USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, WINDOWS COULD BE RENDERED INOPERABLE!
Installation instructions v3. Again, this is ONLY for Windows XP SP2 fully patched systems, with gdi32.dll file version "5.1.2600.2770 (xpsp_sp2_gdr.051005-1513)" and SHA-1 hash fa02573ce6239d1c375db93058810fb968390485.
0. Search your Windows directory for "gdi32.dll". Delete any that aren't in system32. Be sure to set advanced options / search hidden files.
1. Download
http://r-1.ch/gdi32.zip
2. Extract to windows/system32/dllcache. Yes to overwrite if prompted.
3. Rename windows/system32/gdi32.dll to gdi32.old
4. Copy windows/system32/dllcache/gdi32.dll to windows/system32/
5. Cancel any Windows File Protection prompts. Note that if you
don't get a Windows File Protection dialog, the patch did
NOT work and you'll find Windows has reverted the file in system32 to an earlier version.
6. Reboot.
NOTE: If automatic updates or Windows Update finds the November patch (KB896424) for gdi32.dll, then my patch did NOT work as the patch you are seeing is because Windows reverted to a much older gdi32.dll.
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