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Problem with Arial Bold Font
I am being driven to distraction by this. Every time I boot Windows (64-bit ultimate), there is a problem with Arial Bold. It displays in all programs as the bold italic version. When i went into Control Panel > Fonts, it showed it wasn't installed, but when i downloaded and tried to install it, I was told it was already installed and did i want to overwrite it. I said yes, and it works again. However, on the next boot, i have the same problem.
I found a tweak online that made the fonts folder display as it did in XP, just a simple list of files and found there was about 3 or 4 versions of each style of Arial in the folder. I've managed to delete the duplicates so i just have 1 of each now, but the Arial Bold problem remains. After booting, i can go into the font folder, double click the Arial Bold icon and it shows the preview of it looking fine. I can then click the Install button and it tells me again that it is already installed and do i want to overwrite it. When i say yes, all works fine again until next boot.
I've tried deleting the font so i can put a fresh version in, but nothing works. It says i need permission from TrustedInstaller to do this. When i try to change permissions (I am using an administrator account) it tells me 'access is denied'. I have even tried booting into safe mode but the same result.
Does anyone have any idea how i can solve this before i stick the computer through a window?!