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I followed the instructions to install Cygwin etc…but to cut a long story short, I got lost in all the variables and gave up!

I had exactly the specified problem where windows xp would not open the TrueType files. I used Dfont Splitter successfully in converting my AppleMac Dfont files into TrueType files. Please do let me know if this process works for you and give any feedback - especially if you’d previously had problems using a.

Import the resulting TTF files into Windows fonts folder.

Export each TTF file from FontForge with File > Generate Fonts.

Open the resulting TTF files you want in FontForge.

If you can’t or don’t want to watch the video, essentially the process is: It involves using a third-party open source application called FontForge to convert the TTFs that DfontSplitter gives you from a Mac-specific TTF format into ‘regular’ TTF format.Ī full tutorial on using this method is included as a YouTube video screencast below.

I think I’ve finally found a solution to this annoying error message that Windows gives when you use DfontSplitter to convert some fonts and then try and use those converted fonts in Windows. UPDATE : While some particularly stubborn fonts do require this process, users who have previously experienced difficulty with older versions of DfontSplitter should first try with DfontSplitter 0.3.1 or later, which include a possible fix for this issue.