Don't panic - the missing Windows XP Fonts (.fon, .ttf) can be quickly restored to default in few simple steps.
How to restore missing fonts in Windows XP
Approach 1
Perform a repair installation (upgrade) of Windows XP. All existing restore points are removed and a new system checkpoint restore point is created after the in-place upgrade is completed. You need the original Windows XP CD with XP Product key.
Windows Setup will replace any missing, damaged or corrupted font files that is part of Standard Fonts included with Windows XP
• Courier New (TrueType, including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic variations)
• Arial (TrueType, including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic variations)
• Times New Roman (TrueType, including Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic variations)
• Wingdings, Symbol (TrueType)
• MS Serif, MS Sans Serif
Approach 2
Reinstalling Windows XP is a time consuming process and may even overwrite some of your custom settings. Here's an easy way.
The following is a list of Fonts (with filenames) that installed by Windows XP. Compare this list with the files in your Windows System fonts folder. If any files is missing, here's how to install it locally from Windows XP installation CD.
ahronbd.ttf Aharoni Bold andlso.ttf Andalus angsa.ttf Angsana New angsab.ttf Angsana New Bold angsaz.ttf Angsana New Bold Italic angsai.ttf Angsana New Italic angsau.ttf AngsanaUPC angsaub.ttf AngsanaUPC Bold angsauz.ttf AngsanaUPC Bold Italic angsaui.ttf AngsanaUPC Italic artro.ttf Arabic Transparent artrbdo.ttf Arabic Transparent Bold
arial.ttf Arial
ariblk.ttf Arial Black
arialbd.ttf Arial Bold
arialbi.ttf Arial Bold Italic
ariali.ttf Arial Italic
browa.ttf Browallia New
browab.ttf Browallia New Bold
browaz.ttf Browallia New Bold Italic
browai.ttf Browallia New Italic
browau.ttf BrowalliaUPC
browaub.ttf BrowalliaUPC Bold
browauz.ttf BrowalliaUPC Bold Italic
browaui.ttf BrowalliaUPC Italic
comic.ttf Comic Sans MS
comicbd.ttf Comic Sans MS Bold
cordia.ttf Cordia New
cordiab.ttf Cordia New Bold
cordiaz.ttf Cordia New Bold Italic
cordiai.ttf Cordia New Italic
cordiau.ttf CordiaUPC
cordiaub.ttf CordiaUPC Bold
cordiauz.ttf CordiaUPC Bold Italic
cordiaui.ttf CordiaUPC Italic
cour.ttf Courier New
courbd.ttf Courier New Bold
courbi.ttf Courier New Bold Italic
couri.ttf Courier New Italic
david.ttf David
davidbd.ttf David Bold
davidtr.ttf David Transparent
upcdl.ttf DilleniaUPC
upcdb.ttf DilleniaUPC Bold
upcdbi.ttf DilleniaUPC Bold Italic
upcdi.ttf DilleniaUPC Italic
estre.ttf Estrangelo Edessa
upcel.ttf EucrosiaUPC
upceb.ttf EucrosiaUPC Bold
upcebi.ttf EucrosiaUPC Bold Italic
upcei.ttf EucrosiaUPC Italic
mriamfx.ttf Fixed Miriam Transparent
framd.ttf Franklin Gothic Medium
framdit.ttf Franklin Gothic Medium Italic
frank.ttf FrankRuehl
upcfl.ttf FreesiaUPC
upcfb.ttf FreesiaUPC Bold
upcfbi.ttf FreesiaUPC Bold Italic
upcfi.ttf FreesiaUPC Italic
gautami.ttf Gautami
georgia.ttf Georgia
georgiab.ttf Georgia Bold
georgiaz.ttf Georgia Bold Italic
georgiai.ttf Georgia Italic
impact.ttf Impact
upcil.ttf IrisUPC
upcib.ttf IrisUPC Bold
upcibi.ttf IrisUPC Bold Italic
upcii.ttf IrisUPC Italic
upcjl.ttf JasmineUPC
upcjb.ttf JasmineUPC Bold
upcjbi.ttf JasmineUPC Bold Italic
upcji.ttf JasmineUPC Italic
upckl.ttf KodchiangUPC
upckb.ttf KodchiangUPC Bold
upckbi.ttf KodchiangUPC Bold Italic
upcki.ttf KodchiangUPC Italic
latha.ttf Latha
lvnm.ttf Levenim MT
lvnmbd.ttf Levenim MT Bold
upcll.ttf LilyUPC
upclb.ttf LilyUPC Bold
upclbi.ttf LilyUPC Bold Italic
upcli.ttf LilyUPC Italic
lucon.ttf Lucida Console
l_10646.ttf Lucida Sans Unicode
mangal.ttf Mangal
marlett.ttf Marlett
micross.ttf Microsoft Sans Serif
mriam.ttf Miriam
mriamc.ttf Miriam Fixed
mriamtr.ttf Miriam Transparent
mvboli.ttf MV Boli
nrkis.ttf Narkisim
pala.ttf Palatino Linotype
palab.ttf Palatino Linotype Bold
palabi.ttf Palatino Linotype Bold Italic
palai.ttf Palatino Linotype Italic
raavi.ttf Raavi
rod.ttf Rod
rodtr.ttf Rod Transparent
shruti.ttf Shruti
simpo.ttf Simplified Arabic
simpbdo.ttf Simplified Arabic Bold
simpfxo.ttf Simplified Arabic Fixed
sylfaen.ttf Sylfaen
symbol.ttf Symbol
tahoma.ttf Tahoma
tahomabd.ttf Tahoma Bold
times.ttf Times New Roman
timesbd.ttf Times New Roman Bold
timesbi.ttf Times New Roman Bold Italic timesi.ttf Times New Roman Italic trado.ttf Traditional Arabic tradbdo.ttf Traditional Arabic Bold trebuc.ttf Trebuchet MS trebucbd.ttf Trebuchet MS Bold trebucbi.ttf Trebuchet MS Bold Italic trebucit.ttf Trebuchet MS Italic tunga.ttf Tunga verdana.ttf