SQL Reporting Services - T2Embed.dll missing

When generating a report in SSRS, I receive the following error:

There was an error generating your report. Please refer to item 673778174106859 for additional diagnostic information. There was an error during the render phase of the report generation. There was an error generating the document Network Statistics There was an error generating the document Network Statistics An error occurred during rendering of the report. ---> 

Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportProcessing.UnhandledReportRenderingException: An error occurred during rendering of the report. ---> 

Microsoft.ReportingServices.OnDemandReportRendering.ReportRenderingException: An error occurred during rendering of the report. ---> 

System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'T2Embed': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) An error occurred during rendering of the report. ---> 

Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportProcessing.UnhandledReportRenderingException: An error occurred during rendering of the report. ---> 

Microsoft.ReportingServices.OnDemandReportRendering.ReportRenderingException: An error occurred during rendering of the report. ---> 

System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'T2Embed': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)

Running a repair install of the specific SQL and RS instance did not help. Any suggestions?

SQL Server Reporting Services specifically is not supported on Windows Server Core 2008 R2 SP1 and higher.

You've probably stumbled upon one of the reasons why it's not supported. (I.e., it flat out doesn't work.)

Besides hacking around, which may or may not actually fix the issue, I think your only recourse is to install SSRS on a full version of Windows Server, and try again.

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