Fix for text quality degradation after security update 3013455 (MS15-010) is installed

Applies To
Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Web Edition Windows Server 2008 Foundation Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Starter Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Symptoms

After you install security update 3013455 (described in MSRC bulletin MS15-010), you may notice some text quality degradation in certain scenarios. This problem occurs on computers that are running the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
  • Windows Server 2003 SP2
  • Windows Vista SP2

Status

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

Resolution

To resolve this issue, install one of the following updates as appropriate for you operating system:

Update for Windows Vista

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Update for Windows Vista for x64-based Systems

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Update for Windows Server 2008

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Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition

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Update for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems

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Update for Windows Server 2003

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Update for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

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Update for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

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Release Date: February 18, 2013

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More Information

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you install this update (KB3037639).

Installation order

There is no installation order requirement for the two updates that are discussed in this article (KB3013455 and KB3037639).

File information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows Server 2003 file information
  • The files that apply to a specific milestone (SPn) and service branch (QFE, GDR) are noted in the "SP requirement" and "Service branch" columns.
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. QFE service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.
  • In addition to the files that are listed in these tables, this software update also installs an associated security catalog file (KBnumber.cat) that is signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003

File name File version File size Date Time Platform SP requirement Service branch
Spuninst.exe 6.3.4.1 293,168 04-Feb-2015 05:18 x64 None Not Applicable
Win32k.sys 5.2.3790.5534 4,658,688 04-Feb-2015 05:15 x64 SP2 SP2QFE

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2003

File name File version File size Date Time Platform SP requirement Service branch
Spuninst.exe 6.3.4.1 221,488 16-May-2014 03:14 x86 None Not Applicable
Win32k.sys 5.2.3790.5534 1,890,816 04-Feb-2015 04:49 x86 SP2 SP2QFE

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2003

File name File version File size Date Time Platform SP requirement Service branch
Spuninst.exe 6.3.4.1 501,552 04-Feb-2015 05:18 IA-64 None Not Applicable
Win32k.sys 5.2.3790.5534 5,681,664 04-Feb-2015 05:15 IA-64 SP2 SP2QFE

      

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information
  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.0.6002.18xxx Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 SP2 GDR
    6.0.6002.23xxx Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 SP2 LDR
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Win32k.sys 6.0.6002.19301 2,063,360 04-Feb-2015 03:28 x86
Win32k.sys 6.0.6002.23611 2,071,040 04-Feb-2015 03:20 x86

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Win32k.sys 6.0.6002.19301 2,790,912 04-Feb-2015 03:38 x64
Win32k.sys 6.0.6002.23611 2,793,472 04-Feb-2015 03:51 x64

For all supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Win32k.sys 6.0.6002.19301 6,678,016 04-Feb-2015 03:28 IA-64
Win32k.sys 6.0.6002.23611 6,688,256 04-Feb-2015 03:26 IA-64

      

File hash information
File name SHA1 hash SHA256 hash
Windows6.0-KB3037639-ia64.msu CF2F59DD55DCC77DD1BA2F5DC8331B0C8F94EE87 AD90A9694B3B269AA5E27AEB6EC82ABFDD68DAA467E84AB050D88E525D8CF5FF
Windows6.0-KB3037639-x64.msu 24E01C1B54457790F72F0921FE01F935D0AD205D 414F1EEF78E3B2671775C8F49E64195F6EA7A2A82D009D37CE853B2D6FEA0DD2
Windows6.0-KB3037639-x86.msu 4F732AD5321F58ECB8EB7B4D8DCE393DBC219B4E DEABCAB4D020E0512834C8914A318DECB59EB995BF3496FAA018DF0364149C02
WindowsServer2003-KB3037639-ia64-ENU.exe AA506131990B30D2C8BAC9E3F51F2B3D3750BDFB DAF19B59A5D9C070B92A5D7EEAF305BF059D2D26306BA244602560F3C123A53C
WindowsServer2003-KB3037639-x64-ENU.exe 21725A9AA95582038F1A4CDA9F234E390BA50BE9 1D496909AC7F0D6ACCAEEE32E8DEFD114EED11EDAF2C820D3928E7AC721C1138
WindowsServer2003-KB3037639-x86-ENU.exe 0B615D4E467292643CE83A7705D070D1C4042A92 D2C8F03A2D283C30392B9B83CBD8A93BF6D05862640E61AC0E70C8595AA06E0F