Fonts in Windows (W98)

[mnovak5]

What is the maximum number of fonts Windows 98 can safely handle?

Are there any other important restrictions as to using too many fonts?



Don't ask "Whether..." , ask "How...?"

[BertImmenschuh]

Don't know as if there is a maximum but I have noticed a performance hit after about 550. And that is with 256MB RAM in Win98SE. This article discusses it:
<a target="_blank" href=http://graphicssoft.about.com/library/weekly/aa072099.htm>http://graphicssoft.about.com/library/weekly/aa072099.htm</a>.

[bdragon]

Microsoft advises keeping a max of 300 fonts loaded at any given time.

I have run as many as six hundred, but I don't use that many.

I'd advise keeping the Windows fonts, any fonts loaded by your office suite, and then only adding fonts that you definately use.

I have a whole CD of fonts. Occassionally I'll load one for a document, but I don't want to try 1000 fonts.

Remember, Every font is registered in the Registry. Windows will have to process that every time it scans the registry.

[CaptainSpeleo]

Frank's Windows 95/98 Tips (http://www.onescrappysite.com/fonts/donotdelete.htm>Here</a>)