Opentype Fonts .otf - Not Valid Font

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  1. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional
       #1

    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
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  2. Posts : 6,618
    W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
       #2

    Try installing them via the Control Panrl:

    Install TrueType or OpenType Fonts in Windows
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  3. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I have tried this several times and I am still getting the same message.
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  4. Posts : 6,618
    W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
       #4

    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
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  5. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #5

    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 ?
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  6. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Now it's staying on 20 but its changing it self to hexadecimal rather than staying on decimal
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  7. Posts : 2,737
    Windows 7 Enterprise (x64); Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)
       #7

    Open the registry editor (regedit)

    Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

    Add a new REG_DWORD entry called SessionImageSize with a value (decimal) of 20.
    As long as you entered that as 20 Decimal you are ok. 14 in HEX = 20 in decimal.
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  8. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Ahh right sweet as.

    >< so wish this would work - any body got any other ideas ?
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  9. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Professional
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Latest ATI Drivers fixed this issue for me.

    Thanks for your help :)
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  10. Tja
    Posts : 1
    Windows Vista x64
       #10

    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.
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