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Some font files that are marked as system-protected cannot be updated in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008


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Symptoms

You have a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. When you install an application on this computer, some font files that are marked as system- protected cannot be updated.



Additionally, when you try to manually delete or update the font files, the operation fails.

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Resolution

This issue is fixed in an update for Windows Vista and for Windows Server 2008. This update is intended to remove the protection of some font files that are not required for the Windows user interface.

Update information

How to obtain this update

This update is available from the Microsoft Update Web site:The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Operating systemUpdate
All supported x86-based versions of Windows VistaDownload Download the update package now.
All supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008Download Download the update package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows VistaDownload Download the update package now.
All supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008Download Download the update package now.
All supported IA-64-based versions of Windows Server 2008Download Download the update package now.
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites

To apply this update, your computer must be running one of the following operating systems:
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 1
  • Windows Vista Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008
  • Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
For more information about how to obtain a Windows Vista service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

935791 How to obtain the latest Windows Vista service pack

For more information about how to obtain a Windows Server 2008 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

968849 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2008

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information notes
  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, extremely important issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.
For all supported versions of Windows Server 2008 and of Windows Vista
File nameVersionFile size
Ahronbd.ttf5.0050,332
Andlso.ttf5.00117,960
Angsa.ttf5.00109,808
Angsab.ttf5.00106,220
Angsai.ttf5.00103,444
Angsaz.ttf5.00105,636
Angsau.ttf5.00109,784
Angsaub.ttf5.00106,236
Angsaui.ttf5.00103,408
Angsauz.ttf5.00105,592
Arabtype.ttf5.01621,580
Arial.ttf5.06766,656
Arialbd.ttf5.06744,556
Arialbi.ttf5.06551,824
Ariali.ttf5.06546,536
Ariblk.ttf5.00119,492
Browa.ttf5.0089,656
Browab.ttf5.0075,424
Browai.ttf5.00100,224
Browaz.ttf5.0089,380
Browau.ttf5.0089,616
Browaub.ttf5.0075,416
Browaui.ttf5.00100,216
Browauz.ttf5.0089,376
Calibri.ttf5.62352,736
Calibrib.ttf5.62351,544
Calibrii.ttf5.62362,524
Calibriz.ttf5.62365,864
Cambria.ttc5.961,090,432
Cambriab.ttf5.96328,500
Cambriai.ttf5.96336,764
Cambriaz.ttf5.96325,976
Candara.ttf5.61161,632
Candarab.ttf5.61164,892
Candarai.ttf5.61167,752
Candaraz.ttf5.61165,916
Comic.ttf5.00132,832
Comicbd.ttf5.00117,456
Consola.ttf5.2298,504
Consolab.ttf5.22100,420
Consolai.ttf5.22104,128
Consolaz.ttf5.22110,252
Constan.ttf5.90313,860
Constanb.ttf5.90317,704
Constani.ttf5.90305,980
Constanz.ttf5.90313,024
Corbel.ttf5.61205,008
Corbelb.ttf5.61210,780
Corbeli.ttf5.61209,844
Corbelz.ttf5.61217,300
Cordia.ttf5.00108,572
Cordiab.ttf5.0095,892
Cordiai.ttf5.00100,104
Cordiaz.ttf5.0094,816
Cordiau.ttf5.00108,544
Cordiaub.ttf5.0095,888
Cordiaui.ttf5.00100,100
Cordiauz.ttf5.0094,812
Cour.ttf5.11690,208
Courbd.ttf5.11697,096
Courbi.ttf5.11503,460
Couri.ttf5.11593,740
David.ttf5.0256,600
Davidbd.ttf5.0255,652
Framd.ttf5.01139,332
Framdit.ttf5.01152,104
Frank.ttf5.0263,840
Georgia.ttf5.00157,080
Georgiab.ttf5.00145,940
Georgiai.ttf5.00162,380
Georgiaz.ttf5.00164,332
Gisha.ttf5.0072,932
Gishabd.ttf5.0074,056
Impact.ttf5.00135,848
Kaiu.ttf5.005,178,844
L_10646.ttf5.00325,400
Leelawad.ttf5.0097,752
Leelawdb.ttf5.0097,420
Lvnm.ttf5.0056,964
Lvnmbd.ttf5.0054,940
Moolbor.ttf5.00342,840
Mriam.ttf5.0252,128
Mriamc.ttf5.0257,064
Msuighur.ttf5.00203,360
Nrkis.ttf5.0256,944
Pala.ttf5.00472,664
Palab.ttf5.00420,052
Palabi.ttf5.00336,476
Palai.ttf5.00413,824
Rod.ttf5.0261,560
Simfang.ttf5.0110,576,012
Simhei.ttf5.019,751,960
Simkai.ttf5.0111,785,184
Simpbdo.ttf5.0091,968
Simpfxo.ttf5.0090,904
Simpo.ttf5.0090,692
Symbol.ttf5.0070,128
Times.ttf5.01828,152
Timesbd.ttf5.01835,868
Timesbi.ttf5.01610,820
Timesi.ttf5.01651,500
Tradbdo.ttf5.00127,456
Trado.ttf5.00126,124
Trebuc.ttf5.00136,172
Trebucbd.ttf5.00126,376
Trebucbi.ttf5.00133,716
Trebucit.ttf5.00141,836
Upcdb.ttf5.0065,156
Upcdbi.ttf5.0068,784
Upcdi.ttf5.0169,956
Upcdl.ttf5.0169,448
Upceb.ttf5.0174,076
Upcebi.ttf5.0176,736
Upcei.ttf5.0175,360
Upcel.ttf5.0172,360
Upcfb.ttf5.0164,056
Upcfbi.ttf5.0167,216
Upcfi.ttf5.0167,424
Upcfl.ttf5.0164,900
Upcib.ttf5.0171,080
Upcibi.ttf5.0173,612
Upcii.ttf5.0173,632
Upcil.ttf5.0171,068
Upcjb.ttf5.0174,428
Upcjbi.ttf5.0177,692
Upcji.ttf5.0176,456
Upcjl.ttf5.0173,568
Upckb.ttf5.0164,648
Upckbi.ttf5.0168,872
Upcki.ttf5.0168,140
Upckl.ttf5.0164,316
Upclb.ttf5.0154,260
Upclbi.ttf5.0157,100
Upcli.ttf5.0156,752
Upcll.ttf5.0154,264
Verdana.ttf5.02185,704
Verdanab.ttf5.02152,872
Verdanai.ttf5.02174,088
Verdanaz.ttf5.00172,600
Webdings.ttf5.00121,664
Wingding.ttf5.0083,740

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More Information

For more information about software update terminology, 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

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Article Info
Article ID : 980248
Revision : 2
Created on : 4/9/2020
Published on : 4/9/2020
Exists online : False
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