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Windows XP Patch: GDI+ Graphics Rendering Issues 

Brief Description
This update addresses several graphics rendering issues with GDI+ in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q318966. Download now to resolve some rendering issues.

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Quick Details
File Name:Q318966_WXP_SP1_x86_ENU.exe
Version:Q318966
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:KB318966
Date Published:4/17/2002
Language:English
Download Size:1.8 MB
Estimated Download Time: 5 min 56K

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Overview

This update addresses several graphics rendering issues with GDI+ in Windows XP, and is discussed in Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article Q318966. Download now to resolve some rendering issues.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Professional

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Instructions

This download is available to customers running genuine Microsoft Windows. Click the Continue button in the Validation Required section above to begin the short validation process. Once validated, you will be returned to this page with specific instructions for obtaining the download.

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Additional Information

In Microsoft Windows XP, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

Some characters print as "=" when you print from the Japanese-language version of Visio 10 to Acrobat Distiller.

You may experience problems when you use the MSN Communities Web site. For example, you may not be able to load or display images on the MSN Communities Web site.

Hong Kong Simplified Complex Script support is not available in Visio 2002.

Images that contain a low number of dots per inch (DPI) may not look clear or might appear distorted when they are printed.

Images that are taken with a digital camera and then edited in Windows XP may not be readable by the source camera or by the image editing software that came with the camera.

When you are using the ClearType text setting in Windows XP, the text in Visio 2002 may appear distorted.

You may not be able to use the Magnifier Accessibility tool in Windows XP to magnify some images. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q319261 Graphics Rendered by GDI+ Cannot be Magnified by Screen Magnifiers

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