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yuki-kyousuke
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Post by yuki-kyousuke » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:23 pm

Help!
I installed Finale 2003 on this computer, which is a Windows XP. I've installed it here before many times, and it's worked perfectly...but this time around, it looks like this...

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Can somebody please tell me what to download and install?

P.S., please answer quickly! Choir compositions due soon!
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at8ax
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Post by at8ax » Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:41 pm

Do a custom install (reinstall) of only the fonts, and when you're done, reboot the computer.
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yuki-kyousuke
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Post by yuki-kyousuke » Fri Feb 04, 2005 4:01 pm

Hi!
Thanks for the suggestion.
I tried it, re-installing everything that had the word "font" in it, then rebooted the computer. Still doesn't work.

:S...
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Peter S.
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Post by Peter S. » Sun Feb 06, 2005 6:37 pm

Try to look at the font-settings in the file, maybe they are set to a wrong font.

Peter
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yuki-kyousuke
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Post by yuki-kyousuke » Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:05 pm

Peter> Thanks for the suggestion. What would be the correct font?
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Peter S.
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Post by Peter S. » Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:14 pm

One of the Finale fonts: Maestro, Engraver, Petrucci, Jazz

Peter
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yuki-kyousuke
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Post by yuki-kyousuke » Tue Feb 08, 2005 9:54 pm

Well, first of all, Set Default Font, is in Options, not file, :P.
And, unfortunately, none of the fonts are installed onto my computer. I tried finding them on the Finale 2003 CD, and they aren't on there too. They simply dissappeared from the CD, apparently.

That's seriously frustrating. Does anybody know a website in which I could download Maestro font? I looked a lot of places for it...
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Peter S.
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Post by Peter S. » Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:05 pm

Insert the finale CD and start the setup. Choose "custom installation" and install only the fonts. They are on the CD!

Peter
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yuki-kyousuke
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Post by yuki-kyousuke » Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:37 pm

That's what at8ax suggested, it didn't work.

I think the problem is that I have Finale installed somewhere else on my computer, but I can't get rid of it. So, I will basically have to completely re-install windows XP.

*sigh*

Thanks anyway.
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