Article ID: 912179
Article Last Modified on 3/20/2007
APPLIES TO
- Windows Vista Ultimate
- Windows Vista Home Premium
- Windows Vista Home Basic
- Windows Vista Enterprise
- Windows Vista Business
- Windows Vista Business 64-bit edition
- Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit edition
- Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition
- Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit edition
- Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit edition
SYMPTOMS
When you use Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.x or an earlier version of Acrobat Reader to open a Portable Document Format (PDF) file in Windows Vista, the MS Gothic font and the MS Mincho font appear garbled.
CAUSE
Windows Vista uses new MS Gothic and MS Mincho fonts that Acrobat Reader 5.x and earlier versions of Acrobat Reader cannot read correctly.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, upgrade to Acrobat Reader 6.0 or to a later version of this program.
Note Version 7.0 of this program is named Adobe Reader 7.0.
MORE INFORMATION
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