--- ../../../temp/cairo-0.5.0/src/cairo-win32-surface.c	2005-05-12 02:59:13.000000000 +0000
+++ cairo/src/cairo-win32-surface.c	2005-07-22 15:07:16.713115200 +0000
@@ -509,12 +509,48 @@ _cairo_win32_surface_release_dest_image 
 		 SRCCOPY))
 	_cairo_win32_print_gdi_error ("_cairo_win32_surface_release_dest_image");
 
     cairo_surface_destroy ((cairo_surface_t *)local);
 }
 
+// AlphaBlend is not available or useable on older versions of Win32
+
+/* for compatibility with VC++ 5 */
+#if !defined(AC_SRC_OVER)
+#define AC_SRC_OVER                 0x00
+#pragma pack(1)
+typedef struct {
+    BYTE   BlendOp;
+    BYTE   BlendFlags;
+    BYTE   SourceConstantAlpha;
+    BYTE   AlphaFormat;
+}BLENDFUNCTION;
+#pragma pack()
+#endif
+
+/* for compatibility with VC++ 6 */
+#ifndef AC_SRC_ALPHA
+#define AC_SRC_ALPHA                0x01
+#endif
+
+typedef BOOL (WINAPI *ALPHABLENDPROC)(
+  HDC hdcDest,
+  int nXOriginDest,
+  int nYOriginDest,
+  int nWidthDest,
+  int hHeightDest,
+  HDC hdcSrc,
+  int nXOriginSrc,
+  int nYOriginSrc,
+  int nWidthSrc,
+  int nHeightSrc,
+  BLENDFUNCTION blendFunction);
+
+static unsigned gAlphaBlendChecked = FALSE;
+static ALPHABLENDPROC gAlphaBlend;
+
 static cairo_int_status_t
 _cairo_win32_surface_composite (cairo_operator_t	operator,
 				cairo_pattern_t       	*pattern,
 				cairo_pattern_t		*mask_pattern,
 				void			*abstract_dst,
 				int			src_x,
@@ -530,12 +566,27 @@ _cairo_win32_surface_composite (cairo_op
     cairo_win32_surface_t *src;
     cairo_surface_pattern_t *src_surface_pattern;
     int alpha;
     int integer_transform;
     int itx, ity;
 
+    if (!gAlphaBlendChecked) {
+	OSVERSIONINFO os;
+    
+	os.dwOSVersionInfoSize = sizeof(os);
+	GetVersionEx(&os);
+	// If running on Win98, disable using AlphaBlend()
+	// to avoid Win98 AlphaBlend() bug
+	if (VER_PLATFORM_WIN32_WINDOWS != os.dwPlatformId ||
+	    os.dwMajorVersion != 4 || os.dwMinorVersion != 10) {
+	    gAlphaBlend = (ALPHABLENDPROC)GetProcAddress(LoadLibrary("msimg32"),
+							 "AlphaBlend");
+	}
+	gAlphaBlendChecked = TRUE;
+    }
+
     if (pattern->type != CAIRO_PATTERN_SURFACE ||
 	pattern->extend != CAIRO_EXTEND_NONE)
 	return CAIRO_INT_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED;
 
     if (mask_pattern) {
 	/* FIXME: When we fully support RENDER style 4-channel
@@ -584,13 +635,16 @@ _cairo_win32_surface_composite (cairo_op
 
 	blend_function.BlendOp = AC_SRC_OVER;
 	blend_function.BlendFlags = 0;
 	blend_function.SourceConstantAlpha = alpha;
 	blend_function.AlphaFormat = src->format == CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32 ? AC_SRC_ALPHA : 0;
 
-	if (!AlphaBlend (dst->dc,
+	if (!gAlphaBlend)
+	    return CAIRO_INT_STATUS_UNSUPPORTED;
+
+	if (!gAlphaBlend(dst->dc,
 			 dst_x, dst_y,
 			 width, height,
 			 src->dc,
 			 src_x + itx, src_y + ity,
 			 width, height,
 			 blend_function))