Symptoms
You have a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. When you install an application on this computer, some font files that are marked as system- protected cannot be updated.
Additionally, when you try to manually delete or update the font files, the operation fails.Resolution
This issue is fixed in an update for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008. This update is intended to remove the protection of some font files that are not required for the Windows user interface.
Update information
How to obtain this update
This update is available from the Microsoft Update Web site:
http://update.microsoft.comThe following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Operating system |
Update |
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All supported x86-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 Vista |
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All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 |
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All supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 |
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 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, your computer must be running one of the following operating systems:
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Windows Vista Service Pack 1
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Windows Vista Service Pack 2
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Windows Server 2008
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Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
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:
935791 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:
968849 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2008
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.
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information notes
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GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, extremely important issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.
For all supported versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista
File name |
Version |
File size |
---|---|---|
Ahronbd.ttf |
5.00 |
50,332 |
Andlso.ttf |
5.00 |
117,960 |
Angsa.ttf |
5.00 |
109,808 |
Angsab.ttf |
5.00 |
106,220 |
Angsai.ttf |
5.00 |
103,444 |
Angsaz.ttf |
5.00 |
105,636 |
Angsau.ttf |
5.00 |
109,784 |
Angsaub.ttf |
5.00 |
106,236 |
Angsaui.ttf |
5.00 |
103,408 |
Angsauz.ttf |
5.00 |
105,592 |
Arabtype.ttf |
5.01 |
621,580 |
Arial.ttf |
5.06 |
766,656 |
Arialbd.ttf |
5.06 |
744,556 |
Arialbi.ttf |
5.06 |
551,824 |
Ariali.ttf |
5.06 |
546,536 |
Ariblk.ttf |
5.00 |
119,492 |
Browa.ttf |
5.00 |
89,656 |
Browab.ttf |
5.00 |
75,424 |
Browai.ttf |
5.00 |
100,224 |
Browaz.ttf |
5.00 |
89,380 |
Browau.ttf |
5.00 |
89,616 |
Browaub.ttf |
5.00 |
75,416 |
Browaui.ttf |
5.00 |
100,216 |
Browauz.ttf |
5.00 |
89,376 |
Calibri.ttf |
5.62 |
352,736 |
Calibrib.ttf |
5.62 |
351,544 |
Calibrii.ttf |
5.62 |
362,524 |
Calibriz.ttf |
5.62 |
365,864 |
Cambria.ttc |
5.96 |
1,090,432 |
Cambriab.ttf |
5.96 |
328,500 |
Cambriai.ttf |
5.96 |
336,764 |
Cambriaz.ttf |
5.96 |
325,976 |
Candara.ttf |
5.61 |
161,632 |
Candarab.ttf |
5.61 |
164,892 |
Candarai.ttf |
5.61 |
167,752 |
Candaraz.ttf |
5.61 |
165,916 |
Comic.ttf |
5.00 |
132,832 |
Comicbd.ttf |
5.00 |
117,456 |
Consola.ttf |
5.22 |
98,504 |
Consolab.ttf |
5.22 |
100,420 |
Consolai.ttf |
5.22 |
104,128 |
Consolaz.ttf |
5.22 |
110,252 |
Constan.ttf |
5.90 |
313,860 |
Constanb.ttf |
5.90 |
317,704 |
Constani.ttf |
5.90 |
305,980 |
Constanz.ttf |
5.90 |
313,024 |
Corbel.ttf |
5.61 |
205,008 |
Corbelb.ttf |
5.61 |
210,780 |
Corbeli.ttf |
5.61 |
209,844 |
Corbelz.ttf |
5.61 |
217,300 |
Cordia.ttf |
5.00 |
108,572 |
Cordiab.ttf |
5.00 |
95,892 |
Cordiai.ttf |
5.00 |
100,104 |
Cordiaz.ttf |
5.00 |
94,816 |
Cordiau.ttf |
5.00 |
108,544 |
Cordiaub.ttf |
5.00 |
95,888 |
Cordiaui.ttf |
5.00 |
100,100 |
Cordiauz.ttf |
5.00 |
94,812 |
Cour.ttf |
5.11 |
690,208 |
Courbd.ttf |
5.11 |
697,096 |
Courbi.ttf |
5.11 |
503,460 |
Couri.ttf |
5.11 |
593,740 |
David.ttf |
5.02 |
56,600 |
Davidbd.ttf |
5.02 |
55,652 |
Framd.ttf |
5.01 |
139,332 |
Framdit.ttf |
5.01 |
152,104 |
Frank.ttf |
5.02 |
63,840 |
Georgia.ttf |
5.00 |
157,080 |
Georgiab.ttf |
5.00 |
145,940 |
Georgiai.ttf |
5.00 |
162,380 |
Georgiaz.ttf |
5.00 |
164,332 |
Gisha.ttf |
5.00 |
72,932 |
Gishabd.ttf |
5.00 |
74,056 |
Impact.ttf |
5.00 |
135,848 |
Kaiu.ttf |
5.00 |
5,178,844 |
L_10646.ttf |
5.00 |
325,400 |
Leelawad.ttf |
5.00 |
97,752 |
Leelawdb.ttf |
5.00 |
97,420 |
Lvnm.ttf |
5.00 |
56,964 |
Lvnmbd.ttf |
5.00 |
54,940 |
Moolbor.ttf |
5.00 |
342,840 |
Mriam.ttf |
5.02 |
52,128 |
Mriamc.ttf |
5.02 |
57,064 |
Msuighur.ttf |
5.00 |
203,360 |
Nrkis.ttf |
5.02 |
56,944 |
Pala.ttf |
5.00 |
472,664 |
Palab.ttf |
5.00 |
420,052 |
Palabi.ttf |
5.00 |
336,476 |
Palai.ttf |
5.00 |
413,824 |
Rod.ttf |
5.02 |
61,560 |
Simfang.ttf |
5.01 |
10,576,012 |
Simhei.ttf |
5.01 |
9,751,960 |
Simkai.ttf |
5.01 |
11,785,184 |
Simpbdo.ttf |
5.00 |
91,968 |
Simpfxo.ttf |
5.00 |
90,904 |
Simpo.ttf |
5.00 |
90,692 |
Symbol.ttf |
5.00 |
70,128 |
Times.ttf |
5.01 |
828,152 |
Timesbd.ttf |
5.01 |
835,868 |
Timesbi.ttf |
5.01 |
610,820 |
Timesi.ttf |
5.01 |
651,500 |
Tradbdo.ttf |
5.00 |
127,456 |
Trado.ttf |
5.00 |
126,124 |
Trebuc.ttf |
5.00 |
136,172 |
Trebucbd.ttf |
5.00 |
126,376 |
Trebucbi.ttf |
5.00 |
133,716 |
Trebucit.ttf |
5.00 |
141,836 |
Upcdb.ttf |
5.00 |
65,156 |
Upcdbi.ttf |
5.00 |
68,784 |
Upcdi.ttf |
5.01 |
69,956 |
Upcdl.ttf |
5.01 |
69,448 |
Upceb.ttf |
5.01 |
74,076 |
Upcebi.ttf |
5.01 |
76,736 |
Upcei.ttf |
5.01 |
75,360 |
Upcel.ttf |
5.01 |
72,360 |
Upcfb.ttf |
5.01 |
64,056 |
Upcfbi.ttf |
5.01 |
67,216 |
Upcfi.ttf |
5.01 |
67,424 |
Upcfl.ttf |
5.01 |
64,900 |
Upcib.ttf |
5.01 |
71,080 |
Upcibi.ttf |
5.01 |
73,612 |
Upcii.ttf |
5.01 |
73,632 |
Upcil.ttf |
5.01 |
71,068 |
Upcjb.ttf |
5.01 |
74,428 |
Upcjbi.ttf |
5.01 |
77,692 |
Upcji.ttf |
5.01 |
76,456 |
Upcjl.ttf |
5.01 |
73,568 |
Upckb.ttf |
5.01 |
64,648 |
Upckbi.ttf |
5.01 |
68,872 |
Upcki.ttf |
5.01 |
68,140 |
Upckl.ttf |
5.01 |
64,316 |
Upclb.ttf |
5.01 |
54,260 |
Upclbi.ttf |
5.01 |
57,100 |
Upcli.ttf |
5.01 |
56,752 |
Upcll.ttf |
5.01 |
54,264 |
Verdana.ttf |
5.02 |
185,704 |
Verdanab.ttf |
5.02 |
152,872 |
Verdanai.ttf |
5.02 |
174,088 |
Verdanaz.ttf |
5.00 |
172,600 |
Webdings.ttf |
5.00 |
121,664 |
Wingding.ttf |
5.00 |
83,740 |
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
More Information
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates