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Hi all,

as some of you already noticed, installing the KB2753842 patch Microsoft submitted today (for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7) causes some issues with glyphes (text) disappearing. It only happens when this patch by Microsoft is installed.

We are currently investigating this issue and also reached out to Microsoft. It seems that there's a general change how Windows treats Type-1 fonts, as also other applications (e.g. from Adobe and Corel) are effected.

Microsoft acknowledges the problem under "Known issues" for the patch here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2753842

Since this is a security patch, Quark cannot recommend uninstalling the Microsoft security patch. Users who choose to uninstall the MS security patch need to understand the details from Microsoft and assess their risks.

Thanks
Matthias

Hi all,

Microsoft just updated the patch and states:

Known issues with this security update

• The original version of security update 2753842 had an issue related to OpenType Font (OTF) rendering in applications such as PowerPoint on affected versions of Windows. This issue was resolved in the version of this security update that was rereleased on December 20, 2012.
  

We have tested the new patch intensively in QuarkXPress 8 & 9 and under all supported versions of Windows (see here: http://forums.quark.com/t/21811.aspx), and our results show that the issue is now fixed. Your feedback is welcome.

Regards
Matthias