This update provides new functionality and performance improvements for the graphics platform. Install this update if you have installed the Windows Internet Explorer 9 Tech Preview 3 build, and are experiencing crashes and hangs while running Windows Live applications.

The Windows Graphics, Imaging, and XPS Library contains the latest advancements in modern graphics technologies for gaming, multimedia, imaging and printing applications. It includes updates to DirectX to support hardware acceleration for 2D, 3D and text-based scenarios; DirectCompute for hardware accelerated parallel computing scenarios; and ...

To resolve this problem, perform the System File Checker scan in safe mode, and make sure that the PendingDeletes and PendingRenames folders exist under %WinDir% \WinSxS\Temp. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired them. Details are included in the CBS.Log %WinDir% \Logs\CBS\CBS.log.

Learn how to update drivers in Windows using Device Manager to update or reinstall a driver.

Restore deleted files and folders or restore a file or folder to a previous state. Navigate to the folder that used to contain the file or folder, right-click it, and then select Restore previous versions. If the folder was at the top level of a drive, for example C:\, right-click the drive, and then select Restore previous versions.

Try this setting if the graphics for the program appear jagged or are rendered incorrectly. Change high DPI settings. If your program isn't displayed correctly on a PC with a high-DPI display (its features are blurry or are too big or too small), select Change high DPI settings, and then try one of these options in the Properties dialog box:

Fixes an issue in which an OutOfMemoryException exception occurs. This issue occurs when you use a graphics object to paint in a Windows Forms application that targets the .NET Framework 3.5.

This error occurs when your graphics device driver has notified Windows that the device isn’t working properly. This may mean that the device has a hardware problem, or that the driver or driver software is failing. To fix this error, try the following:

When you install an application that does not support Terminal Services on a virtual machine that is running in Windows Virtual PC, you receive the following error message: Could not initialize graphics system. Make sure that your video card and driver are compatible with DirectDraw.

Fixes three issues that occur when you use Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) to render graphics in a .NET Framework 3.5 SP1-based application.