Microsoft KB Archive/834271

= FIX: The caret shape appears as a thick rectangle after you switch from the Korean Input Method Editor (IME) to English in Visual FoxPro 8.0 =

Article ID: 834271

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Professional Edition

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SYMPTOMS
You type some English characters. Then, you switch to the Korean Input Method Editor (IME) to type some Korean characters. The caret shape changes to a thick rectangle. Even if you switch back to English, and you type English characters, the caret shape remains a thick rectangle. This problem occurs in Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

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     Platform -  03-Dec-2003  09:35  8.0.00.3118     5,357,568  Vfp8.exe         x86 03-Dec-2003 08:37  8.0.00.3118     1,466,368  Vfp8enu.dll      x86 03-Dec-2003 12:30  8.0.00.3118     1,466,368  Vfp8kor.dll      x86 03-Dec-2003 12:30  8.0.00.3118     1,150,976  Vfp8rkor.dll     x86 03-Dec-2003 09:36  8.0.00.3118     3,776,512  Vfp8t.dll        x86 03-Dec-2003 09:36  8.0.00.3118     4,300,800  Vfp8r.dll        x86 03-Dec-2003 08:47  8.0.00.3118     1,150,976  Vfp8renu.dll     x86 03-Dec-2003 13:56                  4,204,032  Vfp8runtime.msm 03-Dec-2003 13:56                    261,632  Vfp8rkor.msm



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, 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

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe KB834271

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