diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/gdi32.def b/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/gdi32.def
index ea3353f4f1e..28a460ebab3 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/gdi32.def
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/gdi32.def
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ PolylineTo@12
 PtInRegion@12=NtGdiPtInRegion@12
 PtVisible@12=NtGdiPtVisible@12
 QueryFontAssocStatus@0
-RealizePalette@4=NtGdiRealizePalette@4
+RealizePalette@4
 RectInRegion@8=NtGdiRectInRegion@8
 RectVisible@8=NtGdiRectVisible@8
 Rectangle@20
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ SetStretchBltMode@8=NtGdiSetStretchBltMode@8
 SetSystemPaletteUse@8
 SetTextAlign@8=NtGdiSetTextAlign@8
 SetTextCharacterExtra@8
-SetTextColor@8=NtGdiSetTextColor@8
+SetTextColor@8
 SetTextJustification@12
 SetViewportExtEx@16=NtGdiSetViewportExtEx@16
 SetViewportOrgEx@16=NtGdiSetViewportOrgEx@16
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/misc/hacks.c b/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/misc/hacks.c
index 1e90e99e9ed..246d7e86227 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/misc/hacks.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/misc/hacks.c
@@ -104,18 +104,6 @@ SetBkMode(HDC hdc,
     return NtGdiSetBkMode(hdc,iBkMode);
 }
 
-/*
- * @implemented
- *
- */
-COLORREF 
-STDCALL
-SetBkColor(HDC hdc, 
-           COLORREF crColor)
-{
-    return NtGdiSetBkColor(hdc,crColor);
-}
-
 /*
  * @implemented
  *
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/objects/dc.c b/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/objects/dc.c
index 35dd882bd21..936364d619e 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/objects/dc.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/objects/dc.c
@@ -320,13 +320,13 @@ HGDIOBJ
 STDCALL
 GetDCObject( HDC hDC, INT iType)
 {
-#if 0
+//#if 0
  if((iType == GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_BRUSH) ||
     (iType == GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_EXTPEN)||
     (iType == GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_PEN)   ||
     (iType == GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_COLORSPACE))
  {
-   HGDIOBJ hGO;
+   HGDIOBJ hGO = NULL;
    PDC_ATTR Dc_Attr;
    
    if (!GdiGetHandleUserData((HGDIOBJ) hDC, (PVOID) &Dc_Attr)) return NULL;
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ GetDCObject( HDC hDC, INT iType)
    }   
    return hGO;
  }
-#endif
+//#endif
  return NtGdiGetDCObject( hDC, iType );
 }
 
@@ -691,12 +691,12 @@ GetDCBrushColor(
 	HDC hdc
 )
 {
-#if 0
+//#if 0
   PDC_ATTR Dc_Attr;
  
   if (!GdiGetHandleUserData((HGDIOBJ) hdc, (PVOID) &Dc_Attr)) return CLR_INVALID;
   return (COLORREF) Dc_Attr->ulPenClr;
-#endif
+//#endif
   return NtUserGetDCBrushColor(hdc);
 }
 
@@ -709,12 +709,12 @@ GetDCPenColor(
 	HDC hdc
 )
 {
-#if 0
+//#if 0
   PDC_ATTR Dc_Attr;
  
   if (!GdiGetHandleUserData((HGDIOBJ) hdc, (PVOID) &Dc_Attr)) return CLR_INVALID;
   return (COLORREF) Dc_Attr->ulPenClr;
-#endif
+//#endif
   return NtUserGetDCPenColor(hdc);
 }
 
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ SetDCBrushColor(
 	COLORREF crColor
 )
 {
-#if 0
+//#if 0
   PDC_ATTR Dc_Attr;
   COLORREF OldColor = CLR_INVALID;
 
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ SetDCBrushColor(
     }
   }
   return OldColor;
-#endif
+//#endif
   return NtUserSetDCBrushColor(hdc, crColor);
 }
 
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ SetDCPenColor(
 	COLORREF crColor
 )
 {
-#if 0
+//#if 0
   PDC_ATTR Dc_Attr;
   COLORREF OldColor = CLR_INVALID;
 
@@ -776,10 +776,105 @@ SetDCPenColor(
     }
   }
   return OldColor;
-#endif
+//#endif
   return NtUserSetDCPenColor(hdc, crColor);
 }
 
+/*
+ * @implemented
+ */
+COLORREF 
+STDCALL
+SetTextColor(
+	HDC hdc,
+	COLORREF crColor
+)
+{
+#if 0
+  PDC_ATTR Dc_Attr;
+  COLORREF OldColor = CLR_INVALID;
+
+  if (!GdiGetHandleUserData((HGDIOBJ) hdc, (PVOID) &Dc_Attr)) return OldColor;
+#if 0
+  if (GDI_HANDLE_GET_TYPE(hDC) != GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_DC)
+  {
+    if (GDI_HANDLE_GET_TYPE(hDC) == GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_METADC)
+      return MFDRV_SetTextColor( hDC, crColor );
+    else
+    {
+      PLDC pLDC = Dc_Attr->pvLDC;
+      if ( !pLDC )
+      {
+         SetLastError(ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE);
+         return FALSE;
+      }
+      if (pLDC->iType == LDC_EMFLDC)
+      {
+        if return EMFDRV_SetTextColor( hDC, crColor );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+  OldColor = (COLORREF) Dc_Attr->ulForegroundClr;
+  Dc_Attr->ulForegroundClr = (ULONG) crColor;
+
+  if ( Dc_Attr->crForegroundClr != crColor )
+  {
+     Dc_Attr->ulDirty_ |= DIRTY_TEXT;
+     Dc_Attr->crForegroundClr = crColor;
+  }
+  return OldColor;
+#endif
+  return NtGdiSetTextColor(hdc, crColor);
+}
+
+/*
+ * @implemented
+ */
+COLORREF 
+STDCALL
+SetBkColor(
+	HDC hdc,
+	COLORREF crColor
+)
+{
+#if 0
+  PDC_ATTR Dc_Attr;
+  COLORREF OldColor = CLR_INVALID;
+
+  if (!GdiGetHandleUserData((HGDIOBJ) hdc, (PVOID) &Dc_Attr)) return OldColor;
+#if 0
+  if (GDI_HANDLE_GET_TYPE(hDC) != GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_DC)
+  {
+    if (GDI_HANDLE_GET_TYPE(hDC) == GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_METADC)
+      return MFDRV_SetBkColor( hDC, crColor );
+    else
+    {
+      PLDC pLDC = Dc_Attr->pvLDC;
+      if ( !pLDC )
+      {
+         SetLastError(ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE);
+         return FALSE;
+      }
+      if (pLDC->iType == LDC_EMFLDC)
+      {
+        if return EMFDRV_SetBkColor( hDC, crColor );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+#endif
+  OldColor = (COLORREF) Dc_Attr->ulBackgroundClr;
+  Dc_Attr->ulBackgroundClr = (ULONG) crColor;
+
+  if ( Dc_Attr->crBackgroundClr != crColor )
+  {
+     Dc_Attr->ulDirty_ |= DIRTY_LINE;
+     Dc_Attr->crBackgroundClr = crColor;
+  }
+  return OldColor;
+#endif
+  return NtGdiSetBkColor(hdc, crColor);
+}
 
 /*
  * @implemented
diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/objects/palette.c b/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/objects/palette.c
index 52ebc229619..2c62a4092a0 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/objects/palette.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/gdi32/objects/palette.c
@@ -63,6 +63,36 @@ GetDIBColorTable(HDC hDC,
     return NtGdiDoPalette(hDC, iStartIndex, cEntries, pColors, GdiPalGetColorTable, FALSE);
 }
 
+/*
+ * @implemented
+ */
+UINT 
+WINAPI 
+RealizePalette(HDC hDC) /* [in] Handle of device context */
+{
+#if 0
+// Handle something other than a normal dc object.
+ if (GDI_HANDLE_GET_TYPE(hDC) != GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_DC)
+ {
+    if (GDI_HANDLE_GET_TYPE(hDC) == GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_METADC)
+      return MFDRV_(hDC);
+    else
+    {
+      HPALETTE Pal = GetDCObject(hDC, GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_PALETTE);      
+      PLDC pLDC = GdiGetLDC((HDC) Pal);
+      if ( !pLDC ) return FALSE;
+      if (pLDC->iType == LDC_EMFLDC) return EMFDRV_(Pal);
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+ }
+#endif
+// return UserRealizePalette(hDC);
+
+//HACK!!!!!
+ return  NtGdiRealizePalette(hDC);
+}
+        
+
 /*
  * @implemented
  */
diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dc.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dc.c
index 7d9b7af8f9a..681eacb095e 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dc.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dc.c
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ NtGdiCreateCompatibleDC(HDC hDC)
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.crBackgroundClr = OrigDC->Dc_Attr.crBackgroundClr;
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.jBkMode = OrigDC->Dc_Attr.jBkMode;
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.jROP2 = OrigDC->Dc_Attr.jROP2;
+
   DC_UnlockDc(NewDC);
   DC_UnlockDc(OrigDC);
   if (NULL != DisplayDC)
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ NtGdiCreateCompatibleDC(HDC hDC)
   NtGdiDeleteObject(hVisRgn);
 
   DC_InitDC(hNewDC);
+  DCU_SynchDcAttrtoUser(hNewDC, -1);
 
   return hNewDC;
 }
@@ -933,9 +935,17 @@ IntGdiCreateDC(PUNICODE_STRING Driver,
     NtGdiSetTextAlign(hNewDC, TA_TOP);
     NtGdiSetBkColor(hNewDC, RGB(255, 255, 255));
     NtGdiSetBkMode(hNewDC, OPAQUE);
+    DCU_SynchDcAttrtoUser(hNewDC, -1);
   }
   else
   {
+    /* From MSDN2:
+       The CreateIC function creates an information context for the specified device.
+       The information context provides a fast way to get information about the 
+       device without creating a device context (DC). However, GDI drawing functions
+       cannot accept a handle to an information context.
+     */  
+    NewDC->DC_Type = DC_TYPE_INFO;
     DC_UnlockDc( NewDC );
   }
 
@@ -1360,6 +1370,7 @@ IntGdiGetDCState(HDC  hDC)
     newdc->w.hClipRgn = NtGdiCreateRectRgn( 0, 0, 0, 0 );
     NtGdiCombineRgn( newdc->w.hClipRgn, dc->w.hClipRgn, 0, RGN_COPY );
   }
+  DCU_SyncDcAttrtoUser(newdc, -1);
   DC_UnlockDc( newdc );
   DC_UnlockDc( dc );
   return  hnewdc;
@@ -2101,6 +2112,7 @@ NtGdiSelectObject(HDC  hDC, HGDIOBJ  hGDIObj)
     default:
       break;
   }
+  DCU_SyncDcAttrtoUser(dc, -1);
   DC_UnlockDc( dc );
   return objOrg;
 }
@@ -2335,7 +2347,6 @@ DC_AllocDC(PUNICODE_STRING Driver)
   PDC  NewDC;
   HDC  hDC;
   PWSTR Buf = NULL;
-//  PDC_ATTR DC_Attr = NULL;
   
   if (Driver != NULL)
   {
@@ -2356,7 +2367,7 @@ DC_AllocDC(PUNICODE_STRING Driver)
     }
     return  NULL;
   }
-#if 0
+//#if 0
   PVOID NewMem = NULL;
   ULONG MemSize = sizeof(DC_ATTR); //PAGE_SIZE it will allocate that size
   NTSTATUS Status = ZwAllocateVirtualMemory(NtCurrentProcess(),
@@ -2382,16 +2393,15 @@ DC_AllocDC(PUNICODE_STRING Driver)
     }
   }
   KeLeaveCriticalRegion();
-#endif  
+//#endif  
   NewDC = DC_LockDc(hDC);
   /* FIXME - Handle NewDC == NULL! */
-#if 0
+//#if 0
   if(NewMem)
   {
      NewDC->pDc_Attr = NewMem; // Store pointer
-     DC_Attr = NewMem;
   }
-#endif
+//#endif
   if (Driver != NULL)
   {
     RtlCopyMemory(&NewDC->DriverName, Driver, sizeof(UNICODE_STRING));
@@ -2408,39 +2418,31 @@ DC_AllocDC(PUNICODE_STRING Driver)
   NewDC->w.xformVport2World = NewDC->w.xformWorld2Wnd;
   NewDC->w.vport2WorldValid = TRUE;
 
-//  XForm2MatrixS( &DC_Attr->mxWorldToDevice, &NewDC->w.xformWorld2Vport);
-//  XForm2MatrixS( &DC_Attr->mxDevicetoWorld, &NewDC->w.xformVport2World);
-//  XForm2MatrixS( &DC_Attr->mxWorldToPage, &NewDC->w.xformWorld2Wnd);
-
 // Setup syncing bits for the dcattr data packets.
-//  NewDC->Dc_Attr.flXform = DEVICE_TO_PAGE_INVALID;
-//  DC_Attr->flXform = NewDC->Dc_Attr.flXform;
-//  NewDC->Dc_Attr.ulDirty_ = 0;  // Server side
-//  DC_Attr->ulDirty_ = 0;        // Client side
+  NewDC->Dc_Attr.flXform = DEVICE_TO_PAGE_INVALID;
+
+  NewDC->Dc_Attr.ulDirty_ = 0;  // Server side
 
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.iMapMode = MM_TEXT;
-//  DC_Attr->iMapMode = MM_TEXT;
 
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.szlWindowExt.cx = 1; // Float to Int,,, WRONG!
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.szlWindowExt.cy = 1;
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.szlViewportExt.cx = 1;
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.szlViewportExt.cy = 1;
-//  DC_Attr->szlWindowExt.cx = 1;
-//  DC_Attr->szlWindowExt.cy = 1;
-//  DC_Attr->szlViewportExt.cx = 1;
-//  DC_Attr->szlViewportExt.cy = 1;
-
 
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.crForegroundClr = 0;
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.ulForegroundClr = 0;
 
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.ulBackgroundClr = 0xffffff;
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.crBackgroundClr = 0xffffff;
-//  DC_Attr->ulBackgroundClr = 0xffffff;
-//  DC_Attr->crBackgroundClr = 0xffffff;
+
+  NewDC->Dc_Attr.ulPenClr = RGB( 0, 0, 0 );
+  NewDC->Dc_Attr.crPenClr = RGB( 0, 0, 0 );
+
+  NewDC->Dc_Attr.ulBrushClr = RGB( 255, 255, 255 ); // Do this way too.
+  NewDC->Dc_Attr.crBrushClr = RGB( 255, 255, 255 );
 
   NewDC->Dc_Attr.hlfntNew = NtGdiGetStockObject(SYSTEM_FONT);
-//  DC_Attr->hlfntNew = NewDC->Dc_Attr.hlfntNew;  // It's a service to the user.
   TextIntRealizeFont(NewDC->Dc_Attr.hlfntNew);
   
   NewDC->w.hPalette = NtGdiGetStockObject(DEFAULT_PALETTE);
@@ -2477,10 +2479,10 @@ DC_InitDC(HDC  DCHandle)
 */
 }
 
-VOID FASTCALL
-DC_FreeDC(HDC  DCToFree)
+VOID
+FASTCALL
+DC_FreeDcAttr(HDC  DCToFree)
 {
-#if 0
   KeEnterCriticalRegion();
   {
     INT Index = GDI_HANDLE_GET_INDEX((HGDIOBJ)DCToFree);
@@ -2500,7 +2502,14 @@ DC_FreeDC(HDC  DCToFree)
     }
   }
   KeLeaveCriticalRegion();
-#endif
+}
+
+VOID FASTCALL
+DC_FreeDC(HDC  DCToFree)
+{
+//#if 0
+  DC_FreeDcAttr(DCToFree);
+//#endif
   if (!GDIOBJ_FreeObj(GdiHandleTable, DCToFree, GDI_OBJECT_TYPE_DC))
   {
     DPRINT("DC_FreeDC failed\n");
diff --git a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dcutil.c b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dcutil.c
index 95aee9795df..a918ffbb610 100644
--- a/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dcutil.c
+++ b/reactos/subsystems/win32/win32k/objects/dcutil.c
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ static
 VOID
 CopytoUserDcAttr(PDC dc, PDC_ATTR Dc_Attr, FLONG Dirty)
 {
-
       Dc_Attr->hpen              = dc->Dc_Attr.hpen;
       Dc_Attr->hbrush            = dc->Dc_Attr.hbrush;
       Dc_Attr->hColorSpace       = dc->Dc_Attr.hColorSpace;
@@ -67,10 +66,18 @@ CopyFromUserDcAttr(PDC dc, PDC_ATTR Dc_Attr, FLONG Dirty)
       }
       if ( Dirty & DIRTY_LINE || (Dc_Attr->ulDirty_ & DIRTY_LINE))
       {
-        dc->Dc_Attr.ulPenClr       = Dc_Attr->ulPenClr;
-        dc->Dc_Attr.crPenClr       = Dc_Attr->crPenClr;
+        dc->Dc_Attr.crBackgroundClr = Dc_Attr->crBackgroundClr;
+        dc->Dc_Attr.ulBackgroundClr = Dc_Attr->ulBackgroundClr;
+        dc->Dc_Attr.ulPenClr        = Dc_Attr->ulPenClr;
+        dc->Dc_Attr.crPenClr        = Dc_Attr->crPenClr;
         Dc_Attr->ulDirty_ &= ~DIRTY_LINE;
       }
+      if ( Dirty & DIRTY_TEXT || (Dc_Attr->ulDirty_ & DIRTY_TEXT))
+      {
+        dc->Dc_Attr.crForegroundClr = Dc_Attr->crForegroundClr;
+        dc->Dc_Attr.ulForegroundClr = Dc_Attr->ulForegroundClr;
+        Dc_Attr->ulDirty_ &= ~DIRTY_TEXT;
+      }
 }
 
 static
@@ -133,6 +140,7 @@ DCU_UpdateUserXForms(PDC pDC, ULONG uMask)
   else
   {
     NTSTATUS Status = STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    KeEnterCriticalRegion();
     _SEH_TRY
     {
       ProbeForWrite(DC_Attr,
@@ -152,6 +160,7 @@ DCU_UpdateUserXForms(PDC pDC, ULONG uMask)
       Status = _SEH_GetExceptionCode();
     }
     _SEH_END;
+    KeLeaveCriticalRegion();
     if(!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
     {
       SetLastNtError(Status);
@@ -173,6 +182,7 @@ DCU_SyncDcAttrtoUser(PDC dc, FLONG Dirty)
   else
   {
     NTSTATUS Status = STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    KeEnterCriticalRegion();
     _SEH_TRY
     {
       ProbeForWrite(Dc_Attr,
@@ -185,14 +195,9 @@ DCU_SyncDcAttrtoUser(PDC dc, FLONG Dirty)
       Status = _SEH_GetExceptionCode();
     }
     _SEH_END;
-    if(!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
-    {
-      TryHarder = TRUE;
-    }
-    if (TryHarder)
-    {
-      return ReadWriteVMDcAttr( dc, Dirty, TRUE);
-    }
+    KeLeaveCriticalRegion();
+    if(!NT_SUCCESS(Status)) TryHarder = TRUE;
+    if (TryHarder) return ReadWriteVMDcAttr( dc, Dirty, TRUE);
   }
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -218,6 +223,7 @@ DCU_SyncDcAttrtoW32k(PDC dc, FLONG Dirty)
   else
   {
     NTSTATUS Status = STATUS_SUCCESS;
+    KeEnterCriticalRegion();
     _SEH_TRY
     {
       ProbeForRead(Dc_Attr,
@@ -230,14 +236,9 @@ DCU_SyncDcAttrtoW32k(PDC dc, FLONG Dirty)
       Status = _SEH_GetExceptionCode();
     }
     _SEH_END;
-    if(!NT_SUCCESS(Status))
-    {
-      TryHarder = TRUE;
-    }
-    if (TryHarder)
-    {
-      return ReadWriteVMDcAttr( dc, Dirty, FALSE);
-    }
+    KeLeaveCriticalRegion();
+    if(!NT_SUCCESS(Status)) TryHarder = TRUE;
+    if (TryHarder) return ReadWriteVMDcAttr( dc, Dirty, FALSE);
   }
   return TRUE;
 }