Will lots of fonts make my computer run slower?

czepluch · 05-15-2008, 11:11 AM

I'm thinking of installing a lot of fonts since i'm alot into 3d editing, but I think that i once read that a lot of fonts can make windows run slower, or is it only when I boot it is slower?

cohen · 05-15-2008, 11:12 AM

no - won't make a difference... i wouldn't think.

**The_Other_One** · 05-15-2008, 11:16 AM

I have heard it does as Windows loads them all during the boot process. Though I know at one point I had quite a few fonts loaded and once I removed them, my boot time really didn't change.

cohen · 05-15-2008, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Other_One

I have heard it does as Windows loads them all during the boot process. Though I know at one point I had quite a few fonts loaded and once I removed them, my boot time really didn't change.

OK - well i suppose when you opened up word or something it 'could' take a little longer loading the fonts.

UriA702 · 05-15-2008, 03:11 PM

install fans with 4 pin molex connectors. Fans will not slow down your PC.

cohen · 05-15-2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by UriA702

install fans with 4 pin molex connectors. Fans will not slow down your PC.

I'm confused...

Are you saying fonts are like fans.... if you installed them they would not slow down your computer??

oscaryu1 · 05-16-2008, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by UriA702

install fans with 4 pin molex connectors. Fans will not slow down your PC.

That is not revelant to this situation.

The more you have, the slower your computer will be. Will you notice? Probably not, unless it's a 500MB font of some sort.

OvenMaster · 05-16-2008, 08:11 AM

I've read that it really doesn't matter until or unless you start having over like 200, 300 fonts or so. They're all loaded at bootup, but each one is like what, 60, 70kB or so? After a while, all those hundreds of fonts do add up and slow down the boot process.

Tom

cohen · 05-16-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by OvenMaster

I've read that it really doesn't matter until or unless you start having over like 200, 300 fonts or so. They're all loaded at bootup, but each one is like what, 60, 70kB or so? After a while, all those hundreds of fonts do add up and slow down the boot process.

Tom

OK - so it slows down the boot process. But does it slow down the computer in lagging or anything???

Calibretto · 05-16-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cohen

OK - so it slows down the boot process. But does it slow down the computer in lagging or anything???

Having a lot of fonts isn't going slow down your PC considerably at all. If it does, you will hardly notice.

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