Windows Vista Font Mangement?

I just transitioned from WinXP and using ATM deluxe to Windows Vista. I've got hundreds of Postscript, TrueType, and OpenType font variations that I use for any number of design projects which I absolutely need to manage somehow. I've been reading the threads about why ATM was discontinued, that all fonts can be installed in the Windows Fonts folder, etc. However, that does not solve the issue of actually managing the fonts (custom grouping them, turning them 'on' and 'off', viewing samples, etc). While ATM wasn't the best, it was the simplest to use. There are a number of font management utilities out there, my question is... Which Font Management software is the easiest to use, most reliable (stablest), and best for managing fonts on Windows?
thanks,
Kathleen

I do not use a font manager, I keep my fonts on a separate partition and add them to Vista with the font manager, but I deselect 'copy font'.
Using a separate partition means that the fonts will never fragment or get corrupted unless the disk goes.
I have 2600+ fonts active at all times and it does not create a problem.

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Forms 6i installed and running on Windows Vista
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ds_windows_x86_101202_disk2.zip (236,880,881 bytes)
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C:\users\steve\appdata\local\temp\orainstall...
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Edited 2008-12-12 to add a link to Oracle Note 559067.1 and added the fmrweb.res file listing.
Edited 2008-10-28 to change text format to work better within new forum format
Edited 2008-7-7 to add patchset search information.
Edited 2008-4-21 to modify information.
Edited 2008-3-6 to add information.
Edited 2008-5-29 to update information.

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Do you have any idea what to do to solve the problem?
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But I am not able to create an object of Graphics.

Master Collection fails to start after Windows Vista update

Last night, Automatic Update patched my machine and restarted. This morning, I find that all my CS3 apps (from Master Collection) will not start. Every app presents me with the "Adobe ________ .exe has stopped working." Has anyone else experienced this? Thanks!
Vista Ultimate x64
Intel Core2 Duo 2.66GHz
8GB RAM
Angry
-Andrew

Hi all, just ran into the same issue after Service Pack 1 for Vista. Here's the solution:
If you are getting a message about the BRS pencil tool when launching Illustrator and you are using Windows Vista or XP, you may be missing an important font.
For Vista users you are missing the Segoe-UI font. For XP users
you are missing the Tahoma font. These fonts need to be installed on
your system in order for Illustrator, Flash, Photoshop and InDesign to
launch. Most of the other applications will give you a generic
"application has stopped working" error when trying to launch.
Also,another clue is located inside the Event Viewer. For vista users, click on your start button and in the search area type "event", the event viewer will show in the results area, click on it and then click on "windows logs", then click on "application". For XP users, click Start, then Run and type "eventvwr" and hit enter, then click on
"Application". By double-clicking on an error you will see the
description for the problem. If the faulting module shows AdobeOwl.dll, you are most likely missing the font. You can do a google search for the font and they are available for download.
So far I have not found a solution for a mac. The documents referencing these errors are kb402311 and 331889

Drivers "Access is Denied" N95 Windows Vista

Hello guys,
Hope someone can help with this. I have just got the N95 and I am trying to install the PC suite onto my computer but everytime I connect the N95 I get an error "Access is Denied".
The heading of he pop up scren says 'Windows Encountered a problem installing the driver software for your devie. Just below this message it says 'Nokia N95 USB Phone Parent'. Below this is where it says "Access is Denied".
I have tried removing the driver from Device Manger, restarted and tried again same issue. I have downloaded the connectivity cable drivers but it says I already have the latest version available.
Can anyone pleaseeeeeeee help!!??!!
Details:
Windows Vista Ultimate 32 Bit (Service Pack 1)
Nokia N95
USB Cable Connection
Thanks in advcance!!!

microsoft's support page has some info for this problem:
They said: "If the Infcache.1 file is deleted or corrupted, Windows Vista does not re-create the Infcache.1 file."
and there's also some patch link there.
check here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940199/en-us/
Since the forum moderator insists that all the link posted must be verified by Nokia, I'm not sure if a link to Microsoft will survive here.
What's the law of the jungle?

Lightroom 4.3 update exe wont open in windows vista..

I had no problem updating my laptop with windows 8 to lightroom 4.3 however, the exe file wont even open on my main computer using windows Vista.. 4.2 updater opens no problem but 4.3 updater doesn't solution? don't say update windows.. lol

Having the same problems with Firefox, Chrome and IE, on Vista, all downloads fail to run the .exe. After downloading with Firefox on my Ubuntu PC and copying the file to my Vista box I have finally managed to run the exe to extract the install programme, readme & the lightoom 4 files folder etc and then on the second attempt manged to get the install exe to run and install 4.3.
This is not what i expect from Adobe!!
Adobe, can you be more specific as to what is causing this problem and also perhaps consider making the downloads available through FTP instead of only HTTP, it would be a more efficient use of your download server which seems to get saturated too frequently.

Assertion failed when open Applet in Internet Explorer 7.0 ( Windows Vista)

I have a problem when loading an applet ( calling from a ASP.NET page ) only in 1 computer ( the others in my company is fine )
Here is capture of the error dialog i got : http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=editorproblemszx1.jpg
I try to re-install all Java related program but the problem is still existed ( The applet worked fine before ) . I think re-install Windows Vista can fix but it is the last choice of course
Would someone please to help me to solve this problem ( not sure if this is a Microsoft's problem ) .
Thanx in advance

It seems to be a bug related to fonts.
Here's a bug related to your one, might give you a clue about some workaround:
http://bugs.sun.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=4599491

Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit) is slow. Which start-up services should run?

I recently had to use system restore and make a few changes to get my system running again. Ooops. I now have a very slow computer whereas it was working fine before. I haven't recently installed any new software or hardware and suspect that some essential start-up services may have been disabled, stopped or set to manual while some other unused services may have been set to start, automatic or automatic (delayed).
Can someone please direct me to another thread (if available) or list which start-up services should be in which state?
Thank you!
System details:
~ HP IQ818A
~ Windows Vista Home Premium
~ Service Pack 1
~ 4GB RAM
~ 64-bit
~ avast! Anti-virus is active

Sydney,
I don't have an IQ818 at the moment, all I have is an IQ506T - from last fall. I had just done a recovery of it.
Note: 1) I did choose to NOT perform automatic updates, 2) I haven't yet configured Norton, and 3) I haven't turned off TouchSmart from running in the background.
This isn't exactly your system, but it would be somewhat close. Your safest bet would be to recover and start over, but here goes with the services listings. Please note its comma delimited - you can look at it better with something like Excel, Works or Open Office.
Good luck on this.
-dm (an HP employee, but the comments/etc, are mine, not HP's)
Name,Status ,Startup Type,,
Andrea ADI Filters Service,Started,Automatic,,
Application Experience,Started,Automatic,,
Application Information,Started,Manual,,
Application Layer Gateway Service,,Manual,,
Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler,,Disabled,,
Background Intelligent Transfer Service,Started,Automatic (Delayed Start),,
Base Filtering Engine,Started,Automatic,,
Bluetooth Support Service,Started,Automatic,,
CalendarSynchService,Started,Automatic,,
Certificate Propagation,,Manual,,
CNG Key Isolation,Started,Manual,,
COM Host,,Manual,,
COM+ Event System,Started,Automatic,,
COM+ System Application,,Manual,,
Computer Browser,,Automatic,,
Cryptographic Services,Started,Automatic,,
DCOM Server Process Launcher,Started,Automatic,,
Desktop Window Manager Session Manager,Started,Automatic,,
DFS Replication,,Manual,,
DHCP Client,Started,Automatic,,
Diagnostic Policy Service,Started,Automatic,,
Diagnostic Service Host,,Manual,,
Diagnostic System Host,Started,Manual,,
Distributed Link Tracking Client,Started,Automatic,,
Distributed Transaction Coordinator,,Manual,,
DNS Client,Started,Automatic,,
Extensible Authentication Protocol,Started,Manual,,
Function Discovery Provider Host,Started,Manual,,
Function Discovery Resource Publication,Started,Automatic,,
GameConsoleService,,Manual,,
Group Policy Client,Started,Automatic,,
Health Key and Certificate Management,,Manual,,
HP Health Check Service,Started,Automatic (Delayed Start),,
HP Touch Screen Enhance,Started,Automatic,,
Human Interface Device Access,Started,Automatic,,
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules,Started,Automatic,,
Interactive Services Detection,,Manual,,
Internet Connection Sharing (ICS),,Disabled,,
IP Helper,Started,Automatic,,
IPsec Policy Agent,Started,Automatic,,
KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator,Started,Automatic (Delayed Start),,
Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper,,Manual,,
LiveUpdate,,Manual,,
LiveUpdate Notice,Started,Automatic,,
Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X64,,Manual,,
Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v2.0.50727_X86,,Manual,,
Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service,,Manual,,
Microsoft Office Diagnostics Service,,Manual
Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider,,Manual
Multimedia Class Scheduler,Started,Automatic
Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service,,Disabled
Netlogon,,Manual
Network Access Protection Agent,,Manual
Network Connections,Started,Manual
Network List Service,Started,Automatic
Network Location Awareness,Started,Automatic
Network Store Interface Service,Started,Automatic
NVIDIA Display Driver Service,Started,Automatic
Office Source Engine,,Manual
Parental Controls,,Manual
Peer Name Resolution Protocol,,Manual
Peer Networking Grouping,,Manual
Peer Networking Identity Manager,,Manual
Performance Counter DLL Host,,Manual,,
Performance Logs & Alerts,,Manual,,
Plug and Play,Started,Automatic,,
PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator,,Manual,,
PNRP Machine Name Publication Service,,Manual,,
Portable Device Enumerator Service,Started,Automatic,,
Print Spooler,Started,Automatic,,
Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support,,Manual,,
Program Compatibility Assistant Service,Started,Automatic,,
Protected Storage,,Manual,,
Quality Windows Audio Video Experience,,Manual,,
ReadyBoost,Started,Automatic,,
Remote Access Auto Connection Manager,,Manual,,
Remote Access Connection Manager,Started,Manual,,
Remote Procedure Call (RPC),Started,Automatic,,
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator,,Manual,,
Remote Registry,,Manual
Routing and Remote Access,,Disabled
Secondary Logon,Started,Automatic
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service,Started,Manual
Security Accounts Manager,Started,Automatic
Security Center,Started,Automatic (Delayed Start)
Server,Started,Automatic
Shell Hardware Detection,Started,Automatic
SL UI Notification Service,,Manual
Smart Card,,Manual
Smart Card Removal Policy,,Manual
SNMP Trap,,Manual
Software Licensing,Started,Automatic
SSDP Discovery,Started,Manual
Superfetch,Started,Automatic
Symantec Core LC,,Manual
Symantec Event Manager,Started,Automatic
Symantec Lic NetConnect service,Started,Automatic
Symantec Settings Manager,Started,Automatic
System Event Notification Service,Started,Automatic
Tablet PC Input Service,Started,Automatic
Task Scheduler,Started,Automatic
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper,Started,Automatic
Telephony,Started,Manual
Terminal Services,Started,Automatic
Terminal Services Configuration,,Manual
Themes,Started,Automatic
Thread Ordering Server,,Manual
TPM Base Services,,Automatic (Delayed Start)
UPnP Device Host,Started,Automatic
User Profile Service,Started,Automatic
Virtual Disk,,Manual
Volume Shadow Copy,,Manual,,
WebClient,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Audio,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Audio Endpoint Builder,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Backup,,Manual,,
Windows CardSpace,,Manual,,
Windows Color System,,Manual,,
Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar,,Manual,,
Windows Defender,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Error Reporting Service,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Event Collector,,Manual,,
Windows Event Log,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Firewall,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA),Started,Automatic,,
Windows Installer,,Manual,,
Windows Management Instrumentation,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Media Center Extender Service,,Disabled,,
Windows Media Center Receiver Service,,Manual,,
Windows Media Center Scheduler Service,,Manual,,
Windows Media Center Service Launcher,,Automatic (Delayed Start),,
Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service,,Manual,,
Windows Modules Installer,,Manual,,
Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 3.0.0.0,Started,Manual,,
Windows Remote Management (WS-Management),,Manual,,
Windows Search,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Time,Started,Automatic,,
Windows Update,Started,Automatic (Delayed Start),,
WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service,Started,Manual,,
Wired AutoConfig,,Manual,,
WLAN AutoConfig,Started,Automatic,,
WMI Performance Adapter,,Manual,,
Workstation,Started,Automatic
-DM (HP Retiree)
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Can only display Chineses characters on OSX, not Windows Vista ?

I have a OSX 10.5 and a Windows Vista machine, both are configured to use English/United Kingdom as Language/Locale. in a java app on OSX I can view chinese characters ok, but on Windows I cant they are just displayed as a square - why are they being treated differently
thanks paul

Thanks, that did work - I used this.setFont(Font.decode("arial unicode 11"));
But on further investigation I found that the problem only occurred with the default Tahoma font when using JGoodies Windows Look and Feel, using the standard Windows or metal LAF it was fine. If I changed the font it worked with JGoodies as well.
here is a program to illustrate problem
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
public class UnicodeTest
    public void start() throws Exception
       UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
       UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.jgoodies.looks.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel");
        JTextField txtField = new JTextField();
        txtField.setText("\u01ff\u5742\u672c");
        JTextField txt2Field = new JTextField();
        txt2Field.setText("\u01ff\u5742\u672c");
        txt2Field.setFont(Font.decode("arial unicode 11"));
        System.out.println("Font Field 1 is:"+txtField.getFont());
        System.out.println("Font Field 2 is:"+txt2Field.getFont());
        JFrame frame = new JFrame("UnicodeTest");
        frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
        frame.add(txtField);
        frame.add(txt2Field);
        frame.pack();
        frame.setVisible(true);
     public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception
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