subject: Problem Occurs When Your Word Document Contains Type 1 Fonts, Here Is How You Can Recover [print this page] Problem Occurs When Your Word Document Contains Type 1 Fonts, Here Is How You Can Recover
Are you looking for a Word Repair tool as your Word document is corrupted?
While opening a document in MS Word 2010, you may have encountered a situation wherein the program crashes and the following error message pops up:
"Microsoft Office Word has encountered a problem and needs to close"
Further, you will find the error module in the Word event log in the form of an entry with name USP10.DLL.
Causes:
The major cause of the error message is that the font of your document is of Type 1.
Resolution:
To resolve the errornious message fron you must follow the following procedures:
Method 1: Substitution of an OpenType font
Click 'Start'
Type 'regedit' in the 'Start Search' box, and press ENTER
When asked for, provide the administrator password for conformation
Identify the following subkey in the 'Registry Editor':
Select the Type 1 font in the 'FontSubstitutes' entry
Click 'Delete' after right-clicking the 'font'
Quit the 'Registry Editor'
Restart the computer
Uninstall the Type1 fonts
Method 2: Set the different printer as the default
For Windows Vista
Click 'Start'
Click 'Add a Printer'
Then 'Add a local printer'
Then 'Use an existing port'
'Next'
In the 'Manufacturer list', click 'Microsoft'
Click 'MicroIn the Add Printer' dialog box
'Add a local printer.soft XPS Document Writer'
'Next'
'Use the driver that is currently installed'
'Next'
Select 'Set as the default printer' check box
Click 'Next'
Click 'Finish'
For Windows 7
Click 'Start'
Click 'Devices and Printers'
After that click 'Add a Printer'
Go to 'Add Printer' dialog box and click 'Add a local printer'
Click 'Use an existing port'
Then 'Next'
Go to 'Manufacturer list' and click 'Microsoft'
Click 'Microsoft XPS Document Writer'
Click Next
Click 'Use the driver that is currently installed'
Then Click 'Next'
Select 'Set as the default printer' check box
'Next'
'Finish'
Method 3: In the document remove the font
Open the document in another healthy system
Change each offending font references to another font
Perform the following steps to replace fonts in Word 2010
Go to 'Home'
Click the 'down arrow' that is next to 'Find'
Click 'Advanced Find'
'More'
'Format'
'Font'
Select the font that is to be replaced
'Replace'
'Format'
'Font'
Select the substituted font
Click 'Replace All'
Even after you follow the above steps, you may still encounter the same problem. In such condition to recover the Word document, you must use Word Repair Software.