Text in some core fonts appears blurred in Internet Explorer 9 on a computer that is running Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2
Assume that you install Windows Internet Explorer 9 on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. In this situation, text that is displayed in the following core fonts in Internet Explorer 9 appears blurred compared with the same text and fonts in Windows Internet Explorer 8:
Arial (font style: Regular; font size: 8-point, 9-point, and 10-point)
Verdana (font style: Regular; font size: 8-point, 9-point, and 10-point)
Tahoma (font style: Regular; font size: 8-point, 9-point, and 10-point)
Note: There may be additional issues such as font tuning and hardware and software settings that may be causing additional issues with Font clarity. To check for and resolve these other possible issues see the following Article on the Microsoft website:
This issue occurs because of a design change to how Internet Explorer 9 renders text. By default, Internet Explorer 9 uses sub-pixel positioned ClearType to render text by using DirectWrite, whereas Internet Explorer 8 uses whole-pixel positioned ClearType to render text by using the Microsoft Windows graphics device interface (GDI).
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
Prerequisites
To apply this update, you must be running one of the following operating systems:
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Windows 7
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
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
For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
The global version of this update 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.
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information notes
The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.
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Version
Product
SR_Level
Service branch
6.0.600
2
.
22xxx
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
SP2
LDR
The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 and for Windows Vista" section. MUM files and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista
Collapse this tableExpand this table
File name
File version
File size
Date
Time
Platform
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
12:07
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
31-Jan-2011
10:50
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
31-Jan-2011
10:50
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
31-Jan-2011
10:50
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
12:07
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
15-Mar-2011
05:37
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
15-Mar-2011
05:37
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
15-Mar-2011
05:37
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
12:07
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
31-Jan-2011
10:50
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
12:07
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
15-Mar-2011
05:56
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
12:07
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
152,872
03-Apr-2009
21:24
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
174,088
03-Apr-2009
21:24
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
172,600
03-Apr-2009
21:24
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
12:07
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
152,872
15-Mar-2011
05:56
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
174,088
15-Mar-2011
05:56
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
172,600
15-Mar-2011
05:57
Not applicable
Invalidatefntcache.exe
6.0.6002.22651
7,168
25-May-2011
13:42
x86
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista
Collapse this tableExpand this table
File name
File version
File size
Date
Time
Platform
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
12:07
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
31-Jan-2011
10:52
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
31-Jan-2011
10:52
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
31-Jan-2011
10:52
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
12:06
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
15-Mar-2011
04:44
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
15-Mar-2011
04:44
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
15-Mar-2011
04:44
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
12:07
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
31-Jan-2011
10:52
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
12:06
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
15-Mar-2011
04:59
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
12:07
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
152,872
03-Apr-2009
21:28
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
174,088
03-Apr-2009
21:28
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
172,600
03-Apr-2009
21:28
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
12:06
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
152,872
15-Mar-2011
04:59
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
174,088
15-Mar-2011
04:59
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
172,600
15-Mar-2011
04:59
Not applicable
Invalidatefntcache.exe
6.0.6002.22651
8,192
25-May-2011
14:11
x64
For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008
Collapse this tableExpand this table
File name
File version
File size
Date
Time
Platform
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
12:06
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
31-Jan-2011
10:51
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
31-Jan-2011
10:51
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
31-Jan-2011
10:51
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
12:33
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
15-Mar-2011
05:29
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
15-Mar-2011
05:29
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
15-Mar-2011
05:29
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
12:06
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
31-Jan-2011
10:51
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
12:33
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
15-Mar-2011
05:49
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
12:06
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
152,872
03-Apr-2009
21:31
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
174,088
03-Apr-2009
21:31
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
172,600
03-Apr-2009
21:31
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
12:33
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
152,872
15-Mar-2011
05:50
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
174,088
15-Mar-2011
05:50
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
172,600
15-Mar-2011
05:50
Not applicable
Invalidatefntcache.exe
6.0.6002.22651
11,776
25-May-2011
14:16
IA-64
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notes
The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.
Collapse this tableExpand this table
Version
Product
SR_Level
Service branch
6.1.760
0
.
20xxx
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
RTM
LDR
6.1.760
1
.
21xxx
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
SP1
LDR
The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 R2 and for Windows 7" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7
Collapse this tableExpand this table
File name
File version
File size
Date
Time
Platform
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:38
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:35
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:35
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:35
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:36
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:29
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:29
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:29
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:33
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:34
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:34
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:34
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:36
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:38
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:35
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:36
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:29
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:33
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:34
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:36
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:38
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
156,340
10-Jun-2009
21:26
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
177,996
10-Jun-2009
21:26
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
176,528
10-Jun-2009
21:26
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:36
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
156,340
10-Jun-2009
21:26
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
177,996
10-Jun-2009
21:26
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
176,528
10-Jun-2009
21:26
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:33
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
155,384
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
176,992
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
175,444
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:36
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
155,384
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
176,992
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
175,444
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Invalidatefntcache.exe
6.1.7600.20972
7,168
24-May-2011
10:36
x86
Invalidatefntcache.exe
6.1.7601.21733
7,168
24-May-2011
12:08
x86
For all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and of Windows Server 2008 R2
Collapse this tableExpand this table
File name
File version
File size
Date
Time
Platform
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:34
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:33
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:26
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:26
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:26
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:30
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:38
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:31
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:31
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:31
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:34
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:33
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:26
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:30
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:32
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:38
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:31
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:34
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
156,340
10-Jun-2009
20:44
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
177,996
10-Jun-2009
20:44
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
176,528
10-Jun-2009
20:44
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:33
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
156,340
10-Jun-2009
20:44
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
177,996
10-Jun-2009
20:44
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
176,528
10-Jun-2009
20:44
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:30
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
155,384
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
176,992
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
175,444
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:38
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
155,384
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
176,992
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
175,444
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Invalidatefntcache.exe
6.1.7600.20972
8,192
24-May-2011
11:27
x64
Invalidatefntcache.exe
6.1.7601.21733
8,192
24-May-2011
11:16
x64
For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2
Collapse this tableExpand this table
File name
File version
File size
Date
Time
Platform
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:27
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:25
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:25
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:25
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:27
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:21
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:21
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:21
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:30
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:24
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:24
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:24
Not applicable
Arial.ttf
Not applicable
778,552
10-May-2011
22:23
Not applicable
Arialbd.ttf
Not applicable
749,004
16-Jan-2011
23:24
Not applicable
Arialbi.ttf
Not applicable
561,924
16-Jan-2011
23:24
Not applicable
Ariali.ttf
Not applicable
555,884
16-Jan-2011
23:24
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:27
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:25
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:27
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:21
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:30
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:24
Not applicable
Tahoma.ttf
Not applicable
700,180
10-May-2011
22:23
Not applicable
Tahomabd.ttf
Not applicable
648,008
16-Jan-2011
23:24
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:27
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
156,340
10-Jun-2009
20:48
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
177,996
10-Jun-2009
20:48
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
176,528
10-Jun-2009
20:48
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:27
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
156,340
10-Jun-2009
20:48
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
177,996
10-Jun-2009
20:48
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
176,528
10-Jun-2009
20:48
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:30
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
155,384
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
176,992
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
175,444
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdana.ttf
Not applicable
191,344
10-May-2011
22:23
Not applicable
Verdanab.ttf
Not applicable
155,384
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanai.ttf
Not applicable
176,992
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Verdanaz.ttf
Not applicable
175,444
05-Nov-2010
02:00
Not applicable
Invalidatefntcache.exe
6.1.7600.20972
11,776
24-May-2011
10:06
IA-64
Invalidatefntcache.exe
6.1.7601.21733
11,776
24-May-2011
10:07
IA-64
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: