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Consider the following scenario:

• You are running a Windows Vista-based computer.
• In a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)-based application, you use the GetDC(NULL) function together with an exclusive-OR (XOR) raster operation to draw on the screen.

In this scenario, the display may become corrupted. For example, some artifacts may remain on the screen longer than expected.

Performance for a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)-based program may be less than expected in Windows Vista. For example, you may experience jittery animation, a low frame rate, or high CPU usage. This problem occurs if the program uses the layered windows feature. This feature is enabled if the value of the Windows.AllowsTransparency property is set to TRUE.

When you set the focus to a password field in an application by holding a pen near the field, the floating in-place Tablet PC Input Panel icon does not appear. This problem occurs if the application is created by using the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) subsystem feature of the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0.

In Windows Vista, ink programs may not work correctly on a digitizer. For example, you may experience symptoms that resemble the following when you use a stylus to input ink:

• When you draw but do not lift the pen, nothing appears on the screen until you lift the pen. Then, all the ink that you used to draw appears.
• When you try to draw straight lines, unexpected jagged lines appear.

These symptoms occur if the following conditions are true:

• You are using a touch screen device on a Windows Vista-based computer.
• The touch screen device is set to use a digitizer.
• The Stylus and Touch input program was written by using the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Host. The input program is hosted in Windows Media Center or in Internet Explorer.

These problems do not occur if you use a mouse instead of a stylus to input ink.

Consider the following scenario:

• You run a Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)-based program on a Windows Vista-based portable computer.
• The WPF-based program runs an animation.
• You are operating the computer on battery power.

In this scenario, the computer’s power consumption unexpectedly increases. Therefore, the computer’s battery power decreases more quickly than expected.