# When I try to install a font..

**URL:** <https://forum.high-logic.com/t/when-i-try-to-install-a-font/1487>\
**Category:** MainType - Support\
**Created:** [November 15, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/when-i-try-to-install-a-font/1487 "2006-11-15T20:32:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Crosby](https://forum.high-logic.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/9f8e36/32.png) [@Dave\_Crosby](https://forum.high-logic.com/u/Dave_Crosby)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/when-i-try-to-install-a-font/1487/4 "2006-11-16T05:37:39Z")

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> [@xthe\_raven\_mistressx](#):
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> it says that the file is damaged or invalid. Anyone know why?

Check out this thread:

> [@Font Salvage and Repair](https://forum.high-logic.com/t/font-salvage-and-repair/1462/1):
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> Shortly after purchasing FontCreator back in 2004, in addition to problems in fonts I had made, I noticed that parts of a purchased font I liked just didn’t look right to me! I opened it with FC and sure enough, some glyphs had the black and white spaces messed up. I cleverly (pat on back) discovered that all I had to do was to reverse a few contours here and there and all’s reet! If you have been out trolling the net for free fonts you probably have snagged some fonts that are alien to your o…

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