Windows 7 - Opentype Fonts .otf - Not Valid Font

Hi There,

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, I wasn't to sure where would be best.

Anyway, I'm trying to install my collection of fonts that i use regularly. All the fonts are Opentype Fonts (.otf) which i know for a fact are working files as i use them on my other box which is running xp.

When i try either installing the fonts (right clicking and pressing install) or copy and pasting into the fonts directory i get a message which pops up and says that the file Cannot Install as the file does not appear to be a valid font.

I really hope windows 7 supports opentype fonts as i'd rather not go back to using xp.

Any help would be great.

Kind Regards
- Solly

Try installing them via the Control Panrl:

Install TrueType or OpenType Fonts in Windows

I have tried this several times and I am still getting the same message.

Googling, I found a number of returns that indicate that this problem has been around since XP days, so it is possible that the same solution might work now:

OTF (OpenType Fonts) Not Working in XP x64?, OTF Opentype fonts x64 xp - Windows-XP-General-Discussion - Windows-XP

Hmmm,

Followed his instructions and created the SessionImageSize file in the regedit, rebooted and still the same message.

One thing i did notice though, when i created that SessionImageSize thing and put 20 as the value. Once i closed it and reopened the file it had changed it self to 14?

Any ideas why that is happening ?

Now it's staying on 20 but its changing it self to hexadecimal rather than staying on decimal

As long as you entered that as 20 Decimal you are ok. 14 in HEX = 20 in decimal.

Ahh right sweet as.

>< so wish this would work - any body got any other ideas ?

Latest ATI Drivers fixed this issue for me.

Thanks for your help

I had this problem as well, the solution for me was to make the user a local admin. All of a sudden Windows 7 accepted the OTFs as valid fonts.