Game Activation Key Input Problems [RESOLVED]

malonn · 06-07-2007, 06:04 PM

Hey,
I cannot install F.E.A.R., because it will not allow me to input the key code. There are five boxes that require 4 characters (#'s and letter mix) to activate. But I can only fit a maximum of three. This is the second time it has happened w/ FEAR. The first time I returned the game thinking it was defective somehow. I exchanged it, and the new game does the exact same thing, so I tried it on a different computer and it worked fine. Something somewhere is making the letters too large to fit. I don't know what to do. I disable clear type, but that didn't work. The letters just won't fit. I can fit 4 #'s per block, but all FEAR codes use a mix of #'s and letters. My one desperate guess is maybe, because I've removed a lot of fonts from my XP install, that the font that is supposed to be used is missing, so it defaults to a different font that won't work. That just doesn't seem right to me though. But, I backed up all the removed fonts and will reinstall them and see if it works. Every other game I've installed works fine. Any help would be appreciated.

**pharoah** · 06-07-2007, 06:33 PM

have you checked to see if your caps lock in on?

malonn · 06-07-2007, 06:48 PM

I was right, it was the font. Added some of the removed font back to the Windows directory and the key worked like a charm.
Thanks anyway

**pharoah** · 06-07-2007, 07:02 PM

cool glad ya got it fixed.

06-07-2007, 06:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
malonn Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 53 OS: Vista x64 SP1	Game Activation Key Input Problems [RESOLVED] Hey, I cannot install F.E.A.R., because it will not allow me to input the key code. There are five boxes that require 4 characters (#'s and letter mix) to activate. But I can only fit a maximum of three. This is the second time it has happened w/ FEAR. The first time I returned the game thinking it was defective somehow. I exchanged it, and the new game does the exact same thing, so I tried it on a different computer and it worked fine. Something somewhere is making the letters too large to fit. I don't know what to do. I disable clear type, but that didn't work. The letters just won't fit. I can fit 4 #'s per block, but all FEAR codes use a mix of #'s and letters. My one desperate guess is maybe, because I've removed a lot of fonts from my XP install, that the font that is supposed to be used is missing, so it defaults to a different font that won't work. That just doesn't seem right to me though. But, I backed up all the removed fonts and will reinstall them and see if it works. Every other game I've installed works fine. Any help would be appreciated. __________________ Asus Striker II Extreme/ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / 4GB Crucial Ballistix / 2 WD Raptor's in RAID 0 / Maxtor DiamondMax 10 as back-up / XFX GTX 280 / X-Fi Extreme Music / Lite On ODD / PC Power and Cooling TurboCool 1200 / Wireless / Lian Li Case /Vista x64

06-07-2007, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: Game Activation Key Input Problems have you checked to see if your caps lock in on? __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015

06-07-2007, 06:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
malonn Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 53 OS: Vista x64 SP1	Re: Game Activation Key Input Problems I was right, it was the font. Added some of the removed font back to the Windows directory and the key worked like a charm. Thanks anyway __________________ Asus Striker II Extreme/ Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / 4GB Crucial Ballistix / 2 WD Raptor's in RAID 0 / Maxtor DiamondMax 10 as back-up / XFX GTX 280 / X-Fi Extreme Music / Lite On ODD / PC Power and Cooling TurboCool 1200 / Wireless / Lian Li Case /Vista x64

06-07-2007, 07:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
pharoah TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,188 OS: vista business edition My System	Re: Game Activation Key Input Problems cool glad ya got it fixed. __________________ Follow These Steps First Power Supply Selection Posting System Specs Oblivion Tweak Guide Video Drivers& Information TSF folding at home team 85015