Russian language text changes to DBCS text that is formatted with the Simsun font in PowerPoint 2002

If you type Russian language text in a Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 presentation, and then you save and reopen the presentation, the Russian language text will change to double-byte character set (DBCS) text that is formatted with the Simsun font.

This problem may occur on a computer that is running a Chinese (Simplified) version of Microsoft Windows XP.

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the PowerPoint 2002 post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package that is dated October 25, 2004. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

After you install this hotfix, follow the steps that are listed in the "More Information" section of this article to set the PPTClearCompositeFont registry key and to activate the hotfix.

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

Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To enable this hotfix, follow these steps:

1. Quit PowerPoint 2002.
2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate and then click to select the following registry key:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\PowerPoint\Options
4. After you select the key that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.
5. Type PPTClearCompositeFont, and then press ENTER.
6. Right-click PPTClearCompositeFont, and then click Modify.
7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
8. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.