Re: HotFix 835732 Breaks EMF Vector graphics from Microsoft

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From: Greg Taylor (gretaylor_at_tycoint.com)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 06:01:27 -0700

We are also having a major problem with existing EMF files
and the 835732 security patch. Does anybody have more
information about this problem and/or a solution?

>-----Original Message-----
>Just as an update to how widespread this problem is,
>
>The only EMF file that seems to come installed with
Windows XP is called
>"MS.EMF" located in:
>
> \Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Grphflt\
>
>This file CANNOT be inserted into a Microsoft Word or
PowerPoint document.
>It shows up as a white bounding box. On my computer
without the security
>patch installed, the clipart appears as expected.
>
>The only thing my testing has pointed to is the use of
text or fonts in an
>EMF metafile may be one of the causes of this major
issue, however the
>Microsoft clipart doesn't seem to have either. All in
all, a file format
>that is used all over the world has been broken and I
truly hope that this
>is being addressed quickly. The security patch should
only apply to
>Internet Explorer and Outlook email attachments for
example, not in
>Microsoft Office or any commercial application that wants
to display
>internal metfiles like my company's software product.
>
>Thank you for any updates to this issue and I hope a
resolution arrives this
>week. My business depends on it! Thank you for taking
this seriously.
>
>-Scott
>www.Meliovation.com
>
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