MechWarrior 4: Gray Box Displayed Over the Playing Screen (302486)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance
This article was previously published under Q302486 SYMPTOMS
When you play MechWarrior 4, you may see a semi-transparent gray box that
is displayed over the screen. The box contains the words "Move/Turn." The box may also contain the word "Fire."
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when either the font cache file is corrupted or there are too many fonts.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps.
- NOTE: Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.
- Start Windows Explorer.
- On the View menu, click Folder Options.
- On the View tab, click to select the Show all files check box.
- Click to clear the Hide file extensions for known file types check box, and then click OK.
- Quit Windows Explorer.
- Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders
- Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.
In Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders. - In the Named box, type ttfcache.
- In the Look in box, click My Computer, and then click Find Now.
- In the list of found files, right-click ttfCache, and then click Delete.
- When you are prompted to confirm the file deletion, click Yes.
- Close the Find or Search window.
- Restart the computer.
If the issue continues to occur, you may have too many fonts.
For additional information about fonts, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 1/7/2006 |
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Keywords: | kbprb KB302486 |
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