Some TrueType Fonts Do Not Produce Glyphs on Windows NT 3.51

 Last reviewed: March 16, 1998
Article ID: Q139535

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

Some TrueType fonts from other versions of Windows or third party font vendors do not produce glyphs on Windows NT 3.51.

For example, if you install the Traditional Arabic font (Trad.ttf) from Arabic Windows 3.11 in Windows NT 3.51, it does not produce glyphs. The font installs, but it displays the default character when you attempt to display it, indicating the character codes do not have a glyph.

The TrueType fonts most likely to encounter this problem are those which have been constructed for foreign language versions of windows like Arabic Windows 3.11 or 3.1.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has modified the file, WINSRV.DLL, to correct this problem. Upgrade to the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: default character far east
Keywords : GdiFnt GdiTt kbbug3.51 kbfix3.51.sp3 ntui kbgraphic
Version : WinNT:3.51
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: March 16, 1998
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