Managing the Font folder in Vista with Suitcase

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Synapse Syndrome
Mar 8, 2007
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The Vista font folder does not seem to allow you to easily display columns like Date Modified or Attributes. This making it hard for me to know which fonts have just been added by installing some program. I want to remove those fonts and put them in its own folder set in Extensis Suitcase. I have far too many fonts to let them all be in the Fonts folder.

But the big problem is that I cannot set NTFS deny permissions on the Fonts folder anymore. What are people who are keeping their work machines clean and tidy do when it comes to fonts??

ss.
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lforbes
Mar 14, 2007
Hi,

You can use Xcacls.vbs to view and change permissions. With my Business machines I will reset all permissions to those I used for XP.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0ad 33a24-0616-473c-b103-c35bc2820bda&displaylang=en
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;825751

you will have to modify xcacls.vbs to support vista

change

Select Case OSVer
Case "5.0", "5.1", "5.2"
IsOSSupported = True

to

Select Case OSVer
Case "5.0", "5.1", "5.2", "6.0" IsOSSupported = True

type to view permissions

cscript C:\myfolder\xcacls.vbs C:\Windows\Fonts

Haven’t tested with Vista Business because I am not running it in my domain yet until I get 25 copies to do KMS licensing.

Works great with XP and I will test setting permissions with home premium when I get a chance.

Cheers,

Lara

"Synapse Syndrome" wrote in message
The Vista font folder does not seem to allow you to easily display columns like Date Modified or Attributes. This making it hard for me to know which fonts have just been added by installing some program. I want to remove those fonts and put them in its own folder set in Extensis Suitcase. I have far too many fonts to let them all be in the Fonts folder.

But the big problem is that I cannot set NTFS deny permissions on the Fonts folder anymore. What are people who are keeping their work machines clean and tidy do when it comes to fonts??

ss.
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Synapse Syndrome
Mar 15, 2007
"lforbes" wrote in message
Hi,

You can use Xcacls.vbs to view and change permissions. With my Business machines I will reset all permissions to those I used for XP.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0ad 33a24-0616-473c-b103-c35bc2820bda&displaylang=en
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;825751
you will have to modify xcacls.vbs to support vista

change

Select Case OSVer
Case "5.0", "5.1", "5.2"
IsOSSupported = True

to

Select Case OSVer
Case "5.0", "5.1", "5.2", "6.0" IsOSSupported = True

type to view permissions

cscript C:\myfolder\xcacls.vbs C:\Windows\Fonts

Haven’t tested with Vista Business because I am not running it in my domain yet until I get 25 copies to do KMS licensing.

Works great with XP and I will test setting permissions with home premium when I get a chance.

Thanks Lara. I got it running okay and have gone as far as it listing permissions, but how to change them using this script?

edit: actually, I have found this page:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;825751

I’ll have to go through it and work it out.

Cheers

ss.

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