Microsoft KB Archive/833443

= An insertion point does not appear in the expected position when you use edit controls that use the right-aligned or the center-aligned text style =

Article ID: 833443

Article Last Modified on 11/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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SYMPTOMS
When you open a dialog box that contains one or more edit controls on a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer, and you use the mouse pointer or the TAB key to position the insertion point in one of the edit controls, the insertion point does not appear to be in the expected position. A text character that is one character to the right of the expected insertion point appears to be selected, even though the actual insertion point is in the expected position.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if you use a program on a Windows 2000-based system that uses the earlier version UserControl class to enter text into edit controls.

If the ES_RIGHT or the ES_CENTER style is specified as a control style for the text in the edit control, and the EM_SETSEL control message is used to programmatically select text in the edit control, the text selection is displayed incorrectly when you position the insertion point in one of the edit controls. The selected character in the edit control is one character space to the right of the insertion point's actual position. This problem occurs if you use either the mouse or the TAB key to select the edit control.

Note The ES_RIGHT style right-aligns the text in the edit control. The ES_CENTER style centers the text in the edit control.



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
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must 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) 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 ---  10-Dec-2003  22:56  5.0.2195.6824      42,256  Basesrv.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:45  5.0.2195.6824     236,304  Cmd.exe 10-Dec-2003 22:56  5.0.2195.6824     222,992  Gdi32.dll 10-Dec-2003 22:56  5.0.2195.6867     711,440  Kernel32.dll 10-Dec-2003 22:56  5.0.2195.6824      54,032  Mpr.dll 10-Dec-2003 22:56  5.0.2195.6876     334,096  Msgina.dll 08-Dec-2003 18:06  5.0.2195.6824      90,232  Rdpwd.sys 06-Nov-2003 22:29  5.0.2195.6870   5,847,552  Sp3res.dll 10-Dec-2003 22:56  5.0.2195.6880     380,176  User32.dll 10-Dec-2003 22:56  5.0.2195.6876     389,392  Userenv.dll 08-Dec-2003 23:25  5.0.2195.6880   1,629,200  Win32k.sys 11-Nov-2003 00:29  5.0.2195.6873     182,032  Winlogon.exe 10-Dec-2003 22:57  5.0.2195.6873     243,984  Winsrv.dll 10-Dec-2003 22:57  5.0.2195.6867     711,440  Kernel32.dll 08-Dec-2003 23:25  5.0.2195.6880   1,629,200  Win32k.sys 10-Dec-2003 22:57  5.0.2195.6873     243,984  Winsrv.dll 10-Dec-2003 23:05                     11,858  Kb833443.cat



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



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

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB833443

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