Microsoft KB Archive/872804

= Images may be slow to render when you work with .emf files that are located on a remote server in Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 872804

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
If two programs access the same Enhanced Metafile (EMF) file in Microsoft Windows 2000, and that .emf file is stored in a shared folder on a server that resides on either your local area network (LAN) or your wide area network (WAN), the image may be slow to render. In other words, it takes longer than expected for the image to display in the program.

For example, you may experience these symptoms in the following scenario:
 * 1) You use a graphics program to open an .emf file.
 * 2) You start Microsoft Word, open a Word document, and then link the .emf file to the document.
 * 3) After the image is displayed in the Word document, you switch focus to the graphics program.

In this scenario, your system performance decreases, and it may take several minutes before the image is displayed in the graphics program.



CAUSE
This problem occurs after you install the update that is described in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

835732 MS04-011: Security update for Microsoft Windows

The MS04-011 security update introduces a regression. This regression causes the client computer to send additional Server Message Block (SMB) packets to the server.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, 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 Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).

Restart requirement
You have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix 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 -- 19-Aug-2004 06:33  5.0.2195.6969  231,696  Gdi32.dll 19-Aug-2004 06:33  5.0.2195.6898   37,136  Mf3216.dll



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 about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages

For additional information, 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: fix

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp5fix kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB872804

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