Installation Issues 737 800/900

[djbrowndog 0]

hi all,migrated to a new machine the other day and have re-installed all my flight sim requirements apart from PMDG 737-800/900 boxed version (v 1.1)I load the disc up, hit set-up and the thing just sits there skipping C:WINDOWSfontslucon.ttf. when i check task manager the program is not responding. any ideas anyone? have read to boot and install in safe mode but this is a little far fetched. i have full admin rights on the machine.thanks,Chris

[downscc 1,327]

I think you can just reboot without the safe mode... this is very similar to something I ran into during a reinstall but it was more than several wake-ups ago so I'm don't exactly remember. Hope it works.

[djbrowndog 0]

thanks Dan. Tried that but no avail. will try again when i'm home from work. Frustrating when i want to try out this new machine!Chris

[Tabs 2,790]

Chris,Ensure you are installing via an Adminstrator account. This issue occurs when the installer can't get write permision to the Windows fonts folder. In Vista this is as easy as right clicking the installer and hitting "Run as Administrator". In XP the account must be an admin one, not a limited user account.

[djbrowndog 0]

That was the first thing I checked! Yep, I've got full admin rights.I'm just going to try a fresh install of fs2004 then give it another go...Chris

[djbrowndog 0]

Ok. Thanks for all your help guys. Bit the bullet and did a safe boot install which seems to have worked. funny problem tho. not sure of the issue...now to test out this system! woot!Chris