Difference in output from GetGlyphOutline between Win2000 and WinXP

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From: Yuriy (yuriy.malinin_at_endocardial.com)
Date: 03/04/04 

Date: 4 Mar 2004 15:57:45 -0800

We have some code based on MS sample called Glyph that internally
calls GetGlyphOutline. Recently we noticed the difference in output
from this function between Windows 2000 and WindowsXP. The diff is
really small, but noticeable. Internally this function uses Gdi32.lib.

Any ideas?

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