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Programs on Pan-Chinese Windows NT May Use Fixed Font for Menus

Article ID: 184757

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

This article was previously published under Q184757

SYMPTOMS

Programs installed on the Pan Chinese localized (foreign language) version of Windows NT may not use the proper font (typically the Tahoma font) for their menus. Instead, the program's menus may use a non-proportional font that looks like Courier rather than a proportional font similar to Arial. This may cause the menus to be truncated or not visible in some programs, making them difficult or impossible to use.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if the charset is set to 86 (GB2312). Because of this, CreateFontIndirect() returns the SimSun font as the closest match for the requested Tahoma font.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Technical Support to obtain the following fix, or wait for the next Windows NT service pack.

This fix should have the following time stamp or later:

Imm32.dll	94,992	03/04/98	05:07p	(Intel)
User32.dll	346,384	03/04/98	05:07p	(Intel)
Win32k.sys	1,307,376	04/20/98	08:35p	(Intel)
Winsrv.dll	251,152	03/04/98	05:04p	(Intel)

Imm32.dll	171,792	03/04/98	05:08p	(Alpha)
User32.dll	623,888	03/04/98	05:08p	(Alpha)
Win32k.sys	2,173,776	04/20/98	08:34p	(Alpha)
Winsrv.dll	450,832	03/04/98	05:05p	(Alpha)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.

A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next service pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

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