Microsoft KB Archive/302486

= MechWarrior 4: Gray Box Displayed Over the Playing Screen =

Article ID: 302486

Article Last Modified on 1/7/2006

-

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 &quot;Move/Turn.&quot; The box may also contain the word &quot;Fire.&quot;



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.
 * 1) 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.


 * 1) Start Windows Explorer.
 * 2) On the View menu, click Folder Options.
 * 3) On the View tab, click to select the Show all files check box.
 * 4) Click to clear the Hide file extensions for known file types check box, and then click OK.
 * 5) Quit Windows Explorer.
 * 6) Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders
 * 7) 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.
 * 1) In the Named box, type ttfcache.
 * 2) In the Look in box, click My Computer, and then click Find Now.
 * 3) In the list of found files, right-click ttfCache, and then click Delete.
 * 4) When you are prompted to confirm the file deletion, click Yes.
 * 5) Close the Find or Search window.
 * 6) 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:

274571

Click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:



MORE INFORMATION
The ttfCache file is a hidden file in the Windows folder that is rebuilt when you do one of the following:
 * You start Windows in Safe mode, and then restart Windows normally.
 * You delete the ttfCache file, and then restart Windows normally.

For additional information about the ttfCache file, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

169504 TrueType Fonts Displayed Incorrectly

Additional query words: msgame

Keywords: kbprb KB302486

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.