Article ID: 309349
Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
This article was previously published under Q309349
SYMPTOMS
Java programs may appear blank or empty (or may appear in the background color) when you preview a Web page for printing, and may be blank when you print them. This problem occurs in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6 for Windows 2000.
CAUSE
The Java Virtual Machine (VM) calls the Windows GDI SetDCBrushColor function during print rendering operations. This involves a printer device context. This function does not manage the brush object properly, causing the object not to be rendered correctly.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Version Size File name
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30-Oct-2001 17:48 5.0.2195.4572 222,480 Gdi32.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product
For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot
For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes
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