How to Determine the Default Windows Fonts

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SUMMARY

In some circumstances, you may want to remove extra fonts that are not installed by Windows from the Fonts folder. This article lists the system dates used by Windows. The default fonts should have these system dates. Microsoft recommends that you not remove the default fonts.

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The default fonts should have these system dates:

Windows 95 (retail), build 4.00.950: 7/11/95
Windows 95 (retail) Service Pack 1, build 4.00.950A: 7/11/95
Windows 95 OEM Service Release 1, build 4.00.950A: 7/11/95
Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2, build 4.00.1111 (4.00.950B): 8/24/96
Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.1, build 4.03.1212-1214 (4.00.950B): 8/24/96 - 8/27/97
Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2.5, build 4.03.1214 (4.00.950C): 8/24/96 - 11/18/97
Windows 98, build 4.10.1998: 5/11/98
Windows 98 Second Edition, build 4.10.2222A: 4/23/99

For additional information about font limitations, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

131943 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/131943/EN-US/ ) TrueType Font Limits in Windows 95/98