possible to upgrade missing/corrupted font files via windowsupdate?

I have an HP OEM Windows XP Pro O/S Image Recovery CD from HP that came with
an e-PC computer I bought from HP. I need to recover the Arial fonts and
the Courier New fonts, but according to HP tech support, the recovery CD
provides no way for me to recover individual O/S files. The only option, I
was told, was to restore a pristine system image in its entirety, losing
everything I've changed on the PC since then. This is so absurd that I find
it hard to believe! As the owner of a legit (albeit OEM) Windows XP Pro
license, is there any way for me to restore individual default fonts via
WindowsUpdate?
Thanks
TR

Your license is from HP not Microsoft, that's why people get screwed when
they buy systems that come with pre-installed software. They don't get
anyhting equivalent to the retail version.

I doubt if Windows Update will scan your drive for anything beyond updates.
Fonts are not updates even if they are missing.

"TR" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I have an HP OEM Windows XP Pro O/S Image Recovery CD from HP that came
>with
> an e-PC computer I bought from HP. I need to recover the Arial fonts and
> the Courier New fonts, but according to HP tech support, the recovery CD
> provides no way for me to recover individual O/S files. The only option, I
> was told, was to restore a pristine system image in its entirety, losing
> everything I've changed on the PC since then. This is so absurd that I
> find
> it hard to believe! As the owner of a legit (albeit OEM) Windows XP Pro
> license, is there any way for me to restore individual default fonts via
> WindowsUpdate?
> Thanks
> TR
>
>

"TR" <> wrote in message
news:...
>I have an HP OEM Windows XP Pro O/S Image Recovery CD from HP that came with
> an e-PC computer I bought from HP. I need to recover the Arial fonts and
> the Courier New fonts, but according to HP tech support, the recovery CD
> provides no way for me to recover individual O/S files. The only option, I
> was told, was to restore a pristine system image in its entirety, losing
> everything I've changed on the PC since then. This is so absurd that I find
> it hard to believe! As the owner of a legit (albeit OEM) Windows XP Pro
> license, is there any way for me to restore individual default fonts via
> WindowsUpdate?


No. Windows Update is for distributing patches not for arbitrary
repairing.

On a real XP CD you can find Arial fonts by searching with the filename
fragment arial and Courier fonts by searching with cour
Does your Restore CD not allow that? What is on it?
If it is .cab files you could expand them and see if what you need
is in one. Etc.

Do you have any space on your harddrive for another partition?
Or could you install another drive? Perhaps you could reinstall
your OEM system there, then copy whatever you need from it
or at least back up your current system somewhere else
and later restore files from it. Etc.

BTW this is off-topic for this newsgroup. You probably would
get more informed answers on an HP support forum.


> Thanks
> TR
>
>


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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"TR",

This is not off-topic for this particular newsgroup, as you asked whether or
not Windows Update would be able to update fonts. As Robert has answered
that question, let me just say that for now--Windows Update does not update
fonts generally--although there is no reason why there may not be in the
very near future optional updates to fonts available from the Windows Update
website. None of this should be taken as a commitment implied or inferred,
but any component of Windows on supported platforms is open to update and
fonts are indeed part of the OS files.

I also agree with Robert that there is a way to unpack a cab file on the HP
recovery CD and install those fonts. I would bet, though, that the easier
way would be to search for Fonts for Windows XP, and just download and
install them yourself. My mother-in-law had me download one on her PC for
Halloween, and it was Windows XP.

Sincerely,

Pat Walters [MSFT]

"Robert Aldwinckle" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> "TR" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> >I have an HP OEM Windows XP Pro O/S Image Recovery CD from HP that came
with
> > an e-PC computer I bought from HP. I need to recover the Arial fonts
and
> > the Courier New fonts, but according to HP tech support, the recovery CD
> > provides no way for me to recover individual O/S files. The only option,
I
> > was told, was to restore a pristine system image in its entirety, losing
> > everything I've changed on the PC since then. This is so absurd that I
find
> > it hard to believe! As the owner of a legit (albeit OEM) Windows XP Pro
> > license, is there any way for me to restore individual default fonts via
> > WindowsUpdate?
>
>
> No. Windows Update is for distributing patches not for arbitrary
> repairing.
>
> On a real XP CD you can find Arial fonts by searching with the filename
> fragment arial and Courier fonts by searching with cour
> Does your Restore CD not allow that? What is on it?
> If it is .cab files you could expand them and see if what you need
> is in one. Etc.
>
> Do you have any space on your harddrive for another partition?
> Or could you install another drive? Perhaps you could reinstall
> your OEM system there, then copy whatever you need from it
> or at least back up your current system somewhere else
> and later restore files from it. Etc.
>
> BTW this is off-topic for this newsgroup. You probably would
> get more informed answers on an HP support forum.
>
>
> > Thanks
> > TR
> >
> >
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>