CAUSE

The active code page in the system is not code page 437. Some font files available in the English version of Windows 3.0 for other code pages are not available in Chinese Windows.

RESOLUTION

There are two methods to work around this problem:

Exit from the Setup program to MS-DOS. Change the active code page to code page 437. Then run Setup again.

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Because the font files are available in the English version of Windows 3.0, copy the font (FON) files from the Setup disks to an empty disk. Provide this disk when the Chinese Windows Setup program prompts for Setup disk #5.

MORE INFORMATION

The MS-DOS MODE command provides information about the active code page, the hardware code page, and any prepared code pages in the system. If the active code page is 437, the Chinese Windows 3.0 Setup program should run without problems. Otherwise, either the hardware code page or one of the prepared code pages must be 437. While most machines have hardware code page 437, some do not. If code page 437 is available in hardware, issue the following MS-DOS command to switch to code page 437:

CHCP 437

Otherwise, it is necessary to modify the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files to load the appropriate display driver and install code page 437. Then issue the CHCP command to switch to the loaded code page. For more information, refer to the "MS-DOS User's Guide and Reference" manual.

Additional query words: 3.00

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