Consider the following scenario:

•	You are using a Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC 2005-based Tablet PC.
•	The Tablet PC is running Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 common language runtime (CLR 2.0).
•	You try to use the ink collection for the Tablet PC and managed objects in a Windows Form.

In this scenario, you may experience the following symptoms:

•	Some ink programs may not be able to copy and paste digital ink to and from the Clipboard.
•	Some ink programs that group ink strokes as words may not group correctly.
•	Some ink programs that you use may close unexpectedly.

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This problem occurs because the Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) version of the Microsoft.Ink.dll file is not compatible with Visual Studio 2005 CLR 2.0.

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To resolve this problem, install the latest update for the Microsoft.Ink.dll file from Microsoft. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft download center:
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 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.

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

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For more information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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