Disappearing Fonts in Xara Products

**itsfransie** · 20 December 2012, 05:59 PM

Microsoft released a new version of this update today (december 20th), which works fine on my Windows 7 machine (64bit). At least, I can still use my fonts, I haven't tested if it has actually plugged the security leak...

Frans

**Coltatts** · 20 December 2012, 06:49 PM

Just wanted to report that this "new" KB2753842 which is dated 20/12/12, now has all the Fonts displaying correctly.

HTH, Colin

**Gare** · 20 December 2012, 07:08 PM

Thanks, Coltatts and itsfransie—

If it's good enough for prime time, do either of you have a link to the update you can post?

I've got my updates turned off at the moment.

TIA and good work!

-g

**Rik** · 20 December 2012, 07:09 PM

Thanks for the info, Colin.

Yup! Just done an update and installed KB2753842, and all fonts are displaying.

EDIT: I just went into Control Panel and ran the Windows Update, and KB2753842 was the only update that was picked up, when I did it.

**Fred C** · 20 December 2012, 07:53 PM

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...letin/ms12-078

**Coltatts** · 20 December 2012, 08:13 PM

Thanks Gare & Rik,

Originally Posted by Rik

Thanks for the info, Colin.

Yup! Just done an update and installed KB2753842, and all fonts are displaying.

EDIT: I just went into Control Panel and ran the Windows Update, and KB2753842 was the only update that was picked up, when I did it.

Just to follow up, once this Update is installed, you'll notice that it's now got a "v2" added to it's code number.
I'm running Xp-x64 & here's how it looks in my Control Panel.

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**gwpriester** · 20 December 2012, 09:29 PM

Hmmm. No luck. Has anybody else installed this download in Windows 8?

**Gare** · 20 December 2012, 09:50 PM

I only have the public beta of 8 installed and don't regularly go there, but I did get a "No Joy" the first time I did the install in Win 7 64x, Gary.

Seems the Crap Version was in line first, so I wrecked my font list, and then Windows told be there was a new update.

Did it, fonts are here to stay hopefully.

So if it doesn't work the "first time", you might be in luck installing all updates from today after the ruinous update goes in.

-g

**zaphodeist** · 20 December 2012, 09:53 PM

Worked here. At least, all the fonts are appearing - Windows 8 pro

Make sure the update has v2 at the end

**gwpriester** · 20 December 2012, 09:53 PM

I went to Microsoft and downloaded and installed the v2 version and all is good once more.

I just figured the fonts did not get transferred over when I moved to my new computer.