IE8 doesn't display embedded web fonts -- on any site

Question

From what I understand, IE 8 should display embedded fonts, however my version substitutes generic fonts -- not just for my code, but on other sites, even when the CSS is properly IE-hacked (for example, this sample displays all the IE-hacked properties for me (shadows, etc.), except for the embedded font).

I'm wondering if there is a setting in IE8 that would cause this? I'm on a heavily locked-down work computer (this is why I'm using IE8), so that may have something to do with it, though I'm not sure why this would affect font-face specifically.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

From http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533034(v=vs.85).aspx

• On the View menu, click Options and then click the Security tab.
• Select Custom and click Settings.
• Scroll to the Downloads section.
• Change the Font Download setting from Disable to Enable.