Font Frenzy™

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Font Frenzy™ allows you to strip away all your excess fonts and restores your system to only the fonts that are essential to Windows®, giving you the maximum performance speed possible.

But it also does much more ...

A Quick Guide to Font Frenzy's Main Features

DeFrenzy Removes all fonts except those originally shipped with Windows® XP, or to a previous snapshot. You can specify a folder where all removed fonts will be stored.

FrenzySnap Takes a snapshot of your currently installed fonts, allowing you to later ReFrenzy back to that font configuration.

ReFrenzy Guides you through installing new fonts quickly and easily, from a previous snapshot.

FrenzyMan A font management tool that allows you to easily install, remove, and store your fonts.

FrenzyInfo Help file and information on how to receive a free book.

The Main Program Window

The main program window displays a list of all the fonts installed in your Windows® Fonts folder.

You can change the size of the fonts in the list by choosing or typing a point-size in the selection box at the bottom-left of the window:

You can also change the phrase used to display the fonts in the main list by typing in the text-box at the bottom right of the window:

The area a the right-hand side is where Font Frenzy's sub-menus will appear when you click on one of the options in the File Menu or on one of the buttons on the main toolbar.

Font Preview Window

Double-clicking on a font selected in the Main Window will open up a new Font Preview window that will allow you to see all the characters included in the specified font. If you would like this window to be bigger or smaller you can resize it by clicking and dragging the edges of the window. The font will automatically be resized to fit the window, so you can use this method to enlarge or reduce the size of the font for previewing:

File Menu

DeFrenzy (Ctrl+D)

If you want to strip your system fonts back to basics, this is the easy way to do it. Selecting DeFrenzy will remove all your fonts apart from the ones that are essential for running Microsoft Windows®. This will leave you with only the fonts that came with Windows XP (SP2, build 2149). DeFrenzy should also be compatible with other versions of Windows® back to Windows 98. This option is not designed to work on any other operating system or version of Windows®.

Your unused fonts will not be completely deleted. You will be prompted for a folder where you would like to store them. You can easily reinstall them at a later date by using the FrenzyMan tool.

FrenzySnap (Ctrl+S)

You may have some fonts installed that you use regularly and would like to keep. FrenzySnap takes a "snapshot" of all the fonts currently installed on your system and remembers it for later use. You can then use the ReFrenzy option to restore your system to this exact font configuration at any time.

You can change the folder used to save your FrenzySnaps from the Tools -> Options window.

You can have multiple font snapshots saved for greater flexibility. When FrenzySnap or ReFrenzy displays a list of your snapshots, you can manage them by right-clicking on each name. This allows you to view, print, or delete the snapshot.

ReFrenzy (Ctrl+R)

If you want to restore your system to a previously saved FrenzySnap font configuration, ReFrenzy is the simple way to do it. Simple hit the button, make sure the folder where you store your fonts (not the Windows® Fonts folder!) is correct, and your fonts will be ReFrenzied. Once the operation is complete, you can view a log file of what the program has done.

If you have DeFrenzied your system and find that you are missing some essential fonts, this is also the easiest way to restore all your fonts. You can then use the FrenzyMan tool to selectively uninstall the fonts you don't need.

As with FrenzySnap, you can also manage your snapshots by right-clicking on each name in the list.

FrenzyMan (Ctrl+F)

This is Font Frenzy's built-in font manager.

When you select FrenzyMan a checkbox will appear next to the name of each font in the main window, like this:

These checkboxes are used to select which fonts you wish to carry out the following operations on.

Using the menu on the right-hand side, you can ...

Add New Fonts: A new window will appear showing the list of fonts you can install. The list will initially be empty, until you browse for a folder on your hard drive that contains appropriate font files. You can select multiple fonts by holding down the Ctrl key while clicking on the font titles. You can also right-click and choose to preview each font, which will open the re-sizeable Font Preview window.

Delete Selected Fonts: Use the checkboxes to select which fonts you wish to delete, then click the Select button. You'll be asked to confirm your decision. Click OK to proceed and permanently delete your chosen fonts.

Uninstall & Store Fonts: This does not permanently delete your fonts, but uninstalls them from your Windows® Fonts folder and places them in your alternate font storage folder (You can choose this folder's location using the Tools -> Options window). This means that your fonts will NOT be available for use with any programs that depend on Windows® fonts, but you will be able to easily restore them using either the FrenzyMan tools or the ReFrenzy option. As usual, when you select the uninstall option you will be prompted to confirm the location of your font storage folder or choose another destination for the fonts to be removed.

View Fonts in a Folder: Normally, the Main Window displays the list of fonts in your Windows® Fonts folder. To view the fonts in a different folder of your choice, simply select this option and browse to a folder containing some font files.

FrenzyInfo (Ctrl+I)

Provides you with help and information about the program, and how you can receive a free book.

Print... (Ctrl+P)

This allows you to print the contents of the Main Window to get a hard copy of your fonts.

Exit (Alt+F4)

Exits the program.

View Menu

Installed Fonts (Ctrl+N)

Returns the Main Window to displaying the list of fonts that are installed in your Windows® Fonts folder.

Refresh (F5)

Refreshes the display of the Main Window to reflect any changes that may have taken place.

Tools Menu

Options (Ctrl+O)

This opens a window in which you can change the location of various folders that Font Frenzy™ uses. When you run Font Frenzy™ for the first time, these options will be set to the default values. To change them, simply type a new folder path into the relevant text-box, or use the Browse... feature to choose a different folder anywhere on your hard drive.

When you make use of one of Font Frenzy's tools, you will usually be given the option to change the default folder location before proceeding.

Help Menu

About Font Frenzy...

Pops up a basic information window, giving you version details and letting you know how to get technical support or contact our website.

Technical Support

If you experience any technical problems, or have any questions regarding the use of Font Frenzy™, you can contact us via our website at http://www.sdsoftware.org or by sending an e-mail to support@sdsoftware.org. If you find a bug in this software, please let us know with as much detailed information as possible.

Disclaimer

USER AGREEMENT: THIS SOFTWARE MAY BE USED BY ANY PERSON OR BUSINESS, FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES. IT MAY NOT BE RESOLD UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT MAY BE COPIED OR DISTRIBUTED AS LONG AS IT IS 1. NOT ALTERED OR RE-PACKAGED IN ANY WAY, 2. GIVEN AWAY FREE OF CHARGE, AND 3. NOT COMBINED OR BUNDLED WITH SOFTWARE THAT IS BEING SOLD.

THIS PROGRAM IS NOT OPEN SOURCE OR PUBLIC DOMAIN. SOUND DOCTRINE MINISTRIES RETAINS SOLE AND COMPLETE COPYRIGHT OF THE PROGRAM AND SOURCE CODE.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT.

By downloading or using the Font Frenzy™ software you agree to fully accept the terms of this disclaimer.