RESOLUTION
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, we recommend 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 telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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. After you install this hotfix, you must configure the
RichTextBox control to recognize the expected behavior of Hebrew-language text. To do this, use the following Visual Basic code:
Const WM_USER As Long = &H400
Const EM_SETBIDIOPTIONS As Long = WM_USER + 200
Const EM_GETBIDIOPTIONS As Long = WM_USER + 201
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByRef lParam As Any) As Long
Private Type BIDIOPTIONS
cbSize As Long
wMask As Integer
wEffects As Integer
End Type
Private Sub RichTextBox1_Click()
Dim RetVal As Long
Dim wMsg As Long
Dim bidi As BIDIOPTIONS
wMsg = EM_SETBIDIOPTIONS
' H40 : Mask and effect settings to obtain this behavior.
bidi.wEffects = &H40
bidi.wMask = &H40
RetVal = SendMessage(RichTextBox1.hwnd, wMsg, 0, bidi)
End Sub
Prerequisites
To install this hotfix on an Itanium-based version of Windows XP, you must have Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed. To install this hotfix on an x86-based version of Windows XP, you must have Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed.
Restart requirement
You must restart the 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 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 item in Control Panel.Windows XP, x86-based versions
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| Riched20.dll | 5.30.23.1224 | 424,960 | 28-Feb-2005 | 15:20 | x86 | SP1 | SP1QFE |
| Riched20.dll | 5.30.23.1225 | 432,128 | 28-Feb-2005 | 15:16 | x86 | SP2 | SP2QFE |
Windows XP, Itanium-based versions
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| Riched20.dll | 5.30.23.1224 | 1,443,328 | 28-Feb-2005 | 01:50 | IA-64 | SP1 | SP1QFE |
| Wriched20.dll | 5.30.23.1224 | 424,960 | 28-Feb-2005 | 01:50 | x86 | SP1 | WOW |