Use Windows Vista fonts in Windows XP

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Microsoft did change some of the system fonts in Windows Vista which tend to look cleaner and crisper than those used in Windows XP. It would not be legal to simply download and use those fonts in Windows XP but there is a way to get them on the XP system legally.

The free Powerpoint Viewer 2007 is installing several Windows Vista system fonts during installation which stay on the system even if the software is uninstalled afterwards. The cleartype fonts Calibri, Cambria, Candara, Consolas, Constantia and Corbel are installed into the fonts directory of the Windows XP installation.

You can change the font that Windows is using in the Appearance tab of the Display Properties. Just click on the Advanced button in that menu and select the element that you want to change the font for. You should see an immediate difference if you select one of the new fonts and have cleartype enabled.

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Users who use a custom design have to take care that the new font does not break the design. It could take some time until you get it right.

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Mr Shaw says, March 8th, 2008   

Or you can just download and install the fonts and say you did it this way.

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Martin says, March 8th, 2008   

Nice Idea, hehe. But you still have to get them from somewhere.

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Enigma says, March 8th, 2008   

I believe the office 2007 compatibility pack also installs said fonts also.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en

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Kilman says, March 9th, 2008   

I tried doing this and from some reason the only fonts which are available from the pull down menu are: Arial, Arial Unicode MS, Courier New, Lucida Sans Unicode, Microsoft Sans Serif, Tahoma and Times New Roman. I know the fonts are installed because they appear in the fonts folder.
Strange…

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Enigma says, March 9th, 2008   

Kilman did you just drag and drop them to the fonts folder? if so you need to uses the install feature from the file drop down or else they do not show up.

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Install PowerPoint Viewer 2007 to get Vista Fonts in XP [Featured Windows Download] at SoftSaurus says, March 10th, 2008   

[...] Windows only: If there’s only a few things most Microsoft Vista upgraders and nay-sayers can agree upon, one likely talking point is that Vista’s fonts are generally clean, smooth, and a step up from XP. Getting the newer fonts in XP doesn’t have to involve illegal downloads and system tweaking, however—as the gHacks tech blog points out, simply installing Microsoft’s PowerPoint Viewer 2007 installs a bundle of Vista fonts in XP that you can use as your system defaults. Once installed, head to your display properties, then hit the Appearance tab to select a system-wide font. You’ll also want to enable ClearType, which, luckily, we’ve covered before. PowerPoint Viewer 2007 is a free download for Windows only. PowerPoint Viewer 2007 [Microsoft via gHacks] [...]

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Instale fontes do Windows Vista no XP (grátis e sem o Vista) « Random Dumplings of Wisdom says, March 10th, 2008   

[...] causa dessas fontes ? Provavelmente não. A dica de hoje resolve esse problema. Nossos colegas da GHacks publicaram uma dica de ouro que contorna essa deficiência do Windows XP. Aqui vão os passos [...]

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moks says, March 10th, 2008   
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Kilman says, March 10th, 2008   

thanks for your response.
the problem is more general than this.
i have the fonts installed and i can use them in Word for example. the thing is that the fonts displayed in the drop down menu form a very minimal list considering the amount of fonts installed on my computer.

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Sankhya says, March 11th, 2008   

Download “PowerPointViewer.exe”, use 7-Zip or similar to extract it, then extract the .cab file, choose and copy the fonts you like into the Windows Fonts-Directory. That´s all.

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Ricky Gervais says, March 11th, 2008   

I found a png font sample image with all the listed fonts

http://blog.html.it/immagini/msnewfonts.png

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Andrew Z says, March 11th, 2008   

Here is how to install the same fonts in Linux:
http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/calibri-linux-vista-fonts-download.html

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Install PowerPoint Viewer 2007 to get Vista Fonts in XP [Featured Windows Download] » Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done says, March 14th, 2008   

[...] Windows only: If there’s only a few things most Microsoft Vista upgraders and naysayers can agree upon, one likely talking point is that Vista’s fonts are generally clean, smooth, and a step up from XP. Getting the newer fonts in XP doesn’t have to involve illegal downloads and system tweaking, however—as the gHacks tech blog points out, simply installing Microsoft’s PowerPoint Viewer 2007 installs a bundle of Vista fonts in XP that you can use as your system defaults. Once installed, head to your display properties, then hit the Appearance tab to select a system-wide font. You’ll also want to enable ClearType, which, luckily, we’ve covered before. PowerPoint Viewer 2007 is a free download for Windows only. PowerPoint Viewer 2007 [Microsoft via gHacks] [...]

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Come avere i font di Windows Vista su XP in modo legale - Geekissimo says, March 14th, 2008   

[...] Fonte: gHacks [...]

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Kaip pasiskolinti naujų šriftų iš Microsoft : nežinau.lt says, March 22nd, 2008   

[...] apsidžiaugiau gHacks aptikęs gudrų būdą legaliai „pasiskolinti“ naujų šriftų iš Microsoft, ypač sistemos šriftų pamainai. [...]

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Bill says, March 30th, 2008   

The download for the free PowerPoint Viewer 2007 specifically states this about the fonts: “You may not copy, install or use the fonts on other devices.” For anyone who wants to use the Vista fonts on Macs or Linux systems, licensed versions of the fonts can purchased/downloaded from: http://www.ascendercorp.com/ctfonts.html

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Andrew Z says, March 30th, 2008   

Bill, IANAL, but in some cases the Linux or Mac may be the same device as the Windows machine.

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Fully Replace Windows XP Fonts with Windows Vista fonts says, April 11th, 2008   

[...] while ago I described how to add Windows Vista fonts to Windows XP. The method was very straightforward because Microsoft was supplying the fonts with [...]

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