I cannot download any fonts now - all I get is the invalid font error message...and I've tried going through all of the suggestions from Windows - none work. Is there anything else???

Did you save the file you download from Dafont to your hard disk? If yes, what happens when you double click on that saved downloaded file?

It will not recognize the font no matter what I try. One time I got the font converter to save the .ttf as a .svg and then back again, but that doesn't work now either.

The TTF might have been associated to another program. How about fonts in OTF format? Do you also have the same problem with fonts with OTF If you have not tried it, download this font and open the OTF file and see what happens, https://www.dafont.com/sabbath-paranoid.font

I downloaded it and after an eternity, it came up on my computer, so I could look at it. Very sssllloooowww to open.

Are you able to open the OTF as a font? Did it open in Windows Font Viewer. If it did, try to install the font and see if your programs can use the font. There is an install button in Windows Font Viewer.

You need to associate the TTF to windows Font Viewer so that it will open the TTF in Font Viewer every time you double click on a TTF. Check this on how to do that.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-disassociate-a-file-from-an-app-in-windows/37b58eec-060b-432f-8b64-277a6c369414

Remember that you need to associate the TTF to Windows Font Viewer


As for the slowness of your computer. when was the last time that you restarted your computer? If it has been some time already, why not try to restart your computer, if it is OK with you, and see what happens.

See https://www.dafont.com/faq.php#win if you need help on how to install a font

I've tried the restart, clear the cache, etc. and it's made no difference. Now I will try the .otf suggestions.

When I tried to use Font View, it also came up with the invalid font message...so it's not even the fact that it's a font...this is an .exe file.

There shouldn't be any executable program in the files that you downloaded from the Dafont. If you get an EXE file then there is something wrong in your computer.

Did you get an EXE file in the Sabbath Paranoid download? I can assure you that there is no EXE file in the downloaded ZIP archive. I did not place an EXE file there and Dafont does not insert any file in the download.

I think @Rise22 is referring to fontview.exe.

Hard to tell, though

Even if the TTF and the OTF are associated to another program, these files should open without problem if directly opened in FontView. I am also wondering why opening OTF is very slow in his computer. I have no idea why that happened but what I am certain is that it is a local problem, meaning happens in his computer only.

Yes, of course it's a local problem

I just had a complete crash....so, that might be the problem. Once I'm up and running again I'll see if it changes anything.