Characters are displayed in the MS Gothic font instead of the MS Mincho or the MS PMincho font in Windows

Consider the following scenario:  

• You run a Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3-based run-time image on a device.
• The image uses TrueType fonts instead of AC3 fonts.
• You set Japanese as the default system locale on the device.
• You select the MS Mincho font or the MS PMincho font to display some characters.

In this scenario, the characters  are displayed in the MS Gothic font. Additionally, you cannot display the characters in the MS Mincho font or in the MS PMincho font without the AC3 font compression technology.

Note This issue does not occur when the image uses AC3 fonts.

Software update information

A supported software update is now available from Microsoft as Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Platform Builder Monthly Update (March 2011). You can confirm this by scrolling to the "File information" section of this article. The package file name contains the product version, date, Knowledge Base article number, and processor type. The package file name format is: For example: Wincepb50-060503-kb917590-armv4i.msi is the ARMV4i Windows CE 5.0 Platform Builder fix that is documented in KB article 917590 and that is contained in the May 2006 monthly update. To resolve this problem immediately, click the following article number for information about obtaining Windows CE Platform Builder and core operating system software updates: Note This Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Monthly Update is also available for download from the following Microsoft Download Center website:

Prerequisites

This software update is supported only if all previously issued software updates for this product have also been applied.

Prerequisites

This update is supported only if all previously issued updates for this product have also been installed.

Restart requirement

After you apply this update, you must perform a clean build of the whole platform. To do this, use one of the following methods:

• On the Build menu, click Clean Solution, and then click Build Solution.
• On the Build menu, click Rebuild Solution.

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this software update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace any other updates.

File information

The English version of this software update package has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Installer files

Files that are included in this hotfix package

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

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: