Re: HotFix 835732 Breaks EMF Vector graphics from Microsoft

From: Lucy [MSFT] (a-leby_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:56:05 -0700

I have verified this is a known issue and we're currently working on the
fix.
Unfortunately I do not have an ETA at this time. You can contact support to
track the fix progress if you'd like. 

-- 
Thank you
Lucy [MSFT]
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"Greg Taylor" <gretaylor@tycoint.com> wrote in message
news:02c701c427a0$c1a56870$3501280a@phx.gbl...
> 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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