Microsoft KB Archive/837674

= A bullet or a number is added to the next line of text when you save a document in a custom Visual Basic 6.0 program =

Article ID: 837674

Article Last Modified on 5/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows XP, if you add a bullet or a number to Rich Text Format (RTF) text in your custom Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 program, and then if you save the document, a bullet or a number may also be added to the next line of text.

Note This problem may also occur when you programmatically use the Riched20.dll control in 1.0 compatibility mode to retrieve the TextRTF property.



CAUSE
This problem may occur when your custom Visual Basic 6.0 program uses a RichTextBox control for typing text.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix 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, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows XP 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 phone 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.

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     Platform ---  01-Mar-2004  12:51  5.30.23.1217    423,936  Riched20.dll  x86 01-Mar-2004 12:46  5.30.23.1217  1,441,280  Riched20.dll  IA-64



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.



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

Additional query words: Riched32.ocx wrap wrapper

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbwinxpsp2fix kbqfe kbwinxppresp2fix kbfix kbbug KB837674

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