Minimum Fonts for Windows Vista/7

[TheGraphicsFactory]

I'm sure this has probably been asked and answered before...but I couldn't seem to find it though with a quick search on this forum.

Last July, after years of using Win XP, I was forced to move to a new computer with Win Vista. I'm a freelance graphic artist, so I use many different fonts on a daily basis. On my old XP it was pretty easy to manage my fonts. I learned early on which system fonts were included and were required. So, I basically moved all but the essential fonts out of the fonts folder, and just temporarily loaded other fonts I needed. That left me with about 30. Now, with Vista, it's like trying to manage a giant beast!

At start up, I'm stuck with about 260 fonts. I have yet to find a conclusive list to determine what fonts I can remove without doing harm. I know that not all even came with Win Vista. I'm sure many were installed with "upgraded" programs too (another sore spot...I hate programs that automatically load fonts without any user control). Anyway, it makes it really difficult to sift through the massive list to look for groups of fonts that I just temporarily load. Also, it seems like just such a giant waste of memory.

Thanks,
Mike

[Dick Pape]

Here's a list of the 219 fonts that came with Windows Vista:

Aharoni Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 ahronbd.ttf 50,332 bytes
Andalus OT (TT)Version 5.00 andlso.ttf 117,960 bytes
Angsana New OT (TT)Version 5.00 angsa.ttf 109,808 bytes
Angsana New Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 angsai.ttf 103,444 bytes
Angsana New Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 angsab.ttf 106,220 bytes
Angsana New Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 angsaz.ttf 105,636 bytes
AngsanaUPC OT (TT)Version 5.00 angsau.ttf 109,784 bytes
AngsanaUPC Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 angsaui.ttf 103,408 bytes
AngsanaUPC Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 angsaub.ttf 106,236 bytes
AngsanaUPC Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 angsauz.ttf 105,592 bytes
Arabic Typesetting OT (TT)Version 5.01arabtype.ttf 621,580 bytes
Arial OT (TT)Version 5.01arial.ttf 766,656 bytes
Arial Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 ariali.ttf 546,536 bytes
Arial Bold OT (TT)Version 5.01arialbd.ttf 744,556 bytes
Arial Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 arialbi.ttf 551,824 bytes
Arial Black OT (TT)Version 5.00 ariblk.ttf 119,492 bytes
Batang TTC Version 5.00 batang.ttc 16,264,732 bytes
BatangChe TTC Version 5.00 batang.ttc 16,264,732 bytes
Browallia New OT (TT)Version 5.00 browa.ttf 89,656 bytes
Browallia New Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 browai.ttf 100,224 bytes
Browallia New Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 browab.ttf 75,424 bytes
Browallia New Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 browaz.ttf 89,380 bytes
BrowalliaUPC OT (TT)Version 5.00 browau.ttf 89,616 bytes
BrowalliaUPC Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 browaui.ttf 100,216 bytes
BrowalliaUPC Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 browaub.ttf 75,416 bytes
BrowalliaUPC Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 browauz.ttf 89,376 bytes
Calibri OT (TT)Version 5.00 calibri.ttf 352,736 bytes
Calibri Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 calibrii.ttf 362,524 bytes
Calibri Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 calibrib.ttf 351,544 bytes
Calibri Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 calibriz.ttf 365,864 bytes
Cambria TTC Version 5.00 cambria.ttc 1,090,432 bytes
Cambria Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 cambriai.ttf 336,764 bytes
Cambria Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 cambriab.ttf 328,500 bytes
Cambria Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 cambriaz.ttf 325,976 bytes
Cambria Math TTC Version 5.00 cambria.ttc 1,090,432 bytes
Candara OT (TT)Version 5.00 candara.ttf 161,632 bytes
Candara Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 candarai.ttf 167,752 bytes
Candara Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 candarab.ttf 164,892 bytes
Candara Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 candaraz.ttf 165,916 bytes
Comic Sans MS OT (TT)Version 5.00 comic.ttf 132,832 bytes
Comic Sans MS Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 comicbd.ttf 117,456 bytes
Consolas OT (TT)Version 5.00 consola.ttf 98,504 bytes
Consolas Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 consolai.ttf 104,128 bytes
Consolas Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 consolab.ttf 100,420 bytes
Consolas Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 consolaz.ttf 110,252 bytes
Constantia OT (TT)Version 5.00 constan.ttf 313,860 bytes
Constantia Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 constani.ttf 305,980 bytes
Constantia Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 constanb.ttf 317,704 bytes
Constantia Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 constanz.ttf 313,024 bytes
Corbel OT (TT)Version 5.00 corbel.ttf 205,008 bytes
Corbel Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 corbeli.ttf 209,844 bytes
Corbel Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 corbelb.ttf 210,780 bytes
Corbel Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 corbelz.ttf 217,300 bytes
Cordia New OT (TT)Version 5.00 cordia.ttf 108,572 bytes
Cordia New Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 cordiai.ttf 100,104 bytes
Cordia New Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 cordiab.ttf 95,892 bytes
Cordia New Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 cordiaz.ttf 94,816 bytes
CordiaUPC OT (TT)Version 5.00 CORDIAU.ttf 108,544 bytes
CordiaUPC Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 CORDIAUI.ttf 100,100 bytes
CordiaUPC Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 CORDIAUB.ttf 95,888 bytes
CordiaUPC Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 CORDIAUZ.ttf 94,812 bytes
CourierR COURE.FON 23,408 bytes
Courier New OT (TT)Version 5.00 cour.ttf 690,208 bytes
Courier New Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 couri.ttf 593,740 bytes
Courier New Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 courbd.ttf 697,096 bytes
Courier New Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 courbi.ttf 503,460 bytes
DaunPenh OT (TT)Version 5.00 daunpenh.ttf 190,700 bytes
David OT (TT)Version 5.00 david.ttf 56,600 bytes
David Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 davidbd.ttf 55,652 bytes
DFKai-SB OT (TT)Version 5.00 kaiu.ttf 5,178,844 bytes
DilleniaUPC OT (TT)Version 5.00 upcdl.ttf 69,448 bytes
DilleniaUPC Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 upcdi.ttf 69,956 bytes
DilleniaUPC Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 upcdb.ttf 65,156 bytes
DilleniaUPC Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 upcdbi.ttf 68,784 bytes
DokChampa Regular OT (TT)Version 5.00 dokchamp.ttf 149,624 bytes
Dotum TTC Version 5.00 gulim.ttc 13,524,720 bytes
DotumCheTTCVersion 5.00 gulim.ttc 13,524,720 bytes
Estrangelo Edessa OT (TT)Version 5.00 estre.ttf 110,436 bytes
EucrosiaUPC OT (TT)Version 5.00 upcel.ttf 72,360 bytes
EucrosiaUPC Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 upcei.ttf 75,360 bytes
EucrosiaUPC Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 upceb.ttf 74,076 bytes
EucrosiaUPC Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 upcebi.ttf 76,736 bytes
Euphemia OT (TT)Version 5.00 euphemia.ttf 172,656 bytes
FangSong OT (TT)Version 5.01simfang.ttf 10,576,012 bytes
FixedsysR
Franklin Gothic Medium OT (TT)Version 5.01framd.ttf 139,332 bytes
Franklin Gothic Medium Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 framdit.ttf 152,104 bytes
FrankRuehl OT (TT)Version 5.00 frank.ttf 63,840 bytes
FreesiaUPC OT (TT)Version 5.01upcfl.ttf 64,900 bytes
FreesiaUPC Italic OT (TT)Version 5.01upcfi.ttf 67,424 bytes
FreesiaUPC Bold OT (TT)Version 5.01upcfb.ttf 64,056 bytes
FreesiaUPC Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.01upcfbi.ttf 67,216 bytes
Gautami OT (TT)Version 5.02gautami.ttf 249,332 bytes
Georgia OT (TT)Version 5.00 georgia.ttf 157,080 bytes
Georgia Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 georgiai.ttf 162,380 bytes
Georgia Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 georgiab.ttf 145,940 bytes
Georgia Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 georgiaz.ttf 164,332 bytes
Gisha OT (TT)Version 5.00 gisha.ttf 72,932 bytes
Gisha Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 gishabd.ttf 74,056 bytes
Gulim TTC Version 5.00 gulim.ttc 13,524,720 bytes
GulimChe TTC Version 5.00 gulim.ttc 13,524,720 bytes
Gungsuh TTC Version 5.00 batang.ttc 16,264,732 bytes
GungsuhChe TTC Version 5.00 batang.ttc 16,264,732 bytes
Impact OT (TT)Version 5.00 impact.ttf 135,848 bytes
IrisUPC OT (TT)Version 5.01upcil.ttf 71,068 bytes
IrisUPC Italic OT (TT)Version 5.01upcii.ttf 73,632 bytes
IrisUPC Bold OT (TT)Version 5.01upcib.ttf 71,080 bytes
IrisUPC Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.01upcibi.ttf 73,612 bytes
Iskoola Pota OT (TT)Version 5.00 iskpota.ttf 541,176 bytes
JasmineUPC OT (TT)Version 5.01upcjl.ttf 73,568 bytes
JasmineUPC Italic OT (TT)Version 5.01upcji.ttf 76,456 bytes
JasmineUPC Bold OT (TT)Version 5.01upcjb.ttf 74,428 bytes
JasmineUPC Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.01upcjbi.ttf 77,692 bytes
KaiTi OT (TT)Version 5.01simkai.ttf 11,785,184 bytes
Kalinga OT (TT)Version 5.01kalinga.ttf 206,572 bytes
Kartika OT (TT)Version 5.02kartika.ttf 124,960 bytes
KodchiangUPC OT (TT)Version 5.01upckl.ttf 64,316 bytes
KodchiangUPC Italic OT (TT)Version 5.01upcki.ttf 68,140 bytes
KodchiangUPC Bold OT (TT)Version 5.01upckb.ttf 64,648 bytes
KodchiangUPC Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.01upckbi.ttf 68,872 bytes
Latha OT (TT)Version 5.00 latha.ttf 119,980 bytes
Leelawadee OT (TT)Version 5.00 leelawad.ttf 97,752 bytes
Leelawadee Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 leelawdb.ttf 97,420 bytes
Levenim MT OT (TT)Version 5.00 lvnm.ttf 56,964 bytes
Levenim MT Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 lvnmbd.ttf 54,940 bytes
LilyUPC OT (TT)Version 5.01upcll.ttf 54,264 bytes
LilyUPC Italic OT (TT)Version 5.01upcli.ttf 56,752 bytes
LilyUPC Bold OT (TT)Version 5.01upclb.ttf 54,260 bytes
LilyUPC Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.01upclbi.ttf 57,100 bytes
Lucida Console OT (TT)Version 5.00 lucon.ttf 115,016 bytes
Lucida Sans Unicode OT (TT)Version 5.00 l_10646.ttf 325,400 bytes
Malgun Gothic OT (TT)Version 5.00 malgun.ttf 4,337,104 bytes
Malgun Gothic Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 malgunbd.ttf 4,513,520 bytes
Mangal OT (TT)Version 5.00 mangal.ttf 206,264 bytes
Marlett Regular OT (TT)Version 5.00 marlett.ttf 26,672 bytes
Meiryo TTC Version 5.00 meiryo.ttc 7,815,292 bytes
Meiryo Italic TTC Version 5.00 meiryo.ttc 7,815,292 bytes
Meiryo Bold TTC Version 5.00 meiryob.ttc 8,054,096 bytes
Meiryo Bold Italic TTC Version 5.00 meiryob.ttc 8,054,096 bytes
Microsoft Himalaya OT (TT)Version 5.00 himalaya.ttf 610,104 bytes
Microsoft JhengHei OT (TT)Version 5.00 msjh.ttf 14,713,760 bytes
Microsoft JhengHei Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 msjhbd.ttf 14,509,756 bytes
Microsoft Sans Serif OT (TT)Version 5.00 micross.ttf 649,580 bytes
Microsoft Uighur OT (TT)Version 5.00 msuighur.ttf 203,360 bytes
Microsoft YaHei OT (TT)Version 5.00 msyh.ttf 15,044,440 bytes
Microsoft YaHei Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 msyhbd.ttf 14,685,876 bytes
Microsoft Yi Baiti OT (TT)Version 5.00 msyi.ttf 342,124 bytes
MingLiU TTC Version 6.02mingliu.ttc 27,496,184 bytes
MingLiU_HKSCS TTC Version 6.02mingliu.ttc 27,496,184 bytes
MingLiU_HKSCS-ExtB TTC Version 5.00 mingliub.ttc 33,791,880 bytes
MingLiU-ExtB TTC Version 5.00 mingliub.ttc 33,791,880 bytes
Miriam OT (TT)Version 5.00 mriam.ttf 52,128 bytes
Miriam Fixed OT (TT)Version 5.00 mriamc.ttf 57,064 bytes
ModernV modern.fon 8,704 bytes
Mongolian Baiti OT (TT)Version 5.00 monbaiti.ttf 351,312 bytes
MoolBoran OT (TT)Version 5.00 moolbor.ttf 342,840 bytes
MS Gothic TTC Version 5.00 msgothic.ttc 9,165,480 bytes
MS Mincho TTC Version 5.00 msmincho.ttc 10,056,872 bytes
MS PGothic TTC Version 5.00 msgothic.ttc 9,165,480 bytes
MS PMincho TTC Version 5.00 msmincho.ttc 10,056,872 bytes
MS Sans SerifR SSERIFE.FON 64,656 bytes
MS SerifR SERIFE.FON 57,936 bytes
MS SerifR SMALLE.FON 26,112 bytes
MS UI Gothic TTC Version 5.00 msgothic.ttc 9,165,480 bytes
MV Boli OT (TT)Version 5.00 mvboli.ttf 42,004 bytes
Narkisim OT (TT)Version 5.00 nrkis.ttf 56,944 bytes
NSimSun TTC Version 5.00 simsun.ttc 13,747,080 bytes
Nyala OT (TT)Version 5.00 nyala.ttf 438,016 bytes
Palatino Linotype OT (TT)Version 5.00 pala.ttf 472,664 bytes
Palatino Linotype Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 palai.ttf 413,824 bytes
Palatino Linotype Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 palab.ttf 420,052 bytes
Palatino Linotype Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 palabi.ttf 336,476 bytes
Plantagenet Cherokee OT (TT)Version 5.00 plantc.ttf 118,824 bytes
PMingLiU TTC Version 6.02 mingliu.ttc 27,496,184 bytes
PMingLiU-ExtB TTC Version 5.00 mingliub.ttc 33,791,880 bytes
Raavi OT (TT)Version 5.00 raavi.ttf 93,768 bytes
Rod OT (TT)Version 5.00 rod.ttf 61,560 bytes
RomanVroman.fon13,312 bytes
ScriptVscript.fon12,288 bytes
Segoe Print OT (TT)Version 5.00 segoepr.ttf 172,448 bytes
Segoe Print Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 segoeprb.ttf 171,948 bytes
Segoe Script OT (TT)Version 5.00 segoesc.ttf 620,204 bytes
Segoe Script Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 segoescb.ttf 603,336 bytes
Segoe UI OT (TT)Version 5.00 segoeui.ttf 511,292 bytes
Segoe UI Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 segoeuii.ttf 379,716 bytes
Segoe UI Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 segoeuib.ttf 491,860 bytes
Segoe UI Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 segoeuiz.ttf 392,028 bytes
Shruti OT (TT)Version 5.00 shruti.ttf 276,616 bytes
SimHei OT (TT)Version 5.01simhei.ttf 9,751,960 bytes
Simplified Arabic OT (TT)Version 5.00 simpo.ttf 90,692 bytes
Simplified Arabic Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 simpbdo.ttf 91,968 bytes
Simplified Arabic Fixed OT (TT)Version 5.00 simpfxo.ttf 90,904 bytes
SimSun TTC Version 5.00 simsun.ttc 13,747,080 bytes
SimSun-ExtB OT (TT)Version 5.00 simsunb.ttf 15,406,288 bytes
Small Fonts RSMALLE.FON 26,112 bytes
Sylfaen OT (TT)Version 5.00 sylfaen.ttf 225,856 bytes
Symbol OT (TT)Version 5.00 symbol.ttf 70,128 bytes
System BoldR
Tahoma OT (TT)Version 5.01 tahoma.ttf 675,860 bytes
Tahoma Bold OT (TT)Version 5.01 tahomabd.ttf 624,672 bytes
TerminalR
Times New Roman OT (TT)Version 5.01 times.ttf 828,152 bytes
Times New Roman Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 timesi.ttf 651,500 bytes
Times New Roman Bold OT (TT)Version 5.01 timesbd.ttf 835,868 bytes
Times New Roman Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 timesbi.ttf 610,820 bytes
Traditional Arabic OT (TT)Version 5.00 trado.ttf 126,124 bytes
Traditional Arabic Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 tradbdo.ttf 127,456 bytes
Trebuchet MS OT (TT)Version 5.00 trebuc.ttf 136,172 bytes
Trebuchet MS Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 trebucit.ttf 141,836 bytes
Trebuchet MS Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 trebucbd.ttf 126,376 bytes
Trebuchet MS Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 trebucbi.ttf 133,716 bytes
Tunga OT (TT)Version 5.00 tunga.ttf 186,800 bytes
Verdana OT (TT)Version 5.00 verdana.ttf 185,704 bytes
Verdana Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 verdanai.ttf 174,088 bytes
Verdana Bold OT (TT)Version 5.00 verdanab.ttf 152,872 bytes
Verdana Bold Italic OT (TT)Version 5.00 verdanaz.ttf 172,600 bytes
Vrinda OT (TT)Version 5.01vrinda.ttf 259,364 bytes
Webdings OT (TT)Version 5.00 webdings.ttf 121,664 bytes
Wingdings OT (TT)Version 5.00 wingding.ttf 83,740 bytes

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