Installed fonts missing

[bernie321]

Hi

We have reciently added a Windows 2000 server to our network in addition to our novell server.

I have since had problems with our windows 2000 machines. I repeatedly install fonts on the machines but after a varied period the fonts are missing.

Any ideas on the cause?

Thanks B

 

[shrubble]

Could there be a mechanism (like auto-restore) thats rolling back that folder after a specific event (like a reboot)?

deletion mistake
no I can't recover that
you didn't save it

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[rosepetal]

Are the font files really missing or are they not being found where they are supposed to be?

 

[bernie321]

Hi

The fonts are no longer installed, and cannot be found on the system

Thanks B

 

[shrubble]

Think about it logically; there really are only a couple of things that could be happening here.

Either:
a) A person is physically going into the folder and removing the added fonts, which seems kind of weird because they would have to know all of the names of the fonts that should stay, and not touch them. If your fonts directories are like ours, there are several hundred files in there.

or:
b) A program or script is periodically monitering the folders contents, comparing them against a list of what ought to be there, and deleting what "should not" be there.

If you check the file properties (last accessed or modified time and date)right after the fonts disappear, it might give you a clue as to exactly when this action is occurring. This, in turn, may lead you to the source.

SELECT user
FROM users
WHERE common_sense IS EQUAL TO NULL;

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