To use Mathematica with X-Win 32 you need to install the font files with .pcf extensions on your PC locally. That's where X-Win expects to find them. The fonts might be on the CD-ROM of your Mathematica distribution or you can download them from Wolfram's website When the files are residing on your PC hard drive let X-Win 32 know where to look : 1) Right click on the X-Win 32 icon on the toolbar 2) Select X-Util 3) Under `Fonts' select `Modify FontPath' 4) Enter the location of the fonts so that it appears as one of the font paths.