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Re: cannot find or create font

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From: Bacchus
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 05:46
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Found a retail copy on the net of Font Expert.
Seems a nice program, but at last, no luck

Well, I prefer Linux over windozes anyway so no biggie


On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 23:20:07 GMT, "Jallex" <Jallex@nospam.net> wrote:

>I had the same problem.  It drove me crazy.
>
>One day, I was using a program called FontExpert, and it said there was an 
>error in one of the fonts on my computer.  The program fixed it.
>
>Later on, I opened a program in Acrobat, and it suddenly worked perfectly!
>
>I now believe that it was the font problem, not acorbat, that caused the 
>file problems.
>
>Good luck!
>
>
>"Bacchus" <zoraster@REMOVETHISoperamail.com> wrote in message 
>news:jll102lu7ojt8afkdqgvecojmvo0d0p4bg@4ax.com...
>>I have been searching through the Internet and different newsgroups
>> trying to find a solution to my problem.
>>
>> I've only been able to find a few other people who have the same
>> problem but no one has answered their question.
>> I'm a little surprised that so few people have had this problem.
>>
>> It started several months ago, it seems after some updates or
>> something, every PDF file I try to open I would get error cannot find
>> or create font such and such even though I had the font on my
>> computer.
>>
>> Due to Windows instability, I had to format and reinstall it about a
>> month ago.  I installed the Adobe reader seven and it worked fine.  I
>> was so happy.  Now last week it started over again.  I can't open any
>> Acrobat file, well the file opens but the pages are blank except for
>> pictures.  I get the same error and yes I do have the fonts on my
>> computer.
>>
>> I had installed several hundred fonts from a package to my system a
>> couple weeks ago.  Is it possible the built-in fonts were overridden
>> and Acrobat does not recognize them. I have a feeling it is these
>> fonts that caused the problem, but other than formatting again
>> reinstalling Windows which I really hate to do, I don't know what else
>> to do
>>
>> I have tried to uninstall and reinstall acrobat couple a times.  I
>> have searched through the registry and tried to find any reference to
>> Acrobat reader and remove them by hand.  I didn't find any.
>>
>> I'm about ready to give up on it, but of course so many things use PDF
>> files I can't give up on the PDF files. Worse comes to worse, I can
>> always send the files over to my Linux machine and read them there.
>> It is just a little inconvenient.
>>
>> Thanks for any help anyone can provide 
>
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