Microsoft KB Archive/890828

= FIX: The captions of the GroupBox controls in your Windows Forms application may be truncated and may appear in the wrong font after you install the .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 =

Article ID: 890828

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1

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SYMPTOMS
After you install the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1, the captions of the GroupBox controls in your Windows Forms application may be truncated and may appear in the wrong font. This problem occurs only if the Windows XP Style setting is selected in the Display Properties dialog box in Microsoft Windows XP.

Note By default, the Windows XP Style setting is selected for the appearance of windows and buttons in Windows XP.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a bug in the .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1.



Software update information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next the .NET Framework 1.1 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
This hotfix requires the .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1.

Restart requirement
You are not required to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Software update replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. Date        Time   Version         Size       File name -- 07-Dec-2004 14:13  1.1.4322.2054   2,052,096  System.windows.forms.dll



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, follow these steps to change the Windows and buttons setting in the Display Properties dialog box:
 * 1) Click Start, click Run, type desk.cpl, and then click OK.
 * 2) Click the Appearance tab.
 * 3) In the Windows and buttons list, click a selection that is different from Windows XP Style.
 * 4) Click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information that is used to describe software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: winform, winforms, groupbox, truncated, shortened

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix KB890828

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