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petergraber
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January 13, 2011
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64-Bit Windows 7 & Postscript I Fonts

  • January 13, 2011
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Hello.  New machine.  64-bit Win7 with CS5 installed.  Attempting to install some older PS 1 fonts. 

Have all necessary elements of each set (both PFM/PFB).

Get 'does not appear to be a valid font' error when attempting to install via Windows7.  I am the 'administrator' of the machine.

I have also copied entire folders into ID5 fonts folder as well (Program Files (x86)/Adobe/Adobe InDesign CS5/ Fonts)

Still nothing.

Stumped.

Any assistance or insight/next steps would be appreciated.

PTG

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    Jean James
    Participating Frequently
    March 24, 2011

    Hello. I wonder if you can help me please. I have had CS2 for quite some time. However, I have not had it loaded on my machine since the last crash a few years ago, after which I updated to Windows XP.

    Yesterday, I upgrated to Windows 7 64 bit. The Technician was able to reinstall CS2 with no problem.

    I have Adobe Type Manager Delux 4.1  If I load it, will it cause any problems do you think, or will it just work like it did previously?

    Can you help me at all please? I am an amateur with CS

    Dov Isaacs
    Dov Isaacs
    Legend
    March 24, 2011

    ATM (Adobe Type Manager) is not compatible with any 64-bit version of Windows, any version of Windows Vista, or any version of Windows 7.

    Don't even attempt to install it. The damage may require a complete reinstallation of the operating system.

    Note that CS2 (3 revisions ago) was not officially supported by Adobe on any 64-bit version of Windows nor on any version of Windows beyond Windows XP. You install it and use it on Windows 7 64-bit totally at your own risk. Considering the value of lost time, data, etc., you may wish to consider upgrading to CS5.

              - Dov

    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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    Jean James
    Participating Frequently
    March 27, 2011

    Sorry, but you will need to contact Adobe Customer Support to find out information about an upgrade from a CS2 academic version to a CS5 commercial version; I don't have the pricing for that.

    I would personally advise you to fully uninstall CS2, clear all temp files, and reboot before attempting the CS5 install.

    There are a number of third party font management products, each with their advantages and disadvantages. Note that InDesign 7 (CS5) has the concept of a "Document Fonts" subdirectory that allows you to have a private, overriding font directory - totally independent of what Windows "knows about" - for each InDesign document. This feature may be good enough to allow you to bypass licensing a font manager. Note that once you use one of these font managers, you need to keep them in synchronization with Adobe's applications. They typically need to be updated every time Adobe has a new software release.

    - Dov


    Hi Dov. Sorry to bother you again.

    I decided to buy CS5 Premium and it is on its way.

    Meanwhile, as I mentioned, the technician had already reloaded my CS3 Premium into my

    Windows 7 64 bit. I don't think it actually is functioning properly anyway.

    However, I need to uninstall it, and I can see how to uninstall the different CS2 programmes, but my question is that I can see all the different CS2 programmes to uninstall with no problem, but I am wondering if I should also unload the Camera Raw that I see in my "documents folder" or if that should stay. Maybe it is my profile for my camera or something. It was not loaded recently. It goes back to a few years ago when I was doing photography. Does it need to be there for when I upload photos from my camera?

    Also, I see the following items and I don't know if they are part of the CS2 or not, or if they are just part of what I need for my computer:

    Acrobat Distiller 7.0

    Acrobat 7.0 Professional

    Adobe Bridge (I didn't think that was part of CS2) When I open it, it shows all kinds of my programmes in there that would have nothing to do with publishing)

    Adobe Designer 7

    I also have Adbobe Reader X, but I downloaded that myself, and know it should be there and is not dependent upon CS2 for anything.

    However, do I remove the above four or do I need them for my Office 2007 Professional and the rest of my programmes?

    Could you tell me please? I don't want to uninstall them if they did not load with CS2.

    I understand that Camera Raw is included with CS5 and also The Bridge is included.

    Jean

    Dov Isaacs
    Dov Isaacs
    Legend
    January 13, 2011

    Exactly how are you attempting to install your PS 1 fonts (we assume you mean Type 1 fonts)?

    For Windows 7 and Type 1 fonts, you should right-click on the .PFM file and use the Install option.

         - Dov

    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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    petergraberAuthor
    Participant
    January 13, 2011

    Dov,

    Yes, they are Type I fonts.

    And yes, when I say 'install,'  I mean 'Right Clck on the .PFM file and use  the 'Install' option.

    I then receive the error from Windows.

    Still searching for a solution.  Any other ideas to try would  be great...

    PTG

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    petergraberAuthor
    Participant
    January 13, 2011

    Also - for further info - they are all Font Folio 9 files

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