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Re: [The Gimp] Re: gimp install fails

Thanks,

I tried installing it again and it said the same
thing, but then it apparently installed anyway and
appears to be working fine, except that when loading
it spends a lot of time 'looking for data files Fonts'
--whole lengthy minutes of time, but seems to be
funcitoning.



--- weisbeek <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> The FAQ for the Windows Installer says about MS Sans
> Serif:
>
> #Question:
> I installed Gimp 2.0 on Windows 9x/ME or NT 4, and
> I'm getting a lot
> of messages saying ** (gimp-2.0.exe:4294830849):
> WARNING **: Couldn't
> load font "MS Sans Serif 8" falling back to "Sans
> 8". What should I do?
> #Answer:
> You have two options:
> * Go to Control Panel->Display properties->Apperance
> tab, and set all
> fonts to Tahoma (or any other TrueType font).
> * Uninstall GTK+ 2.2.4, then re-install it without
> the GTK-Wimp
> component."
> http://www2.arnes.si/~sopjsimo/gimp/faq.html
>
> Hope this will help you install The GIMP 2.0 without
> problems.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Martijn
> http://gimp.pagina.nl
>
>





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Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:29 pm

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I'm trying to install Gimp 2 on a Win98 machine but it tells me it won't install because it can't find MS San Serif 10. I looked in fonts and it says MS San...
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The FAQ for the Windows Installer says about MS Sans Serif: #Question: I installed Gimp 2.0 on Windows 9x/ME or NT 4, and I'm getting a lot of messages saying...
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Thanks, I tried installing it again and it said the same thing, but then it apparently installed anyway and appears to be working fine, except that when...
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