Article ID: 2505189 - Last Review: August 22, 2011 - Revision: 7.0

An update is available for DirectWrite and XPS issues in Windows Vista SP2 and in Windows Server 2008 SP2

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SYMPTOMS

An update that addresses the following issues is available for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) and for Windows Server 2008 SP2.

Issue 1

You start an application that uses the Mshtml.dll module (for example, Windows Internet Explorer 9 or Windows Live Messenger). The Mshtml.dll module uses the DirectWrite API. However, the application takes longer than expected to start.

Issue 2

You cannot print a page of an XPS document that has a transparent background in Internet Explorer 9.
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CAUSE

Issue 1

This issue occurs because the DirectWrite fonts are not cached. Therefore, the application creates a new copy of the DirectWrite font cache for a single use when the application starts.

Issue 2

This issue occurs because the XPS-to-GDI-conversion code does not support transparent backgrounds.
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RESOLUTION

Update information

How to obtain this update

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
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All supported x86-based versions of Windows Vista
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All supported x64-based versions of Windows Vista
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All supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008
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All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008
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For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/ ) How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
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Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must be running Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2). For more information about how to obtain a Windows Vista service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
How to obtain the latest Windows Vista service pack
For more information about how to obtain a Windows Server 2008 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2008

Registry information

To use the update in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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MORE INFORMATION

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ ) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008

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APPLIES TO
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2, when used with:
    • Windows Vista Business
    • Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
    • Windows Vista Enterprise
    • Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
    • Windows Vista Home Basic
    • Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
    • Windows Vista Home Premium
    • Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
    • Windows Vista Starter
    • Windows Vista Ultimate
    • Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
  • Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, when used with:
    • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
    • Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V
    • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
    • Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V
    • Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
    • Windows Server 2008 Foundation
    • Windows Server 2008 Standard
    • Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V
    • Windows Web Server 2008 R2
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