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Q118345: Problems Using Publisher’s Paintbrush 2.0 in Windows 95

Article: Q118345
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win31 win95 appscomp kbAppCompatibility
Last Modified: 28-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11 
- Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SYMPTOMS
========

- When you copy an image onto the Clipboard (using CUT, COPY, or Print Screen)
  and then paste that image into Publisher's Paintbrush 2.0, you receive a
  general protection (GP) fault.

- Selecting an unavailable font in Publisher's Paintbrush 2.0 generates a GP
  fault.

- When you run Publisher's Paintbrush 2.0 under Windows 95, you see a window
  title that displays only the letter "W."

CAUSE
=====

GP Fault When Pasting an Image
------------------------------

Publisher's Paintbrush 2.0 expects the Clipboard to contain a device- independent
bitmap (DIB). If a DIB is present, Publisher's Paintbrush 2.0 assumes that it is
a 1-, 8-, or 24-bit bitmap. If a 4-bit DIB is on the Clipboard, a GP fault
occurs.

GP Fault When Selecting Unavailable Font
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This problem is caused by a limitation in Publisher's Paintbrush 2.0.

Window Title with Only the Letter "W" Visible
---------------------------------------------

This particular window is known as a "child window" and should read "Width." This
child window is of a fixed sized; therefore, it cannot be changed. You cannot
read the entire word "Width" because Windows 95 adds the Close button in the
upper-right corner of the window.

RESOLUTION
==========

For information about whether the latest version of PC Paintbrush corrects these
problems, contact SoftKey.

MORE INFORMATION
================

SoftKey purchased ZSoft and replaced Publisher's Paintbrush 2.0 with PC
Paintbrush 1.0.

The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft;
we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance
or reliability.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.10 prntscrn err msg bmp 3rdparty

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Keywords          : win31 win95 appscomp kbAppCompatibility 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbWin95search kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311 kbWFW310 kbWFW311
Version           : :3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Hardware          : x86

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