How to get rid of unwanted system fonts?

I have a bunch of fonts on this ystem that I will never use, but when I
try to delet them, a pop-up tells me no dice, they are protected system
fonts.

I've looked at properties, no box to uncheck, etc.

Is there some way to eliminate these? They just clutter up the font
list, even when I've tried hiding them.

TIA,
Wolf K.

"Wolf K" <> wrote:

>I have a bunch of fonts on this ystem that I will never use, but when I try
>to delet them, a pop-up tells me no dice, they are protected system fonts.

> I've looked at properties, no box to uncheck, etc.

> Is there some way to eliminate these? They just clutter up the font list,
> even when I've tried hiding them.

It's rather difficult to analyze the problem if you don't tell us exactly
what font files you're trying to get rid of. Even better, you might want to
tell us what list you're referring to; some lists enumerate every individual
font files while others display only the face names, leaving the selection
of degrees of boldness, italicization, and the like (which represent
individual font files) to subordinate lists.

It's possible that the fonts you're trying to remove are used by parts of
the system, in which case the removal code is legitimately protecting the
system from your attempt to modify it.

I'm not disagreeing with your desire to clean up the font presentation in
Windows; I have a rather large number of fonts for specialized applications
(including a few of my own design) and I have to balance the utility of
having them pre-installed when I need them, vs. making the font lists as
long as a Senate filibuster. One tool that I miss in Windows 7 is Adobe
Type Manager, which allowed a user to define font groups and with a single
checkbox add or remove all of the font files in the group. (Then there were
tools like FontMinder and FontMonger, which to its disgrace Adobe killed off
when it bought Ares.)

Joe

On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:36:43 -0500, Wolf K wrote:
>
> I have a bunch of fonts on this ystem that I will never use, but when I
> try to delet them, a pop-up tells me no dice, they are protected system
> fonts.
>
> I've looked at properties, no box to uncheck, etc.
>
> Is there some way to eliminate these? They just clutter up the font
> list, even when I've tried hiding them.

Short answer: no.

I brought this up a while back. It's a problem going back to Windows
XP, at least. Stupid useless fonts like Che Dotum and Batang are in
Windows just in case you might want to use Asian characters, and they
can't be removed.

I suppose if I were Asian, I'd say stupid useless fonts like Times
Roman. Either way, it's ridiculous that we can't uninstall fonts we
don't want. But such is Windows.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

On 14/11/2011 8:07 PM, Joe Morris wrote:
> "Wolf K"<> wrote:
>
>> I have a bunch of fonts on this system that I will never use, but when I try
>> to delete them, a pop-up tells me no dice, they are protected system fonts.
[...]
> It's rather difficult to analyze the problem if you don't tell us exactly
> what font files you're trying to get rid of.[...[]

I already did, reread my first sentence, in which I refer to _protected
system fonts_. They can't be deleted from the fonts folder. They are
included on the install disk so that you can localise the system for
your preferred language during installation. You should be able to
delete the ones you don't need or want, but I guess MS doesn't want you
to do that.

I know the solution is a registry hack, but I would like some advice
from someone who's already done it.

TIA,
Wolf K.

On 14/11/2011 8:33 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:36:43 -0500, Wolf K wrote:
>>
>> I have a bunch of fonts on this system that I will never use, but when I
>> try to delete them, a pop-up tells me no dice, they are protected system
>> fonts.
>>
>> I've looked at properties, no box to uncheck, etc.
>>
>> Is there some way to eliminate these? They just clutter up the font
>> list, even when I've tried hiding them.
>
> Short answer: no.

Actually, there is: it's a registry hack. I found it bu googling, but
would like some advice from anyone who's already done it.

[snip rant]

Wolf K.

On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:09:43 -0500, Wolf K wrote:
>
> Actually, there is: it's a registry hack. I found it bu googling,
> but would like some advice from anyone who's already done it.

Care to share the URL with the class? That might make it more likely
someone who has done it would recognize it.

You can always set a restore point, apply the registry hack, test out
your system, and then restore to that restore point if something is
amiss. That's what System Restore is for.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...

"Wolf K" <> wrote in message news:bClwq.91023$...
> On 14/11/2011 8:33 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
>> On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:36:43 -0500, Wolf K wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a bunch of fonts on this system that I will never use, but when I
>>> try to delete them, a pop-up tells me no dice, they are protected system
>>> fonts.
>>>
>>> I've looked at properties, no box to uncheck, etc.
>>>
>>> Is there some way to eliminate these? They just clutter up the font
>>> list, even when I've tried hiding them.
>>
>> Short answer: no.
>
> Actually, there is: it's a registry hack. I found it bu googling, but would like some advice from anyone who's already
> done it.
>
> [snip rant]
>
> Wolf K.

If you already know what the hack is, back up the registry and give it a try. In the time it took to create this post,
wait for replies, then type out more replies, you could have already found out if it was a viable hack or not, and if it
wasn't, restored your registry to correct any errors.

The question I have is, Why? On my Win7 system, the font folder takes up approximately 1/10 of 1 per cent of my total
hard drive, and a 298GB drive is relatively small by today's standards. I know everybody feels it's there "right" to
have total control over everything they own, but there are plenty of other things in life to worry about than a tiny bit
of hard drive space. If you don't want to use them, then don't. They're not slowing down your system, and they don't
take up much room. What's the problem? :-)

(let the flaming begin :-) OO-RAH!!)
--
SC Tom

Wolf K wrote:
> On 14/11/2011 8:33 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
>> On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:36:43 -0500, Wolf K wrote:
>>>
>>> I have a bunch of fonts on this system that I will never use, but when I
>>> try to delete them, a pop-up tells me no dice, they are protected system
>>> fonts.
>>>
>>> I've looked at properties, no box to uncheck, etc.
>>>
>>> Is there some way to eliminate these? They just clutter up the font
>>> list, even when I've tried hiding them.
>>
>> Short answer: no.
>
> Actually, there is: it's a registry hack. I found it bu googling, but
> would like some advice from anyone who's already done it.
>
> [snip rant]

A URL for the hack would be nice.
--
Crash

"In politics, stupidity is not a handicap."
~ Napoleon Bonaparte ~

SC Tom wrote:
>
> "Wolf K" <> wrote in message
> news:bClwq.91023$...
>> On 14/11/2011 8:33 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
>>> On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:36:43 -0500, Wolf K wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have a bunch of fonts on this system that I will never use,
>>>> but when I try to delete them, a pop-up tells me no dice, they
>>>> are protected system fonts.
>>>>
>>>> I've looked at properties, no box to uncheck, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Is there some way to eliminate these? They just clutter up the
>>>> font list, even when I've tried hiding them.
>>>
>>> Short answer: no.
>>
>> Actually, there is: it's a registry hack. I found it bu googling,
>> but would like some advice from anyone who's already done it.
>>
>> [snip rant]
>>
>> Wolf K.
>
> If you already know what the hack is, back up the registry and give
> it a try. In the time it took to create this post, wait for replies,
> then type out more replies, you could have already found out if it
> was a viable hack or not, and if it wasn't, restored your registry to
> correct any errors.
>
> The question I have is, Why? On my Win7 system, the font folder takes
> up approximately 1/10 of 1 per cent of my total hard drive, and a
> 298GB drive is relatively small by today's standards. I know
> everybody feels it's there "right" to have total control over
> everything they own, but there are plenty of other things in life to
> worry about than a tiny bit of hard drive space. If you don't want to
> use them, then don't. They're not slowing down your system, and they
> don't take up much room. What's the problem? :-)
>
> (let the flaming begin :-) OO-RAH!!)

I use font viewing programs to select fonts for applications, and they
show ALL the fonts of a given style. I would rather they not show fonts
I'll never use, like Batang. Fonts can nominally be hidden, but they
don't hide very well!
--
Crash

"When you get to a fork in the road, take it."
~ Yogi Berra ~

On 15/11/2011 7:13 AM, Stan Brown wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:09:43 -0500, Wolf K wrote:
>>
>> Actually, there is: it's a registry hack. I found it bu googling,
>> but would like some advice from anyone who's already done it.
>
> Care to share the URL with the class? That might make it more likely
> someone who has done it would recognize it.
>
> You can always set a restore point, apply the registry hack, test out
> your system, and then restore to that restore point if something is
> amiss. That's what System Restore is for.
>


Here's one:

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...ts-delete.html

Have fun!
Wolf K.